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RE: [OM] RE: Flash Foot Shims (was "hotshoe problem ... ?")

Subject: RE: [OM] RE: Flash Foot Shims (was "hotshoe problem ... ?")
From: "Riek,Chris" <criek@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 09:00:14 -0400
Joel,
I used just a touch of CA glue to attach my shim. I know that
CA may not last as long holding the metal on, but it doesn't
see much force during regular use. It also makes it easy to 
remove if I ever need to.
-Chris Riek
Foxboro, MA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joel Wilcox [SMTP:jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 3:53 PM
> To:   olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:      [OM] RE: Flash Foot Shims (was "hotshoe problem ... ?")
> 
> Hi Chris,
> 
> I've just shimmed the foot of my Duo-Sync cords to effect the same
> improvement.  I used .001 thickness of shim brass, purchased from a hobby
> store. In the first attempt I used a toothpick to apply contact cement to
> *top* side of the foot, then lay a 1/8" width of brass on top of the
> cement. This was pretty easy to do, but I felt epoxy would be better so on
> my second Duo-Sync, I mixed clear epoxy and applied it in the same way.
> Because the epoxy is not initially as sticky as contact cement, it was
> harder to get the brass to adhere. I used two flat toothpicks wedged into
> the space on top of the shim to hold it in place until the glue dried.
> 
> This is really a big improvement with the OM-2S hot shoe and the shim is
> thin enough that the Duo-Syncs still work with the old Shoe 1 and Shoe 4.
> 
> Chris, how did you attach your brass shims?
> 
> Joel Wilcox
> Iowa City, Iowa USA
> 
> 

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