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Subject: [Leica] help! stuck filter!
From: leowesson at gmail.com (leo wesson)
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:48:39 -0600
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Just got some strap wrenches a few weeks ago for a plumbing project.
have to try that.

Leo Wesson
Photographer/Videographer
817.733.9157
www.leowesson.com



On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at earthlink.net> 
wrote:
> One trick that sometimes works is wide elastic bands.. one around the
> filter, the other around the lens..... grab the bands and twist them ( not
> grabbing the filter nor lens directly, but allow the rubber band to do the
> turning....)
>
> There is a special wrench made that I have had success with..... consists 
> of
> a handle of aluminum and a strap of some vinyl like material. ?You wrap the
> strap around the filter, another wrenches' strap around the body, and 
> twist.
> This has worked for me in the past... ?Called a Strap Wrench....
>
> I remember getting the wrenches from..... Micro Tools (?) .... these
> wrenches are specifically made for this purpose, so no damage to the lens 
> or
> filter, and I remember ?a pair costing me about $15
>
> Here is an example ( though not the right size nor gentleness)..... from
> Amazon
> http://www.amazon.com/Klein-S-12H-12-Inch-Wrench-Capacity/dp/B0000DINCH
>
>
> But, to be honest, since it is a simple repair, I would figure it is as
> cheap to have it done than to buy a tool to try to do it yourself.....
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i at earthlink.net
>
> Looks ?like it's gonna be shop bound. ?When I twist, it seems like the
> whole front end of the lens is trying to turn. ?Thx for the tips.
>
>
>
>
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