8mm Forum: Elmo lens wanted

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Posted by Jason Gronn (Member # 3921) on January 29, 2014, 07:14 AM:

I'm seeking a elmo lens 1.1 or a 1.0 as the locking pin on my current 1.1 lens has snaped off and can't seem to repair due to the small size of the pin.
Thanks in advance.

Jason

Posted by Lee Mannering (Member # 728) on January 29, 2014, 07:24 AM:

Hi Jason. A few years back now I had a pin break off at the botton of its thread. I scratched my head for a few days trying to work out the best way to go about a repair and here is what I did as I’m guessing the threaded part is still in your lens as it was in mine?

I firstly got a screw with a flat head/end to match the width of the part left in the lens. Then I glued the flat end of the screw to the part left in my Elmo lens and left it overnight using a good quality super glue. Next day and with great care I slowly unscrewed what was left of the old threaded pin. All I then had to do was find the correct sized screw to make a new pin to fit and finish up a tidy job.
Hope this helps you.

Posted by Jason Gronn (Member # 3921) on January 29, 2014, 06:48 PM:

Hi Lee,

Thanks for the tip, l will give this a try on the weekend and see how l go.

Regards,
Jason.

Posted by Alessandro Pavoni (Member # 1739) on January 31, 2014, 12:27 PM:

Hi Jason, you have a PM.
regards

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