> > From: Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/03/20 Tue AM 04:54:51 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: The sand in the clamp (of my tripod) > > Well, there are news. > > There is sand inside the clamp, because I can hear it when I close/open > it. The clamp is already scratched because I had to keep using it after > I got the sand. > > Anyway, I applied a running water and toothpicks. I took out certain > although small amount of sand. Then silly me decided that a bit of > lubrication won't hurt. After all, the sand came out greased which I > thought meant it took away some of the oiling of the clamp. > > So I applied just a drop of WD-40, the standard lubricant I've been > using for all kinds of household duties. Now the darn thing squeaks > madly when I close/open it. This is really bad, because the sound of > this squeaking may be very disruptive on location. Pre-opening this very > section is awkward at best. > > Help me out. > > Boris
Dishwashing detergent and plenty of water. Repeat ad infinitum. I have known these clamps to squeak from new.... > > > mike wilson wrote: > >> From: Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Date: 2007/03/19 Mon AM 07:03:25 GMT > >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >> Subject: The sand in the clamp (of my tripod) > >> > >> I think it is time I started a new thread. > >> > >> So here is the pic: > >> > >> http://boris.isra-shop.com/temp/clamp.jpg > > > > For that, I would use a stiff brush to clean as much as possible. Then > > work the clamp a few times and repeat. I suspect the pivot pin (gold > > coloured) will push out in one direction (up, if I was designing it) with a > > bit of effort. It might not do that many times, though. The manufacturer > > may also have used some type of high tech glue. > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email > > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
