Seized Filter Holder/Adapter
Moderator: Andreas Wideroe
Seized Filter Holder/Adapter
I’ve acquired an Angénieux lens hood whose filter holder/adapter has resisted all of my efforts to unscrew it. I’ve used penetrating oil, letting the oil soak in for at least twenty-four hours, and applied non-slip strap wrenches to no avail. Any recommendations?
Re: Seized Filter Holder/Adapter
Hi!
Did you try any of these tools to remove filters or to open jars?
https://www.big-photo.de/b.i.g.-flexibl ... emme?c=619
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/ ... _82mm.html
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/replacem ... _72mm.html
https://www.amazon.de/Glasöffner-Marmel ... a_1_1_sspa
https://www.amazon.de/Deckelöffner-Marm ... p_s_a_1_11
And is the filter removable at all? ;-)
Jörg
Did you try any of these tools to remove filters or to open jars?
https://www.big-photo.de/b.i.g.-flexibl ... emme?c=619
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/ ... _82mm.html
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/replacem ... _72mm.html
https://www.amazon.de/Glasöffner-Marmel ... a_1_1_sspa
https://www.amazon.de/Deckelöffner-Marm ... p_s_a_1_11
And is the filter removable at all? ;-)
Jörg
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Re: Seized Filter Holder/Adapter
Thanks for suggesting these tools. I should've said the diameter of the rings I'm attempting to remove are nearly 115mm. All except the last tool shown are (or appear to be) too small. I've removed very stubbornly stuck adapter rings (including those cross-threaded) using strap wrenches, but I've had no success with the current 'project'. It's almost as if a previous owner glued the filter holder/adapter on (although there's no real evidence of that).
Re: Seized Filter Holder/Adapter
Okay. Then what about putting the thing in the freezer: in the cold, everything (except for water) shrinks - but at a different rate, depending on the material:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN9y81l3uu4
When cold doesn’t work, then try heat (from a hair dryer) on the holder/adapter only. This way, the filter holder/adapter will extend.
Unless it’s really glued or soldered on, I would expect that sand or dust is the cause.
Good luck!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN9y81l3uu4
When cold doesn’t work, then try heat (from a hair dryer) on the holder/adapter only. This way, the filter holder/adapter will extend.
Unless it’s really glued or soldered on, I would expect that sand or dust is the cause.
Good luck!
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Re: Seized Filter Holder/Adapter
With my bandsaw, I fabricated a wood block with radiused ends that allowed me to secure the lenshood very firmly between the dogs of my Ulmia bench. I protected the outside of the hood with non-slip rubber mats and, using a strap wrench, managed to unscrew the filter holder/adapter. I've not yet gotten the halves of the filter holder/adapter unscrewed, so I may try the methods you've recommended. Thanks again.
Re: Seized Filter Holder/Adapter
Did you find out the reason for the adapter getting stuck? Sand/dust? Some damage? Or just some „sugar water“ (lemonade, coke,…) that got spilled across the hood?
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Re: Seized Filter Holder/Adapter
To the naked eye, threads on the hood and on the filter/holder adapter seem fine, but they must be deformed somehow. There's no foreign material in them, and yet, even after I was able to start the filter holder/adapter turning with the strap wrench, it needed the strap wrench to remove it all the way from the hood, even though a light coating of penetrating oil was visible. Now, I'm unable to screw the filter holder/adapter back on the hood!
Re: Seized Filter Holder/Adapter
Maybe the adapter never fit onto the hood in the first place? Maybe one has a diameter in millimeters (115mm), while the other one is in inches (4.5 inches = only 114.3mm)? Or they have got a different pitch?
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Re: Seized Filter Holder/Adapter
Factory markings on the lenshood and filter/holder adapter indicate they're compatible (viz, both are marked 20x12 20x15). This metal lenshood, made expressly for Angénieux 12 x 240mm and 15 x 300m lenses, is uncommon, so I've arranged to send it to a machine shop here in the USA specializing in the repair and fabrication of photographic and cinematographic equipment.
Re: Seized Filter Holder/Adapter
The machine shop reported everything had been cross-threaded but is now working smoothly & easily. The previous owner managed to cross-thread everything AND drive it all the way home; it must've taken quite an effort.