Tip for tightening a Bogen/Manfrotto 410 compact gear head

[Yaakov Asher Sinclair]

Here's a tip that just saved me from investing in a new tripod head: I have a Manfrotto 410 compact gear head for a couple of years. The tightness wa s always a little marginal with my Toyo CX, but recently it became a little too loose. I made a small hole in the center of each of the three circular joints and lo an d behold there was a hex bolt just waiting for an Allen key. To tighten the who le head to a condition better than when I bought it took about one minute. Thanks to everyone for all their help. It's nice to be able to give back.

[Tony Galt]

Although my Manfrotto 410 works fine, I'll file this hint away should it loosen up. However, I don't understand how you made these holes. Did you drill them in the metal. How did you know where to drill?

[scambug]

And where exactly should these holes be drilled?

[Yaakov Asher Sinclair]

To clarify: There are three blue disc on the head one says "Made in Italy" One says Manfrotto 410 and the other - I scraped off already. They are only paper. You can make a hole in the center very easily with a screwdriver. That's where you tighten them. I hope this makes it clearer