Camera Repair TOOLS
ED ROMNEY'S CAMERA REPAIR TOOLS
Over the years we have become well known for our tools - the best you can buy. We stock only items you realy need that are hard to find elsewhere. These are not the kind of tools you find in discount department stores. They are craftman grade. Most are imported from Germany, Switzerland or Sweden.
A word to the wise: Buy these tools while you still can get them. These are tools I use myself. Many have lasted 25 years or more. It does not pay to buy cheap tools.
Optical Spanner
For removing lenses and franges. Goes to 72mm imported, hardened steel.
Two versions, AOS-FL flat and AOS-PT pointed. AOL-FL...$20 AOS-PT...$19
Lens Vise
This unique tool makes repairing a lens ring ding a snap. Just fit the tool inside a dinged lens filter ring and screw it out. The bent edges come right out. No mess. No fuss. No scratches. Don't use pliers. Don't pound it out. Order LV...$39
BROACHES
Broaches make small holes larger. The set of six broaches contain sizes from #46 to #72 - ideal for camera work. They are five sided, perfectly tapered. BR....$12
Fiberglas Burnishing BRUSH - BRS290 - $7.50
Ideal for cleaning up bad electrical contacts in cameras and polishing off rust in mechanical parts. Also, it is often used for removing bright rub spots from satin chrome cameras such as Leica. You must use extreme caution not to remove too much chrome. Has a long 1/16 inches standard fiberglas wick that works like a mechanical pencil. BR-1...$8.00 DOZEN REFILLS....$8.00
Precision DRILLS
12 drills #52 to #80 sizes from 1.613mm or .0635 inches to 0.343mm or .0135 inches, ideal for use in camera repair and with the pin vise . Very high quality. They are shipped in a plastic tube with cap...DR-52...$7.50.
PIN VISE has two sets of jaws, one for bits up to 1.5mm, other for up to 2.5mm. DR-52 drills fit perfectly. For delicate camera work you always twist the drills by hand. PV-657....$7.00
Screwdrivers
EUROTOOL PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVERS. 1.5 TO 3MM DIA..Includes rare No 000 Driver also No. 00, No. 0 and No 1. Top quality, carefully ground, with color coded heads, hole through body so you can insert another screwdriver or a rod to apply more force. Many small camera screws nowadays are fixed in place with cement such as Loctite. First you need to soften the cement in acetone or nail polish remover or you may break your screwdriver--even though ours are very strong.
SCR-830....$15.50
EUROTOOL FIXED BLADE SCREWDRIVERS. Six drivers .80 TO 2MM DIA.. Top quality, carefully ground flat blades, craftsman grade.
SCR-260....$13.25
Brightly color coded. Strong fixed blades may be resharpened many times with a grindstone if worn or chipped. My favorite.Preferable to the detachable blade drivers sold at higher prices.
Some care is needed in use of the smaller screwdrivers to avoid damage. Both the flat blade andthe Phillips drivers must fit the slot exactly. The flat ones may be ground to fit specific screws. If damaged, new surfaces may be ground in with a hand grindstone. They can be repointed many times before they become too short. Our screwdrivers are made with hardened steel. You will need to draw their temper by heating the blade in a gas flame before resharpening. Many cameras nowadays have tiny Phillips screws held in place with Loctite cement. You must soften it with a tiny drop of nail polish remover (acetone) first. If you force the screw, you will break the driver or the screwhead. Our screwdrivers are guaranteed, but it is a pity to break one.
Pocket Screwdriver
SD-773....$3
EURO Tool Needle FILE Set
It has six files in wallet - round, knife, half round, three square, flat and barrette, warding, cut 2, blades 2.5 inch long, especialy selected for camera work. FL....$13
SCREW SLOT FILE
Puts new slots in tiny screws and cleans up threads. Makes set screws by filing a slot in thread material. Slender, yet its steel is so tough, it will cut through a dime. One of the most necessary tools, particularly with old cameras. FI-113....$22.00
SPECIAL POLISHING COMPOUNDS
Rouge is finest polish, Tripoli is coarser, polishes faster. Use on buffing wheel or by hand when you have rapinted or retouched a camera. Quater pound blocks. Order Rouge RG....$3.50 Tripoli TR...... $3.00
Loupes and Magnifiers
10X LOUPE, TRIPLET LENS..As supplied to diamond cutters. Top grade, equals $75 loupes......EL-963....$18
4X CLASSICAL METAL EYE LOUPE- 2.5 inch focal length..EL-101....$3
VISION VISOR The best, has prismatic glass lenses so good they are used as supplementary lenses in stereo cameras. 2.5 x. Knob adjusts headband...EL-1500...$33
2.5x Swing-out loupe attaches to Vision Visor, The combination gives 6X magnification. ELCU....$10.00
Lubrication
HOW TO LUBRICATE A CAMERA
Watch oil and grease are good for cameras too-used by the best repair people. Synthetic watch oil which we sell does not stick shutters in cold weather. Be careful not to over lubricate. Put only a drop on a gear spindles, none on gear teeth. Use grease fo parts under much presure, just a tiny bit! We sell only the finest Moebius Swiss lubricant. Silicone spray and moly used in cars and electronics also can be used. Buy elsewhere.
MOBIOUS WATCH OIL 2ccm btl.
This is synthetic lubricant. Apply with hypodermic or with a drop held between the points of your tweezer. OL-216....$22
Tweezers
TW-203 Top DuMont Swiss quality. General Purpose...120mm long, fine points, stainless steel, magnetic...TW-203....$18 TW-603, not shown identical but anti-magnetic. TW-603...$15
BIG SWISS DUMONT TWEEZERS HAVE TIPS COATED WITH DIAMOND DUST...I use these all the time. Ideal for pulling on tough springs. Will not slip. 150mm long...TW-D.....$21
Special Slotted Blade Screw Holder Tweezer- Very handy, stop dropping screws...STW...$12
Stainless Steel Curved Assembly Tweezers..4 .5 in. long, fine points, Pakistan but well made...ASA....$7.50
BIG CURVED ASSEMBLY TWEEZER 6 in long, rugged, a pin holds points in alignment..Pakistan...TW-931....$6.
German PLIERS
Plier Pl-350(below) is very handy for cameras, has a bent nose. 5 inch long. PL-350....$24
As a convenience to you we offer our Beginners Tool Kit of the most needed camera repair items for a special price of $200. Bought separately these tools cost $235.50. This is a good saving for you . The assortment includes OL-216 Watch Oil, RG Polishing rouge, TR Tripoli Polishing Compound, BR-1 Electronic Fiberglas Scratch Brush, Refills for BR-1, AOS-FL and AOS-PT Spanners, SCR830 Phillips and SCR 260 Flat Eurotool Fixed Blade Screwdrivers, Broach Set BR, Screw Slot File F1-113, Needle File Set FL, Pivot Drill Set DR-52, Pin Vise PV657, Optivisor EL-1500, ELCU Loupe which attaches to Optivisor and Tweezers TW203, TW 603, TW931, ASA, and the STW Special Screw Slot Tweezers.
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