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[OM] Re: Gluing an E-1

Subject: [OM] Re: Gluing an E-1
From: "Joel Wilcox" <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 20:50:42 -0500
On 6/6/06, Mark Dapoz <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Jun 2006, Joel Wilcox wrote:
> >
> > I have obviously not communicated well.  Sorry.  I can't figure out
> > how to improve the description.
>
> Your description was fine, perhaps I left out a few details :-)  The
> rubber grip on the E-1 tends to stretch and pull away from the body with
> heavy use.  This is a common problem with rubber grips, the more pliable
> it is the better grip it provides, but it also stretches and grows.  Once
> it starts to stretch it will never fit properly again and gluing it will
> only be a temporary solution.  The only real fix is to replace it with a
> new one.  At $10 for the replacements parts it's not worth messing with
> glues, just put a new one on.  Does that make more sense?
>                                 -mark

Yes, sorry, I was simply in disbelief that these are replaceable by
the average schmoe. Mine's too good yet to replace.  Should I assume
that you've both spot glued and then eventually replaced the whole
grip piece yourself?

Joel W.

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