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clnfrd · Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 11:12 am Post subject:

I've had shutter release sockets that were a little sloppy. but with a cable release with really good threads...their being "conical" in shape... I've found that a little extra scrunch with a small set of needle nose pliers would just about cut new threads and stay put when attached.

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RichS · Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 6:17 pm Post subject:

Blackjack · Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Hoboken, New Jersey

If you want to get a tap, Regal-Beloit can make anything you want. They make taps in Long Island and most of the time it's a 24hr. turn-around. You will have to go through a supplier to get it done, I can give you the name of one. A warning, the cost of one tap will be high, but if you want more than one the price per piece will fall accordingly. The supplier is: Pac Tool and Supply,phone # (201)933-8550. Ask for Mike. Have all the information ready when you call, as I read the string, I saw that you had a standard, which will help a lot. I hope that this works out for you. I've dealt with Regal before, and they have made some really oddball taps that I had to get when I worked for the above place. Oh, if you call Pac, tell Mike that Kenny referred you. It might help. Best wishes, Kenny

graywolf · Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:07 pm Post subject:

Are you guys sure the socket has a tapered thread? I always thought the socket had a straight thread and the tapered thread on the release cable was designed to catch in several different size sockets from back in the days when things were not so standardized.

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clnfrd · Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 10:55 pm Post subject:

I'm standing here, flashlight in hand, gazing into the cable release socket of a Graphex shutter. The threads are smaller in diameter the deeper I gaze into the socket. Granted, one of my cable releases, conical in shape, is large enough in diameter at the largest point to fit into a larger socket...but the socket and the cable release are both conical in shape. Fred.

t.r.sanford · Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 3:53 am Post subject:

I have lately grown cautious about the received wisdom of forty years ago, but back then, it was widely believed that German shutters had tapered cable release sockets, while American ones had straight sockets.

I still can't envision a tool capable of cutting threads inside a tapering hole that's too small to accommodate a fly cutter of some sort, to be used with the headstock rotated. I'd love to know how this can be done.