The lugs are so thin and fragile on the metal ones that they break off. How
long could they last in any other material?
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Henrikson" <chenriks@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Re: Motor Drive Caps
| Giles -- Exactly the process I was thinking about. Did you consider using
| the microfiber approach? These would be fully mixed into the epoxy so
| should also infuse the lugs, or (more probable) I may not fully understand
| what you did.
|
| Craig
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| >
| > I have managed to successfully make a near exact copy of an MD cap using
| > silicon moulding rubber to form a mould. The rubber is flexible enough
to
| > mould even the severe undercut involved and to then pull out from
beneath
| > it, though there is a high risk of tearing each time the mould is used.
I
| > used carbon fibres for added strength which worked for the large scale
| > parts of the cap but the fibres did not find their way into the bayonet
| > lugs, only the epoxy resin did. So I have a nice strong carbon fibre
copy
| > of a cap with very weak bayonet lugs. One might be able to use such a
cap
| > as a permanent fixture - install once and leave it in place - but
removing
| > it might break off the lugs.
| >
| > A pretty result but not very useful.
| >
| > Giles
| >
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