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That time I dropped a shutter curtain on a Nikon F2 and wanted to scream
I was working on a Nikon F2 last Tuesday in my shop (a converted shed, honestly) and had the shutter curtain all lined up and ready to go. I reached for my tweezers - the good brass ones - and knocked the whole drum off the bench. It hit the concrete floor and that coiled spring just went everywhere, like a metal snake. I spent the next 45 minutes on my knees with a headlamp and a magnet finding each little spring coil under the workbench and in the dust bunnies. Managed to get it all back together, but the tension was way off and I had to start over from scratch anyway. Has anyone else found a trick for keeping those tiny parts from launching into orbit? I'm thinking about getting one of those magnetic parts trays.
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blairtaylor1d ago
Man that is brutal. The F2 shutter curtain is already a nightmare without the spring going skittering across the floor. I did something similar with a Minolta SRT where the self timer spring flew off and landed in a coffee mug I thought was empty. Spent ten minutes fishing it out with a toothpick. The magnetic tray is good but I also started working on a big white towel on my bench. If something drops it lands on the towel and doesnt bounce or roll anywhere. Saved me a few times now. Hope the second attempt went smoother for you.
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