The plastic-rubber pieces are supposed to act like a spring so as you
tighten the shoe down, it grips the top and makes the shoe snug. Making them
out of hard metal would not accomplish anything, I think.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Brokaw" <jbrokaw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 4:07 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] How to hot shoe supports back on?
> Without having dissected a hot shoe (Shoe 1, 2, 3 or 4) I suppose you
could
> if you were a hotshot machinist with a milling machine come up with a
> replacement for the black plastic parts made of aluminum. How much this
> would cost if made by a skilled machinist I can't guess, but I suppose you
> could sell them if they said "Leica" on them instead of Olympus...
> --
>
> Jim Brokaw
> OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
>
>
> on 3/24/03 9:04 PM, Charles Sdunek at charles@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > What I would really like to see, is someone machining or moulding
improved
> > flash shoes that wouldnt crack and could support a flash unit.
Something a
> > little more meaty so that it would seat more firmly. The real question
is,
> > what is the cost in relation to the price one could sell them for, and
how
> > many would one have to sell to break even?
> >
> > Charles
> >
> >
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