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Re: [OM] (OM) related - Manfrotto/bogen tripod head adj.

Subject: Re: [OM] (OM) related - Manfrotto/bogen tripod head adj.
From: Rick Beckrich <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 14:58:00 -0400
So glad you're OK.

Walt will excuse you under the circumstances.  ;o)



On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Brian Swale <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Rick wrote
> >
> > #1 -  Hope Brian and any other NZ members are A-OK!
> Yes thanks Rick.  More about this later.
> > #2 - Thanks Chris, old Earl gave us a wide berth, but New England (sorry)
> > #[?]
> >         and the upper NE look like they're in for a drenching at least.
> >
> > #3 - The head: yes, beneath that aluminum (the real way to spell it)
> panel
> > are three
> > socket head cap screws. If the problem is wobble, they may be loose.
> >
> > On the other hand, if you still wobble when all else is tight, you may
> > need to shim the handle - just unscrew it and slip on a thin flat washer
> &
> > re-attach.
>
> Thanks for the advice. I originally suspected a shim would be needed. In
> all
> my wildest dreams i would never have thought of the construction they
> used..
> Once I had the facing (plastic, as it turned out to be) plate off, it was 5
> - 10
> minutes work with fingers and an Allen key for the central screw. Then glue
> (sorry Walt, no epoxy this time, I expect to have to repeat the operation),
> and clamp.
>
> Brian Swale.
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