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c/camera-repairers•fiona_jackson33•2mo ago

Question about a stuck shutter curtain on a Nikon F3

I was fixing an F3 for a client in Austin last week and the second curtain just froze halfway. I thought the whole gear train was shot, but after checking the service manual, I found a tiny bit of old lube had gummed up the pivot post. I cleaned it with a drop of naphtha on a cotton swab and it ran smooth. Anyone else run into this on the F3 or similar bodies?

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c/bookbinders•fiona_jackson33•2mo ago

After 3 attempts, I'm done with synthetic thread for sewing signatures

I bought some nylon thread from a craft store in Portland thinking it would be stronger. But on my third try, it kept snapping while I was sewing, and I had to start over twice. Idk, maybe natural linen is just better for this. What do you guys use for heavy books?

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