camera repair screwdrivers

Moody Tools don't seem to want to reply to my email asking if they ship to the UK. Anyone on the same side of the pond fancy asking for me, please?

Thanks,

Adrian
 
Muggins said:
Moody Tools don't seem to want to reply to my email asking if they ship to the UK. Anyone on the same side of the pond fancy asking for me, please?

Thanks,

Adrian
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I have called their 1-800 number and left them a voice mail as to the reason for the call. I'll PM you if they call back.
 
retro said:
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On eBay.

Here's one very similar to the one I bought:
http://tinyurl.com/62pcrz

There are others. Search for 'precision screwdrivers' or 'jewelers
screwdrivers', etc.
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Well, I got it in the mail today. While the diameter of the shaft is smaller (slightly) than a #000, I don't think the blades and tip are any finer. Also, although it is labled phillips, it is not a phillips -- it's a crosspoint.
 
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I just received a few JIS crosspoints in the mail. The packaging on one has two measurements that confuse me. They are 1.2mm and #0. From my limited knowledge and extensive googling, i could not find a similar combination of head width (1.2mm - very tiny) and crosspoint size (#0). Upon opening the package, the crosspoint itself is so small that you must look close to see that it is actually a crosspoint. Looks more like a #000 or #0000 (does that exist?)! So my question is do you think this is a packaging error? Would a #0 not have a greater diameter sized head - more like 2.5mm?

Other info: ordered from Japan - packaging in Japanese. Have not contacted the distributor yet - there may be some lost in translation issues so i thought i would ask here. To add to the confusion for American readers, measurements are metric.

Thanks, all.
 
000 is too big? for camera screws? seriously? what kind of cameras are you working on? I use a 00 Wiha for those, and I can't recall ever encountering a Phillips screw in a camera that was too small for it.
 
retro said:
Thanks for the replies.
More info here:
http://www.moodytools.com/MTI_CATALOG_PAGE_11.pdf

Anyway, I ordered a set of Moody JIS drivers so I will see.
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I have a set of JIS Moody drivers, they are great and I expect that you will not be disappointed. They are nicely made and have well defined ends. I use the oo and o mostly never needed to use the ooo.... yet!
Kevin
 
m3diumformat said:
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I just received a few JIS crosspoints in the mail. The packaging on one has two measurements that confuse me. They are 1.2mm and #0. From my limited knowledge and extensive googling, i could not find a similar combination of head width (1.2mm - very tiny) and crosspoint size (#0). Upon opening the package, the crosspoint itself is so small that you must look close to see that it is actually a crosspoint. Looks more like a #000 or #0000 (does that exist?)! So my question is do you think this is a packaging error? Would a #0 not have a greater diameter sized head - more like 2.5mm?

Other info: ordered from Japan - packaging in Japanese. Have not contacted the distributor yet - there may be some lost in translation issues so i thought i would ask here. To add to the confusion for American readers, measurements are metric.

Thanks, all.
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Replying to an old thread here, but where did you find the screws? I just lost one off the eyepiece on my X Pan. I am struggling to accurately measure what the size is let alone find a supplier who doesn't have a minimum order of 1,000. Any info helps!
 
I have no idea what size screw you need, but just as a general tip, the screws from broken eyeglasses/sunshades are often useful as set screws. They come in various sizes.
Several years ago I lost two set screws from the shutter speed dial on my Leica IIIf. I inquired on this forum about getting replacements. One responder thought the screws probably were exotic and exclusive to Leica. Well, they were exotic enough that I replaced them with screws from a broken pair of reading glasses from the "Dollar Tree" store (cost $1).
 
To get mine I just went to the hardware store and bought a good quality set of micro screw drivers. There are many drivers in the set I suppose I will never use but the ones I need are there (specifically several small phillips head types and some straight edge types too) and if I ever need the others then there they are. So far I have found no issues.

I prefer more expensive sets as they tend to have better steel than the el-cheapo sets which often bend and deform at the tip. I also use these for eye glass repairs which often need a bit of force to tighten the little screws that hold the temple arms in place and stop them flopping about like a piece of limp asparagus.

Having said that, yesterday a package arrived for me from eBay after buying a replacement battery for my tablet computer. Installation of this battery involves partial disassembly of the tablet's case and removal of a few tiny screws holding the battery in place, so with the new battery came the cheapest made but tiniest phillips head screw driver I have ever seen in my life - its tip is miniscule. Obviously made to use once then throw away, I have carefully set mine aside for future duty on the smallest of camera screws as I have nothing that matches it nor have I seen anything that matches it.

The other thing I mention that is important is the need for a magnetized tip on such drivers. Picking up and placing tiny screws in the right spot is almost impossible without this feature. Usually they come ready magnetized but a few strokes of a permanent magnet along the shaft of the driver will do the trick usually because it magnetizes the steel in the driver.
 
Hi,

I don't like the idea of magnetising anything going into electronics - sorry Peter - and so what I use is a blob of "BluTak" on the end of the screwdriver. Another blob on a BBQ skewer is ver useful for picking up dropped screw inside things.

I also use it in bigger blobs to clean knurling on winders and so on.

Regards, David
 
David Hughes said:
Hi,

I don't like the idea of magnetising anything going into electronics - sorry Peter - and so what I use is a blob of "BluTak" on the end of the screwdriver. Another blob on a BBQ skewer is ver useful for picking up dropped screw inside things.

I also use it in bigger blobs to clean knurling on winders and so on.

Regards, David
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I have never "diddled" with electronic parts David (apart from the afore-mentioned tablet computer) , I was thinking about old lenses more than anything else as these so often seem to need tearing down for a CLA.
 
NEVER use a phillips driver for ANY japanese camera 😱😱😱

its the wrong tool for the wrong screw. these need real JIS drivers. make sure that you get the right one.

The rest (non-japanese) are usually CROSS-POINT screws and are near-identical to JIS ones.

It's easy to identify a phillips. it has notched inner corners. 🙄

again, NEVER use phillips drivers for ANY japanese-made camera or lenses.
 
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