New to camera repairs

[bbutterfield]

Don't use a hard surface to repair on -- put a towel or something soft underneath to mitigate bouncing screws/springs/gears/etc. Still looking for a bounced screw from a Canon P...

 

[Leon C]

And order a bag of patience as sometimes you'll need it.....Just stripped a lens earlier that no info online exists, for repairs that I could find. so slowly slowly....





But it all works out in the end with a little practice.

 

[johnf04]

Yes indeedy. I should have said that I tried to repair an old teleconverter a few months ago and lost 3 miniscule screws in the carpet in the process, so the entire thing is in a bag looking rather useless. It wasn't that good anyway, so no great loss but it did make me realise that I needed to take a great deal more care than I previously had.

I have now got some small bags with the plastic rail/locks and a few containers for larger parts, similar to what you've shown here. Also, my entire workspace will have a catchment sheet, so nothing will be able to escape forever.

I have also decided to do things in stages....disassemble so far, then put it back together, disassemble again, going one step further, then reassembling etc. So i'm learning as I go and won't have to remember too far back....and yes, photographs will be taken along the way....especially macro.

Old unrepairable lenses and cameras are good sources for screws - strip them and pu

Also, every so often what should be an easy job has been absolutely ruined by someone before you even get there.

I was cleaning up a Super Baldax a while back and found this when I took the top off:

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Those are apparently the rangefinder adjustment screws. I have no idea how anyone could chew them up so badly, and frankly, I'm not sure how to remedy the situation, so the top went back on and it went back on the shelf until I figure out a solution.

Can you grip the top of the screw with vicegrips, to turn it? The screws should be metric - if you have calipers and a thread gauge, you can find the size and look for replacements. This store has metric screws JIS Micro Profile Screw M1.0 M1.2 M1.4 M1.6 M1.7 M2 M2.5 for Camera Lenses

 

[Muggins]

And order a bag of patience as sometimes you'll need it.....Just stripped a lens earlier that no info online exists, for repairs that I could find. so slowly slowly....

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But it all works out in the end with a little practice.

Indeed! I am in the midst of reassembling the diaphragm of a Prontor SVS (10 blades...). I may be a while before I get to the next bit of the reassembly...

 

[johnf04]

Indeed! I am in the midst of reassembling the diaphragm of a Prontor SVS (10 blades...). I may be a while before I get to the next bit of the reassembly...

Have you seen the setup Chris Sherlock uses to assemble diaphragms? A couple of socket wrenches and a piece of 1/2" square wood.

 

[Muggins]

Have you seen the setup Chris Sherlock uses to assemble diaphragms? A couple of socket wrenches and a piece of 1/2" square wood.

I'd forgotten that, John, thank you! I'll go have a guddle in his videos and take a look - for someone not particularly coordinated, a 10-blade diaphragm is heavy going!