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Re: [OM] someone very stupid broke the clamp of my Slik u212

Subject: Re: [OM] someone very stupid broke the clamp of my Slik u212
From: "clintonr" <clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 13:59:18 -0500
Check with the distributor -- they  might supply replacement parts.  If not,
try a product called "J B Weld" -- mixes like epoxy, dries dull gray and
hard as rock.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fernando Gonzalez Gentile" <fgnzalez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 10:55 PM
Subject: [OM] someone very stupid broke the clamp of my Slik u212


> He was complaining he ought to pay $50 or $70 for some good chinese
tripod.
> I showed my U212 for him to compare.
> He immediately, without asking, tried to open one of the legs clamp.
> The molded plastic broke along the metal axis of the clamp.
> I'm almost sueing him. Really. He IS a nasty person. He always was a nasty
> person, ever since I knew him.
> Back to the tripod, would epoxy fix it securely enough for some 10 years
> more. The clamp exerts quite a bit of pressure when opening/closing :-((
> Help.
>
> Fernando
>
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