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Post by John Farrell on Mar 14, 2024 1:11:03 GMT
 I have removed the shutter from the donor Kiev. I now need to clean it up, and lubricate it. |
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Post by John Farrell on Mar 14, 2024 22:32:00 GMT
I removed the 3 light shields from the shutter, and cleaned the various gears and escapements with an artist's paintbrush dipped in white spirit. I blew the solvent out of the gears with an airbed pump. I'll now wait for the last of the solvent to evaporate, before I lubricate the shutter.  |
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Post by gray1720 on Mar 15, 2024 15:20:13 GMT
It looks disturbingly like a washboard. Do you know any skiffle?
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Post by steveandthedogs on Mar 15, 2024 17:58:32 GMT
A mechanical washboard! I like it! S
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Post by John Farrell on Mar 15, 2024 18:17:15 GMT
I'm more concerned about that rust on the wheels. I might have to tickle them up with a wire brush, and then flush this out again.
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Post by spinno on Mar 15, 2024 21:57:05 GMT
I might have to tickle them up with a wire brush, and then flush this out again. Adrian! |
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Post by gray1720 on Mar 15, 2024 22:20:16 GMT
I resemble that!
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Post by John Farrell on Mar 16, 2024 1:31:45 GMT
 The oiling set up - for the pivots on the shutter and escapements. I'll also put a trace of moly grease on the gears in the winding system. |
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Post by zx9 on Mar 16, 2024 8:57:48 GMT
It looks disturbingly like a washboard. Do you know any skiffle? I always thought that they looked like a garage door or a roller shutter, oh hang on... |
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Post by John Farrell on Apr 22, 2024 4:27:47 GMT
Well, I have finally dismantled the Contax II, and fitted the Kiev shutter. Considering that the Contax was made in Germany in 1937, and the Kiev in Ukraine in 1971, it went surprisingly well. The shutter fitted, with a little persuasion, and it works - for the top 3 speeds only.
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Post by gray1720 on Apr 22, 2024 19:28:30 GMT
That's three speeds more than it had before, John, I'd call that a win.
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Post by John Farrell on Apr 22, 2024 20:10:06 GMT
 The two shutters, Contax above, Kiev below. You can see, the Kiev has a wire for flash synch (I cut this off). The masking tape at the top right of the Kiev shutter stops the top roller shaft from dropping out. |
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Post by John Farrell on Apr 22, 2024 20:34:03 GMT
That's three speeds more than it had before, John, I'd call that a win. I'm hoping that replacing the speed setting knob in its correct position (when I find what that is) will fix the problem. |
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Post by John Farrell on Apr 24, 2024 3:02:51 GMT
 Well, I have hit a serious snag. The Kiev shutter does not fit the Contax body. The picture above shows where the wind knob attaches to the shutter - the plate on top is not parallel to the camera top. This puts the wind knob at an angle, and it touches the speed bezel (which goes around the plate). |
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Post by gray1720 on Apr 24, 2024 21:48:55 GMT
Sounds like the moment for percussive maintenance!
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