One way to fix lens separation
There are quite a lot of posts that describe how to fix the Canada balsam problem.
But I couldn't find anything related (or useful) to modern Epoxy / UV glue, and too bad, I got some of those lens on hand, so ... lets do something.
What I got is Rodenstock Apo Rodagon 300/5.6 Enlarger len, both front and rear element has the len separation problems.
http://www.pbase.com/jack_hui/image/127380923.jpg
Lens in water, and ready for heat up.
http://www.pbase.com/jack_hui/image/127600046.jpg
I heated it up until it boil, and then cool down for 10 mins, you can see the rainbow get larger!
http://www.pbase.com/jack_hui/image/127600048.jpg
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Second round, re-heat and cool down ...
http://www.pbase.com/jack_hui/image/127600049.jpg
After 10 cycles, you can see ....
http://www.pbase.com/jack_hui/image/127600050.jpg
Well, until the rainbow is disappear, let the len cool down in the water, and you are ready to re-glue. It took me one hour to separate the lens, quite fast in my standard!
http://www.pbase.com/jack_hui/image/127380922.jpg
I will just skip the re-glue, and finish ...
http://www.pbase.com/jack_hui/image/127380924.jpg
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Same to my Contarex 85/2 front element, easy job!
http://www.pbase.com/jack_hui/image/127380100.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/jack_hui/image/127380101.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/jack_hui/image/127380102.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/jack_hui/image/127380103.jpg
Before I find out boiling water can do the job, I had tried to soap into the solvent, but after one week of solvent-spa, nothing seems to work. I had also tried to heat the lens in a oven, it works, but ..... the % of breaking the glass is quite high.
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I think I seen this in HKLFC? Anyway I used portable oven to warm up the glasses and separated them easily; then used Acetone to clean up the mess.
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Yes, I did post in HKLFC.
Is ur Len using Canada balsam or modern epoxy/UV glue?
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Very interesting Jack. I have two Rodenstock lenses with separation and I may now try to repair the Sironar.
Ian
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Did you "skip the reglue" or did you rebalsam or reglue and with what glue or balsam? Bernie
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I did re-glue the len, but I didn't show it here. My hand was full of mess, didn't want to hold my cell phone/DC .. hahah!
I use UV glue for modern len, and canada balsam for brass len.
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Jack, the elements you were trying to separate, were they bonded with Canada balsam, and if so, are you saying that the solvent didn't work - acetone, I presume. I've a couple of lenses that need re-cementing. Fortunately I've got a couple of rubbish lenses to try with first.
J.