[pure-silver] Re: stripped screw
----- Original Message ----- From: "Shannon Stoney" <shannonstoney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 6:22 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: stripped screw
The screw was a brass screw that held a sliding piece of metal that you slide up and down to put the lens board in. Then you tighten the screw down.
Just the head was stripped, and not the actual threads I think.
I didn't see how the camera repair guy fixed it, but he did it pretty quick, in the back. He's a genius.
For people in TX: It's Mike at Professional Camera Repair on Richmond in Houston. He's an Indian guy and he does really good work. 

--shannon
This sort of mounting is provided a many cameras. Usually the lock strip is a spring which is dished slightly toward the lensboard at the center. The screws holding it in place are shoulder screws that do not go in all the way but leave enough clearance so that the strip can be slide over to remove the lens board. The spring action both hods the board in place and keeps the strip in place until you push it over. There are two (at least) types of wood screws with round heads: one is threaded right to the head, the other has a small un-threaded shoulder. The second is the kind you want. Old fashioned hardware stores usually have these screws but you might have to go to a hobby shop to find them. In any case you should not have to tighten the screws to hold the lens board in place. Where wood screws have enlarged the hole they go in too much the damage can be repaired by drilling out the damaged wood and gluing in a hardwood peg. The peg material is avaiable in hardware and hobby shops. Once the glue has set the end of the peg is sanded even with the surface its in and a pilot hole drilled in it with a small drill so that the screw does not split it. Since the end of the peg would be hidden in this application no refinishing is necessary. 

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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
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