Lookin' for a couple screws...

[fishtek]

for myBell & Howell/ Canonet 19 (not QL19). I need the two screws on the sides of the top cover. I've tried the screws from my other Canonets, and they're not the same. These have a single-slot head vs the philips head, and seem to have a slightly different thread.

Any help appreciated!

Best Regards!
Don

 

[Murray Kelly]

Try the optician at the local mall. Even one of those packs for repairing spectacles.
Murray

 

[fishtek]

Thanks, Murray...

I'd rather KNOW that what I'm getting will fit...they're not apt to let me experiment with their stock at the optician's shop. If I can't find it here, then I'll try.....desparate men take desparate measures...

Regards!
Don

 

[tripod]

Don, can you find another screw on your camera that fits the empty hole you are trying to find a screw for? Or any anyone else with this camera extract a screw in order to describe it? I don't know how anyone can help if we don't know what screw you need.

 

[fishtek]

Hi, Guys!

I know this'n will be a needle-in-a-haystack search. I do have another screw, the one that holds the cover on in the back. The problem is, I can't give any clues as to the size. The only way I know to describe it is to refer to the model that it fits. Again, it's a Canonet 19, branded Bell & Howell/Canon. It's got the speed-winder on the bottom, and I think it's the ONLY one in the Canonet line-up that's equipped with the film advance on the bottom.

I'll probably end up finding a carcass-grade copy to rob the screws from...

Thanks, Y'all!
Don

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

I took mine to a small town optician and he took real care to select the right screw for me.

His brother is a professional photographer.

No charge.

 

[fishtek]

Guess I'll make a trip to a local optician soon....

I'll keep the forum posted!

Regards!

Don

 

[Murray Kelly]

Amen!
How did the trip to the opticians go?

I keep all the old reading glasses that break or go bung - they have just the right sizes of screws for 'odd' cameras. Even if you have a micrometer to measure the diameter, getting the tpi (threads per inch) is next to impossible - just try substitution.

Murray

Absolutely! I've bought cameras that were train wrecks just for the screws and glass. Sometimes other parts come in handy too. Battery covers, film winding levers and so on come immediately to mind. Even if you can't use them yourself, you are bound to run ito someone who needs that part sooner or later.

 

[bsdunek]

Another source is a good model train shop. The 'Morris' brand of small screws is great. I recently found ones to replace lost screws on my Rollei.
Optical screws are 'number' screws. i.e. 2-56, 1-72, 0-80, 00-90, etc. The first number is the diameter, the second the threads per inch.
Most Japanese cameras used metric screws, i.e. 1.2-0.25, 1.4-0.30. The first number is the diameter in mm, and the second number is the pitch in mm.
Once you determine which you have, it's a lot easier. As Murray Kelly said, just try some.