Wind the self timer first, then unscrew the nut (it's a left handed thread),
then remove 2 small screws holding plastic trim on. Apply leather and
rebuild.
If you don't wind the self timer, the inner mechanism will unwind, making
rebuilding more of a problem.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "tmlee" <clairetm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 12:39 AM
Subject: [OM] ....... snake skin.....
|
| >I'm having a problem with re-assembling the selftimer on my OM-1, so I'm
| >going to have John H. do CLA at the same time that a new skin goes on.
The
| >self timer lever has to come off in order to get the skin on or off. I
| don't
| >know how Morgan did it, but I give up....
|
| On the OM4Ti, the little round leather on the timer knob is to be peeled
| off, revealing a screw underneath..... Unscrew it and the knob comes off
| with a spring (careful here)......
|
|
|
| BTW, snakes and lizards are fine
| >out in the wild, I just don't think they make very worth while pets,
hence
| >my lack of attachment to them...I prefer small furry mammals as pets,
thus
| >I'm more attached to thier fate.....I've bought 2 skins from Morgan so
far,
| >maybe more in the future if he stops making them in the near future. I'd
| >like to see a skin made from baseball glove type (or similar) leather for
a
| >"user" type of camera because it doesn't get slippery when wet.
|
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