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Re: [OM] Cracked T-32 flash unit

Subject: Re: [OM] Cracked T-32 flash unit
From: "Giles" <cnocbui@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 07:56:56 +0000
I have repaired a cracked foot on a T32 from the inside by keying the 
plastic, using carbon fibres and epoxy resin to bridge the crack.

The sosmetic result is a near invisible repair.

Giles

Lex Jenkins wrote:

> If the shoe breaks above the locking dial, a good (if ugly) permanent
> repair could be made by forming thin metal shims to bridge the break. The
> metal bridge could be screwed and/or epoxied into place.  (The screws
> would need to be short, or you'd have to check to be sure they wouldn't
> damage something inside.)

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