Most of the useful tools ever invented came about because someone was
cheap and/or lazy. No reason to put yourself down for that.
graywolf
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Don Sanderson wrote:
clever and creative = cheap. ;-)
Don
-----Original Message-----
From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 9:40 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: OT: My latest invention.
Very nice Don ... you're so clever and creative.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Don Sanderson
I've been playing camera repairman again for the past several weeks
and have gotten very tired of straightening bent filter rings via the
"tap tap" method.
Not wanting to shell out $100.00+ for a good ring tool, or $40.00 for
a crappy Chinese one, I came up with this:
http://www.donsauction.com/pdml/LensGizmo.jpg
A $14.99 benchtop vise from the local home center and some
screws and scrap wood.
A few minutes work and I can make any size "jaws" I need.
The rather lovely Hi-Matic 7s in the picture was badly bent, a
few minutes later, as you can see, filters mount again!
Thought someone might get some use out of this.
(It's pretty handy as a bench vise too!) ;-)
Don
