On Tue, 25 Mar 2003 09:08:21 -0500, you wrote:
>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.
Mine is made of metal and rigid plastic. No rubber or even flexible
plastic. Nothing to act like a spring (unless I put a huge gob of
that brown rubber cement, to act as a cushion).
B
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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?
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