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Help! Manfrotto 128RC threads worn out.. (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter buzzard12
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ColonelBlimp
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buzzard12
Well-known member
Many thanks Colonel....
Not so expensive as a new tripod head....
Just glad these are available loose!
Just a couple of thoughts on this old thread:
- How do you wear out the thread on an adapter plate? I would have thought that it would generally be left on the equipment and rarely removed. If the screw thread is damaged then the scope thread might be too.
- Why are these plates so expensive? It seems like no one sells anything but genuine Manfrotto ones. Things like lens adapter rings used to be sold for ridiculous prices, but are now available cheaply from China on eBay. Why not things so simple to make like QR plates?
- I repaired one of mine. It came with a second hand head I bought, with the screw missing. I glued a wing nut onto a 1/4" bolt and filed it till it fitted, then fitted a circlip to hold it in.
- Another option is to just use a 1/4" bolt and washer. If you aren't removing it often then you can do it up with a screwdriver, you don't need the finger grip or retaining clip.
Enji
Well-known member
They sell them at Naturbokhandeln, if you want to order from Sweden... costs 130 SEK there.
http://www.naturbokhandeln.se/artikelruta.asp?artnr=1379
They don't seem to have an English version of their homepage, but I'm sure they'll help if you contact them.
http://www.naturbokhandeln.se/
Otherwise you might want to try Gunnar Olsson Foto in Stockholm, at Hornsgatan 91, it's a great store with a lot of stuff. I got my 128RC from there, so they might have replacement parts.
http://www.naturbokhandeln.se/artikelruta.asp?artnr=1379
They don't seem to have an English version of their homepage, but I'm sure they'll help if you contact them.
http://www.naturbokhandeln.se/
Otherwise you might want to try Gunnar Olsson Foto in Stockholm, at Hornsgatan 91, it's a great store with a lot of stuff. I got my 128RC from there, so they might have replacement parts.
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Thanks, is that this eBay seller:
http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Mr-Studio-One__W0QQ_armrsZ1?
Couldn't see any there.
Kevin Conville
yardbirder
I don't get how the threads wear out on a quick release plate either as the idea is to leave it on your scope (etc) and forget it. Be that as it may you've got worn threads. You can simply use a 1/4-20 flathead screw in lieu of the thumbscrew retained by a circlip. Leave it attached and you'll never know the difference.
This is an old thread and we can suppose you've found a solution. If you continue to remove and re-attach the QR plate, you should be far more concerned about wear and tear on your expensive scope.
This is an old thread and we can suppose you've found a solution. If you continue to remove and re-attach the QR plate, you should be far more concerned about wear and tear on your expensive scope.
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I have been thinking about this since I queried how it happened. Perhaps the original poster has been continually re-tightening it to prevent the scope from twisting on the plate. I recently made an anti twist pin to fit one of the extra holes in the plate. I'd never realised what they were for till now.
I'm also thinking of removing the rubber from either the bottom of the scope or the top of the plate, or maybe both. It looks to me like this is where most of the movement is coming from when the scope shakes. I doubt they're needed when you have the extra pin.
Kevin Conville
yardbirder
These plates come with the anti-twist pin, and in his photo the pin screw is visible so there should be little or no twisting. Yours may have been lost somehow. Excuse this if it's obvious, but it is important to back the pin screw out before tightening the thumbscrew fully, then tighten the pin screw down. This prevents an over extended pin screw from allowing the plate to fully seat against the base of the scope.
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