on 11/03/2006 15:32, PhotoSphere Olympus Camera Service at
olyfix@xxxxxxxxxx, wrote:
>
> We use Niwa drivers, usually with a 2.0mm + bit.
Great start. The best I can get are Stanley, and rather small.
Are Niwa too difficult to find, or too expensive, there in Texas?
> You can get handles with a
> cross bar, but I've seldom used them myself. My trick for the tough screws
> is to put a square of inner tube rubber or chamois across the top of the
> driver, stand up and put the palm of my hand on top of the driver and press
> down with all my considerable weight before trying to turn it
Ouch ouch ouch __ I can imagine my little 21/3.5 making a crunching sound
under my weight :(
I could care less about the palm of my hand.
> (the padding
> helps avoid the tell-tale circular bruising on your palm, but sometimes I
> forget -- can anyone say "stigmata"?).
Yes, I think 'stigmata' is quite the correct term since the middle ages or
even before.
> If it doesn't turn right away, stop
> and put a few drops of acetone/MEK/whatever on top of the screw and let it
> soak for a while, then try again.
Sounds better, but won't it spread into other mechanical parts or worse,
onto the glass ??? __ perhaps not in this particular case, I hope.
> Then, try heating the head of the screw
> with a soldering iron for a while. After that, the screw is usually so
> messed up and I'm so frustrated that I just take out the Dremel with a
> cutting wheel and start grinding -- oops, did I say that out loud?
Aloud and well, you've made my hairs stand on end ;^)
Thanks, Clint.
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