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Re: [OM] Re: [OT] Mad cows, Englishmen, case hardening and trick bits

Subject: Re: [OM] Re: [OT] Mad cows, Englishmen, case hardening and trick bits
From: Dirk Wright <wright@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 09:25:49 -0500
>
>Those of you wanting the ultimate in tricked out gear might consider custom 
>made, case hardened film advance levers, shutter release buttons and rewind 
>levers.  For small pieces like the depth of field preview and lens mount 
>release levers, I'd recommend instead the method used on Luger safety 
>levers, which involves flame treating them to a lovely straw color.
>

I don't think the process works on aluminum??

It would be an order of magnitude easier to just get the aluminum bits 
anodized a custom color.....like pink or purple, or both.....<g>
-- 
Be Seeing You.
Dirk Wright


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