Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan: Spend the $40 it will cost to get it welded. If it doesn't work you are not out a lot. If you find a shot that does a lot of aluminum, they can weld it and grind it flat in about twenty minutes. Regards, Robert At 04:16 PM 2/2/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Vick- >My son is a welder- at least he spent two years studying welding, and he >said that the aluminum ram could be TIG welded, then machine or work the >dimensions down to the specified thickness, repaint and it should work. I am >keeping my fingers crossed. I paid a fair price for it, and the lenses look >good- my Mornick colorhead fits, and I'd like to work with it a bit. >I am still hoping a 'part' machine turns up! I am also hoping winter ends >soon so I can get out a little more :o) >Dan >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Vick Ko" <vick.ko@sympatico.ca> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 3:54 PM >Subject: Re: [Leica] Help with Focomat IIa > > > > I've seen a few for sale in the US. They come up occassionally. They are >never > > cheap. > > > > Wouldn't it be less expensive to have a machine shop repair it if it is >just the > > arm? > > > > Vick > > > > Dan Post wrote: > > > > > Gruppe: HALP! > > > I had the opportunity to get a Focomat IIa, from Germany, and I thought >it > > > might be an interesting addition as I had never seen one for sale here >in > > > the US- I don't even know if they were ever imported here. > > > The problem is that the upper parallelogram arm on the right as you face >it- > > > where the height adjusting lock knob is- has been broken in shipping. > > > Do any Luggers out there know of a Focomat IIa that might be for sale- I >am > > > really looking for a 'parts' enlarger. IF you happen to be in your local > > > camera store- please ask if they might have one in a corner of their >back > > > rooms!! Heck, if you can find a usable one, I am sure I can cobble a >working > > > unit out of the pair... > > > Thanks in advance! > > > Dan Post > > > dpost@triad.rr.com > > > > > > -- > > > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html