Filter stuck on your lens? Absolute surefire way to get it off!
Aug 24, 2020 07:31:15 #
Excellent! And I have the wrench and vice in the garage. I think I'll tighten a filter onto a lens and give it a try.
Aug 24, 2020 08:53:22 #
dpullum wrote:
Humph, I have always used an Oxy/Acetylene Cutting Torch.
😂😂😂
Aug 24, 2020 10:26:20 #
Aug 24, 2020 10:54:07 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
😂😂😂
I have the Acetylene torch and cylinder made by Bernsomatic- it's not the Oxy-Acetylene tyle that requires 2 tanks, an additional Oxygen supply, and gauges- I doubt if it cut underwater but it burns hotter than Propane and works better on the newer lead-free solders used in copper tubing plumbing.
As per filter removal- has anyone considered a jackhammer?!
Has anyone thought of using "Schmaltz" (chicken fat- a time-honored Eastern -European foodstuff ) as a preventative lubricant for filter threads. Anything that tastes so good but can cause instantly heart disease has gotta be powerful!
Aug 24, 2020 11:26:50 #
A Q-tip lightly sprayed with magic WD40, applied to threads on the filter does the trick.
Aug 24, 2020 11:43:09 #
E.L.. Shapiro wrote:
I have the Acetylene torch and cylinder made by Be... (show quote)
A couple of kilograms of TNT
Aug 24, 2020 14:12:07 #
Aug 24, 2020 15:26:59 #
Abo wrote:
A couple of kilograms of TNT
I'm a C-4 guy myself. You need much less than T.N.T. to do the same amount of damage- a little dab will do ya!
Aug 24, 2020 18:06:10 #
Aug 24, 2020 20:26:00 #
Aug 24, 2020 22:56:15 #
paulrph1
Loc: Washington, Utah
KTJohnson wrote:
1. Secure camera in vice
2. Use a large 14 inch pipe wrench
3. Don't be afraid to use some muscle on that bad boy!
4. Works every time.
2. Use a large 14 inch pipe wrench
3. Don't be afraid to use some muscle on that bad boy!
4. Works every time.
Ouch!!!
Aug 24, 2020 22:59:09 #
This is gonna sound crazy but take camera with lens and filter to your garage with a auto. Bear down on the camera against the side of your tire, it will give you equal pressure all the way around the filter. With the lens still on the camera it will give you something to hold to while pushing and turning the camera. Turn to your left Good luck.
Aug 25, 2020 02:09:33 #
paulrph1
Loc: Washington, Utah
Perhaps on of those rubberized pipe wrenches. I have personally never tried it but it would seem less harsh. Take the strap and make a loop, wrap around the filter and twist counter clockwise. Or perhaps two one for the filter and one on the lens.
Aug 25, 2020 09:14:53 #
chaim wrote:
I tried it but my lens is now split in two. Can I put a TeleXtender between the two halves?
Crazy Glue!
Sep 1, 2020 15:49:48 #
Ed Broussard wrote:
This is gonna sound crazy but take camera with lens and filter to your garage with a auto. Bear down on the camera against the side of your tire, it will give you equal pressure all the way around the filter. With the lens still on the camera it will give you something to hold to while pushing and turning the camera. Turn to your left Good luck.
Not crazy at all; I've done that myself.
There used to be a hardware store a few miles from here, and it was THE hardware store in the areal. If you needed it, they had it. From nails (by the each), to window sash weights, they had it. I found some sheets of rubber in 1/8" and 1/16" thickness about 1 foot square. I still have them and they make superb filter wrenches, and they also word on stubborn gun parts. Alas, they closed about three years ago, and the area is poorer for their closing.
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