jasonf17•2mo agoProlific Poster

Spent a whole afternoon chasing a tiny screw that wasn't even missing

I mean, this was just dumb. A guy brought in an old Pentax K1000 last week, said the film advance lever felt gritty. I get it on the bench, take the top plate off, and a tiny flathead screw from the lever assembly just pings off into the void. I spent like 3 hours looking for it, moving my whole bench, checking my shoes, the floor, everything. I finally give up and order a replacement part. It shows up today, I go to put it in, and the original screw is just sitting there, stuck in a blob of old grease inside the housing. It never left the camera. I just didn't see it. Has anyone else ever lost their mind over a part that was right in front of them the whole time?

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3 Comments

faith_thomas2mo ago

That grease is a master of disguise.

elliot_patel2mo ago

Tried wiping it up with a paper towel and just made it worse. Had to hit it with some dish soap and a scrub brush first, then wipe. The hot water trick never works for me, it just spreads the film around.

torres.grant2mo ago

Used to think soap was overkill until this exact thing happened.