With heating/cooling, I would think you want to warm the lens bezel and cool the filter ring. Bezel gets bigger, filter ring shrinks... worked on those old metal drinking glasses we had as kids. Regards, Bob S.
On 10/5/06, Robert and Leigh Woerner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Doug, > > Try using a hair dryer(warm the part only don't heat it way up) > alternating with touching part of the ring with an ice cube and keep > using just your hand/fingers as grippers/force applicators. The > expansion/contraction will probably result in your being able to get it > loose. Just be careful not to overheat or get water on sensitive > parts/areas.Be patient. It will come loose. Hope this helps. > > Robert > > > > Doug Franklin wrote: > > Hi guys, > > > > Well, I'm in quite a quandry now. I've got a polarizing filter stuck on > > the front of one of my lenses, as I discovered the other day. Trying to > > remove it by hand was a complete non-starter for me and several other > > people who tried. When I got home, I tried a strap wrench, and that > > "worked". That is, it was able to get enough grip on the filter to try > > to turn it. The reason for the quotation marks is that the filter > > didn't let go, something threaded underneath the focus ring started > > unscrewing! So I'm thinking I've got two choices at this point, (1) I > > could try to figure out how to break the glass out of the filter so I > > can deform the rings enough to pull them out without damaging the > > threads on the lens, and maybe still have to (2) send it to the repair > > center. Any suggestions? > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
