I've probably thought about buying a strap wrench about 100 times but
have never done it. I wouldn't have guessed that the rubber strap was
tough enough for the task here. Guess I'll have to get one.
Chuck Norcutt
NSURIT@xxxxxxx wrote:
> The problem with the focusing stage and bellows being stuck together has
> been solved. Before I tell what worked, let me share that which didn't.
> Muscle,
> more muscle and still more muscle, boards and other objects used to get a
> little leverage/torque going, alcohol soaks, acetone soaks (carefully), heat
> from the hair dryer and probably another method or two. In desperation I
> finally decided I would use some tools on the knob. I went to the local
> hardware
> store (Home Depot) to see if I could find some kind of rubber band to
> protect
> the knob before I applied the channel locks or vise grips. They had nothing
> which would work, so I said to my self, "go check out the tools, maybe
> something there would work without destroying what you are trying to
> separate."
> well I found it and it worked like a charm. The product? A strap wrench,
> which is a plastic handle with a piece of rubber which loops through it and
> tightens up and won't damage whatever it is attached to. Worked on the
> first
> try and I've been messing with this thing for about two weeks. I could see
> any
> heavy residue from glue on the parts when I got them apart. So it was
> either just jammed or had a little super glue. So this is a happy ending
> to a
> story. Patience paid off. Maybe it was perseverance. Bill Barber
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