lens wrench alternative?

[IAphotog]

I have to move my new lens from the linhof board it came on to the one that fits my Toyo D45M. Are there alternatives to a purpose built lens wrench or spanner?

Thanks,
Patrick

[IAphotog]

or am I just asking for trouble?

Patrick

[IanG]

Until I received a lens wrench with my 6x17 camera I just used a piece of wood (dowelling) to tap the retaining rings tight, or loosen them.

Other photographers I knew did much the same.

Ian

[salihonba]

My three tools.....

[jb7]

Fingernails...

[BetterSense]

Needlenose pliers, or big scissors that you don't really like.

[Dave_B]

For years I used the stamped metal wrench made by Toyo. Rodenstock also makes one. I've also used the wrench made up of two vertical rods with drilled holes for cross pieces. This last one is pretty sloppy. However, I just bought one of the wrenches made by SK Grimes. While the ones made by Grimes are not cheap, they are a work of art and will be the last wrench you will ever need to buy. If someone is looking for something to buy you for your birthday, I recommend this. There are two kinds, one with pins and one with flat blades. The one with the flat blades is the one you want for mounting most lenses.
Thanks,
Dave B.

[jeroldharter]

For years I used the stamped metal wrench made by Toyo. Rodenstock also makes one. I've also used the wrench made up of two vertical rods with drilled holes for cross pieces. This last one is pretty sloppy. However, I just bought one of the wrenches made by SK Grimes. While the ones made by Grimes are not cheap, they are a work of art and will be the last wrench you will ever need to buy. If someone is looking for something to buy you for your birthday, I recommend this. There are two kinds, one with pins and one with flat blades. The one with the flat blades is the one you want for mounting most lenses.
Thanks,
Dave B.

That would be a good gift for the man who has everything but I doubt it will find its way to many Christmas stockings. That would be a good post though:

Stocking stuffers $0 - $25, $25-75, $75-150 or something like that.

[Brian Ellis]

I used an ordinary table fork for many years, just stick one of the outside tines in the slot on the ring and push. But I used to wonder what would happen to my hand or the lens if it slipped. So I bought the Grimes wrench and have used it ever since. I also have one of the stamped metal kind, which work fine for the shutters for which they're designed but are limited to those shutters. They also don't work if the ring is recessed in the lens board.

[IAphotog]

Thanks all, I'll keep exploring.