my black and white photos of the Mendocino Coast: jonshiu.zenfolio.com
Any response from SKG on the cost a brass substitute ring segment?
I am sure that there are others with this problem out there.
Drew Bedo
www.quietlightphoto.com
http://www.artsyhome.com/author/drew-bedo
There are only three types of mounting flanges; too big, too small and wrong thread!
Still waiting to hear. It's been over a month.
Questions:
- Is this a common problem?
- are replacements not available from the manufacturer?
- How thick are those, and do they need to be that thickness in order to work properly?
- Still wondering what the SKG quote might end up being, and what material they intend to use for it.
In my opinion, this is a design deficiency in every TW camera. Most folks seem to be more carweful with their TW than I have been.
he TW was a Kickstarter project and I understand that there has not been a follow-up or second mfg run. No. there are no spare parts available. Check out the 250+pagrthreadontheKickStarter forum for the back-story
Not sure what "thick" means for this discussion. The walls of the screw holes are to thin . . .?
I would like to know the SKG price too. Then I'd like to know who they job it out to and contact them for a direct and lower quote.
Drew Bedo
www.quietlightphoto.com
http://www.artsyhome.com/author/drew-bedo
There are only three types of mounting flanges; too big, too small and wrong thread!
What I did to fix mine was sandwich the part between 2 pieces of yupo cover stock (plastic paper) and glue it together including the little round bit from the screw holes. Then trim them up using a craft knife and redrill the holes when the glue was dry. It's worked well enough for me to use it for pinhole, which is what I want to use it for, and it can focus in and out too but I wont go there now. So there you have it, plastic fantastic.
David Cary
www.milfordguide.nz
I think the delay from Grimes is due to be there being no quick fix using the existing material/design. The whole unit needs to be remanufactured.
My Travelwide is not broken but I am careful.
Since mine isn't broken I don't have the part to look at. But, looking at the photo it seems that it is simply a flat piece of plastic. If that is the case it seems that a duplicate made from a sheet of brass of the appropriate thickness would not be too difficult to make.
well, yeah. When considering if/how I'm going to make a part the thickness of the material required is kind of important. How many to make also has a bearing on how it should be made - would I need to make three or a hundred?
Someone mentioned something about having a dxf file from somewhere, if someone has a small cnc mill and some experience getting from a dxf to the mill this should be fairly simple. Unfortunately, life hasn't panned out in a way for me to have such a mill, but I do have a couple of manufacturing options.
So, assuming that they can't be easily replaced through the manufacturer,
- Is this a common problem?
- How thick are those, and do they need to be that thickness in order to work properly? Would a thinner part do the job?
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