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Re: [OM] Fixing banged up filter threads.

Subject: Re: [OM] Fixing banged up filter threads.
From: Gary Edwards <edwardsg@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 15:32:23 -0500
I've had some success by cutting matched radius blocks of hard maple and using a
vise to gently squeze the rim back to contour.

Gary Edwards

Tom Trottier wrote:

> I have several newly bought lenses with dented filter threads. The rim has 
> been
> dented in. I was thinking of pounding them out with a soft wood stick (to
> preserve the threads) and a hammer.
> Is there a better way?
> Thanks, Tom
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