----- Original Message ----- From: "Digital Image Studio" Subject: Re: Stuck Filter
> On 07/10/06, Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The "strap wrench" I mentioned is basically a big rubber band with a >> handle, and that's what I was able to get enough purchase with to >> actually make something rotate. The problem, as Mike notes, is that >> the >> something that rotated wasn't the bloody filter. The lens was about >> to >> disassemble in my hands. > > Bummer, if you do need to break the filter just use something like an > eclipse automatic centre punch towards the edge of the filter and you > will be able to control the break. Without knowing the lens in question, is it possible to put a filter wrench on the filter, and a strap wrench on the lens to hold the lens from coming apart? Sometimes also, a gentle tap or two can be made to loosed the things, especially if it is a dielectric weld that is holding the filter to the lens. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
