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Build your own lens spanner wrench
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Hi!

I'm waiting for the spanner wrenches to fix the Retinette, but it's taking too long. So I thought in doing one by myself.

Since I don't want to damage any screw ring, I decided to build it from strong plastic. I found a piece of plastic that could be used:



So I cut it and made two jaws:



The thickness fits exactly inside the notch at the lens ring, so I had to put a handle. I made it with a bamboo strip and a metal cover from the cover slots of my PC, doubling in half and pressing around the bamboo.





Finally, just some epoxy cement (350 Kg/sq cm resistance) to fix the ensemble:





And the final finished tool:



And now the final conclusion: Reality sucks!...
The jaws got too close by 1mm when drying and the tool cannot loose the screw at the Retinette IA...

But I know how to build the next...

Jes.


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Surprised Surprised Surprised
Click here to see on Ebay

Quality is not the best, for this price acceptable. I use their tools.


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Attila wrote:
Surprised Surprised Surprised
Click here to see on Ebay

Quality is not the best, for this price acceptable. I use their tools.


Thanks, Attila. , they are the only sellers of these tools in eBay

(the pointer seems not to work)

I ordered a set of spanner wrenches from them, but it's taking too long. They send from the India.

Jes.


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10-20 days maximum.

This is the professional seller.

http://www.micro-tools.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?LTPLanguage=EN&Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=MTE&Category_Code=LNS


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Nice place, Attila, but a little pricey for my taste...
Thanks for the pointer.

Jes.


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yes, but some items are not too pricey, take a deep look.


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I wanted to order to micro-tools.com but I was told I have to order from Germany where price are double and fewer selection of item
Finally I order the India kit