Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]West Marine sells it online. Try this link: http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/commerce/command/CategoryDisplay?cgmenbr=201&cgrfnbr=242&outlet= It seems their only Canadian retail stores are in BC. Bill Satterfield wrote: > Where can you get it? Is it a dry lubricant? > > Dennis Painter wrote: > > >I used Boeshield T-9 on a similar tripod. I have used T-9 in several > >applications and it works great. > > > >Disassemble and clean everything then coat all sliding surfaces with > >Boeshield. The product leaves a waxy film that doesn't attract dust like most > >lubricants. > > > >http://www.boeshield.com/index.htm > > > >Dennis > > > >Robert Beaudoin wrote: > > > >>Bonsoir, > >> > >> So it was saturday morning, 8:30, as usual I was going to roam my way > >>through the garage sales in Notre Dame de Graces in search of the elusive > >>$50.00 mint black paint MP with Leicavit and 50mm 1.2 lens. As usual it > >>did not turn up. However I did purchase a very nice all metal Davidson > >>Star D tripod at an attractive price. Also included were 2 ballheads > >>(1/4 and 3/8). One is of the Prazision brand, the other is engraved H.B > >>FRANCE. Now the reason the gentleman was selling these at such a price > >>was that the items were in an incredibly dirty condition. No damage was > >>done but they must have spent decades in a basement. I have started to > >>clean the thing and it s beginning to look really cool. Since this > >>tripod spent so much time in a basement, the greases have solidified and > >>the various levers and buttons (remember, this is an all metal thing) are > >>hard to work. I plan to make the tuning up of this tripod a project for > >>the coming automn, it needs to be disassembled and re-lubed. So, > >>knowledgeable folks of the LUG, what are the pitfalls to avoid when > >>disassembling such a thing? Is it worth the trouble? What kind of > >>lubricant ought to be used? Any advice most welcome. > >> > >> Best, > >> > >> Robert (Un chevalier sans blason) > >> > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html