Hi Fred:
I clean leaf shutters with ether. It is getting harder
to find because it is abusable. I have an old
pharmacist friend that knows I use it only for
cleaning, perhaps you can find a pharmacist too. Ether
dries leaving virtually NOTHING on the blades or
mechanism.
I lube ONLY the pivot points of the leaves not the
leaves themselves. I use a watch oiler (A pen like
device with a needle like plunger which dispenses tiny
drops one at a time. Be very careful not to over do
the oiling. You will have far more problems from too
much oil than from too little. Try hard to oil only
the pivot and not have any oil gloop onto the blades
or elsewhere. I use an exceedingly light oil available
from jewelers suppliers for use in wrist watches.
Good luck
Barry
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> I put in the velcro material and it works great. I
> went to the tool site and
> found what I had been looking for and will order
> some ot replace the velcro
> with. I would like to thank you guys very much and
> think this list is one of
> the best things on the WEB!
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> I am considering opening up my Calumet Caltar
> lens/shutter and cleaning it as
> it is getting sticky. Any recommendations on what
> to clean and lub it with?
>
> Thanks again,
> Fred
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