Corinthian, if memory serves me correctly, can refer to those of us who putter around with our own gear("Corinthian" referred to yachtsmen who skippered thier own yachts instead of hiring captains as was popular back in the roaring 'teens and 20's) This morning, for example, I was putting the bevel on a baltic birch plywood lensboard. Because of the veneers, a small plane would have been a disaster, a rasp would be too coarse, so out came the dremel tool and within seconds the bevel was just right. Very useful. I have a 14" APO Artar in a dial set compur with a flange that refuses to be screwed into or out of any lensboard unless I use the No.2 Phillips bit that comes on a Swiss Army Knife---the "Tinker" model, if you're curious---and only that. Use a Craftsman or any other No.2 Phillips and dreadful things happen to the screw---brass or steel it makes no difference. Very weired. Anyway, it occured to me that these two tools have become neccessities in my photographic adventures with old LF cameras, just like that little stainless steel metric ruler with the sliding pocket clip most of us are so fond of. I was just wondering what tools you might have found uniquely helpful in dealing with your old, and maybe not so old photography equiptment?-----Cheers!
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