Re: [APML] Pentax 67 purge port........NOT!<g>

[KGKIRKLEY@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/12/01 6:44:25 PM, bobm@koyote.com writes:

>Ok guys we've had some tenuous recommendations on how to drill those Pentax
>
>67's for the N2 gas purge. For those of us using hypered film there's really
>
>no choice. So after much thought, worry, and fretting I drilled mine this
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>week. I went up the tripod socket as others have successfully done. I even
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>used a real nice set of pictures sent by Lee Dodge as a guide. (Thanks
>Lee,
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>you tried to help me) There were hazards along the way but so far everybody
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>had missed doing any damage to their beloved (and expensive)
>
>astrophotography med format champions. One APML'er even said in his
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>description "As I drilled through, there was initially a solid portion
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>immediately behind the tripod hole.  Then there was a void (!) (probably
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>about 3 mm deep).  I decided to continue nonetheless - the deed was already
>
>committed........." Well that sounded to me more like a description of
>a
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>young man's first clumsy attempt at "true love" instead of how to
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>successfully drill out a $1000+ camera but I took his advice to heart
>
>anyway. <VBG> (I won't tell his name but he's from the UK and he has a
>real
>
>nice RC <g>) After I had finished the deed I has some frayed insulation
>and
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>a dead battery check. :-o
>
>
>
>Luckily I found a Camera shop with someone who knew Pentax 67's. But he
>did
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>not know the English language very well. He was from Korea. He replaced
>the
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>two cut wires in about 90 min. The lady who worked at the counter told
>me he
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>kept asking: "Why driil hoe; why driil hoe?!" <VBG>
>
>
>
>Moral of the story: The better choice for drilling the Pentax 67's for
>a gas
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>purge might be the accessory hole.
>
>Your Mileage May Vary <g>
>
>Bobby Middleton

Bobby:
Unfortunately, that is a great story.
And  yes, the alignment-accessory hole is the one to drill, no wires, a 
straight shot into the mirror box.
Kent Kirkley

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