The closest thing I've found was from a rubber and hose supply company here in town. It was sold in 2' widths and was used for non-slip surfaces on work benches. A little over 1/16". It worked OK but getting the seam to look good was impossible, I've since used the rest for a non-slip surface on my work bench. Brilliant idea huh? I just gave them a call for pricing and they no longer carry the material. Maybe this'll give you a place to start though.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: J. C. O'Connell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 12:55 PM > To: Club M42; pentax discuss; SLR Manual Mailing list; Spotmatic discuss > Subject: Source for the rubber grip material used on 35mm SLR lenses? > > > Does anyone know of a source of where I can buy > some sheets or rolls of the rubber grip material > used on some 35mm SLR lenses in the 70's?? I have a > few with stretched, loose, cracked, and missing > rubber focussing rings that I would like to restore. > > This material is black rubber approx 3/32" thick > with a fine gridded surface on one side and smooth > on the other. I'd be glad to find anything even close. > > I tried Home Depot so far with no luck.... > > Thanks in Advance, > > JCO > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---- > J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---- >
