Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 31, 2003, at 1:25 PM, Richard DeLuca wrote: > > I have three M3s- two that are good users, and a third that is as > close to > 'mint' as I have ever seen. Unfortunately, I discovered this afternoon > that there is a tiny piece of vulcanite that has broken off of the > hinged > door. And the vulcanite around the break (just a millemeter or two) > is not > adhered to the metal. The vulcanite on the door should be entirely > replaced. > > Is there any repair person who replaces vulcanite that might have the > right > style? I know Leica USA has replacement vulcanite but the grain looks > nothing like the oringinal. This has me really depressed........:( > > Thanks for any help, > Rich > The replacement that Micro Tools sells is such a close match for Vulcanite that it is virtually indistinguishable. Order a sheet and do it yourself -- the only challenging part is cutting the hole for the film reminder, but a sheet gives you enough material for lots of missteps before you get it right :-). http://www.micro-tools.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc? Screen=PROD&Store_Code=MT&Product_Code=4040 Rolfe - -- Rolfe Tessem | Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. rolfe@ldp.com | 96 Morton Street (212) 463-0029 | New York, NY 10014 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html