Or a large rubber band that will give your hand some traction on both the rotating part and the screwed thread part - has always worked for me.
-----Original Message----- >From: "P. J. Alling" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: screwed by filters > >I don't think the flexible rubber jar opener will work for this job. >The polarizer is designed to turn freely. You're really going to have >to find a filter wrench. > >On 3/7/2011 10:03 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: >> There is such a thing as a filter wrench designed for this contingency. An >> alternative is to buy a large rubber "cork" whose diameter on the top or >> bottom flat is the same as the inside clearance on the front of the filter. >> Buying slightly oversize is an alternative. One approach is to press the >> flat of the rubber cork against the glass and then turn, a second is to >> place the larger flat of the rubber cork against the front rim of the filter >> and turn . . . YMMV >> >> stan >> >> On Mar 7, 2011, at 9:31 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: >> >>> Need advice on unscrewing a thin circular polarizer from my 14mm. I thought >>> I screwed it on at below freezing but it turns out it has screwed me and >>> now refuses to unscrew. >>> >>> Note to self - you were right all along in that filters are devilish little >>> thingies and you should stay as far from them as humanly possible. >>> Seriously though I don't see the attraction but maybe I am just fooled by >>> the few bad experiences I have had during the years. >>> >>> kris >>> >> > > >-- >Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! > > --Marvin the Martian. ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
