Huray! I finally got it. Rubber bands and a very, very gentle grip did the
trick.
Thanks for all the help guys!
Darin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] T10 mounting thread size?
>I hadn't thought about that but Moose has a good point here. Since you
> clearly have access to the front edge of the ring a simple friction tool
> may work best. I'm thinking of a thin rubber sheet (like the jar
> openers or shelf liners I mentioned earlier) sandwiched between the
> front edge of the ring and a small block of wood a bit bigger than the
> diameter of the ring. Press down and rotate. Just like using a
> friction tool to remove the "name ring" on the front of a lens.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Moose wrote:
>
>>
>> I have usually found that applying pressure only on the front edge/rim
>> of the ring, perpendicular to the plane of it, and none at all against
>> the sides, will loosen a ring that is otherwise apparently really stuck
>> hard. It's can be quite amazing how a little persuasion, with a bit of
>> jiggling, rocking, etc., can gently remove a ring where brute force
>> applied in another direction cannot. This may apply to filters, as well.
>>
>> Moose
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