Ferget the penetrating oil, It can really mess things up if it
gets into the optics. I had a stuck screw on a lens mount a
while back, I just put the screwdriver into the screw, tapped
the screwdriver with a hammer a couple of times and loosened the
screw.
William Robb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg & Polly Wiseman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: opening lens
> Frank,
>
> I had two thoughts on your problem. The first has already
been stated - the
> use of penetrating oil such as "Liquid Wrench" or Kano Labs
"Kroil".
> However, if a thread lock substance such as "Loctite" was used
I am not sure
> if the penetrating oils will work. If the screws are anchored
in metal (be
> sure that the screw is actually screwed into metal and not
just screwed
> through a metal face into a plastic base) then you may try to
heat them with
> a small, clean soldering iron. This may be a completely
STUPID idea for
> lens work but heating a stuck fastener is a common method for
larger work.
>
> Greg & Polly
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