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 > >
