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<blockquote data-quote="Stephen Prower" data-source="post: 3122927" data-attributes="member: 115634"><p>Churn Owl</p><p></p><p>If you can use eyecups with a couple of millimetres</p><p>extra extension, bicycle inner tube may help.</p><p></p><p>The rubber that is used for bicycle inner tubes is</p><p>likely to be softer, and when you fold the rubber back</p><p>on itself, radius of the edge will be greater, and so</p><p>less likely to dig uncomfortably into the skin. </p><p></p><p>I posted a photo of the fix on 9 November on Cluster's</p><p>recent thread: 'Eyecup packing':</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=292914" target="_blank">http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=292914</a></p><p></p><p>There's usually a catch!</p><p></p><p>My binoculars have a loose fitting rainguard, so the</p><p>extra width of the eyecups does not bother me. Your</p><p>binoculars may though have the more usual close-fitting</p><p>guard.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Stephen</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Warning: You may have to blag a couple of pieces of cut</p><p>inner tube of different sizes from a bike shop in order</p><p>to bring home one of the right size to fit easily over the</p><p>eyecups. If you use too much force when you stretch the</p><p>inner tube in order to sleeve it over the eyecup, you</p><p>may damage the eyecup</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stephen Prower, post: 3122927, member: 115634"] Churn Owl If you can use eyecups with a couple of millimetres extra extension, bicycle inner tube may help. The rubber that is used for bicycle inner tubes is likely to be softer, and when you fold the rubber back on itself, radius of the edge will be greater, and so less likely to dig uncomfortably into the skin. I posted a photo of the fix on 9 November on Cluster's recent thread: 'Eyecup packing': [url]http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=292914[/url] There's usually a catch! My binoculars have a loose fitting rainguard, so the extra width of the eyecups does not bother me. Your binoculars may though have the more usual close-fitting guard. Stephen Warning: You may have to blag a couple of pieces of cut inner tube of different sizes from a bike shop in order to bring home one of the right size to fit easily over the eyecups. If you use too much force when you stretch the inner tube in order to sleeve it over the eyecup, you may damage the eyecup [/QUOTE]
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