Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Need rear door leather for M2
From: Rolfe Tessem <rolfe@ldp.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 10:45:13 -0500
References: <B8AA8E27.1AAEC%jbcollier@powersurfr.com> <3C862267.4080004@ldp.com> <3C862E9D.6030801@istate.net>

- --On Wednesday, March 06, 2002 08:58:37 AM -0600 Bill Satterfield 
<cwsat@istate.net> wrote:

> Who can cut it  to fit a Leica body like the original? Is there a
> template somewhere?
>

For the rear door, you just have to cut a circle. I made my own template 
and was able to get it right by the second try :-). The 9x11 sheet allows 
for a lot of back doors...

Rolfe

> Rolfe Tessem wrote:
>
>> John Collier wrote:
>>
>>> Leica will sell you the covering for just the rear door, cheap too.
>>>
>>> John Collier
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Mark Kronquist <mak@teleport.com>
>>>>
>>>> Anyone have any (just rear door) thanks  Mark
>>>>
>>
>> However, the covering Leica will sell you is the current M6 covering,
>> which doesn't match the M2 vulcanite very well. Microtools sells a
>> replacement leatherette that is virtually a perfect match for the
>> vulcanite.
>>
>> http://www.micro-tools.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=
>> MT&Product_Code=4040
>>
>>
>> I used this to recover the back door of my M3 and it looks like new.
>>
>
>
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Rolfe Tessem
rolfe@ldp.com
Lucky Duck Productions, Inc.

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In reply to: Message from John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com> (Re: [Leica] Need rear door leather for M2)
Message from Rolfe Tessem <rolfe@ldp.com> (Re: [Leica] Need rear door leather for M2)
Message from Bill Satterfield <cwsat@istate.net> (Re: [Leica] Need rear door leather for M2)