JB Weld repairs Mamiya Paramender YAY by
Nokton48, on Flickr
The other day I bought this Mamiya TLR original Paramender, from Gary himself at World of Photography. I really like his new store, it has a very funky vibe, and it's loaded to the gills. Took this unit home, and darnit, the metal is super loose and floppy, but the original screws are stii there! Examined it carefully and JBWeld to the rescue AGAIN. I pried the rail up, so I could smooth JBWeld with the flat end of a toothpick, smearing on a thick coat. Took both screws out of the rail, they are completely stripped out, smeared JB Weld on the threads thickly, then jammed the screws in and make sure I have a good hold. Wrapped both ends of the rail tightly, using blue masking tape. 24 hours later, it's good as new and works smoothly. In camera stores, we used to say this was "huffed". But now fixed and these are going over a hundred bucks on Ebay. Actually I like the patina, This will work great with my fave C2 Mamiyaflex, I also have a much cleaner Paramender to go on my C22's and C33's. The Paramender was stickered at $10 so a nice find.
You can do ANYTHING with JBWeld if you put on your thinking cap.
I also bought a 30mm Sony Nex Macro lens for my new to me Sony Nex 7. Works good eh? Autofocuses to 1"
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