It makes a dandy flame thrower, for burning hornets nests, IIRC. (But that was long ago when I was young and really, really stupid).
William Robb wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Boris Liberman" > Subject: Re: The sand in the clamp (of my tripod) > > > > >> 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. >> > > At this point, I'd be soaking the leg lock in hot water and dish detergent, > and working the leg lock while submerged. After you have the spray lube > worked out of the thing, let it air dry and see how it works. If you think > it needs some lubricant, I'd recommend white grease in a very small amount > applied to the hing pin only, and let it work itself in through use. > And toss out the can of WD-40, it isn't good for anything in your climate. > > William Robb > > > -- Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer studee ntu the sekend lw uf thurmodynamiks aand itz inevibl fxt hon shewb rt nslpn raq liot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
