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<p>[QUOTE="Brian Calvert, post: 2496204, member: 75282"]Good stuff for sure, love this type of work. I dont know all these lenses or cameras, like the guy wrote above, worked on microscopes for years. I know the cleaning process well, as well as I could make it off the shelf. For years, they just replaced the Nikon scopes.</p><p>This was at M.A. Ford mfg. in Vero Beach Florida.. Scopes used to check the tol. of small drill bits. When I say small, I am talking about drill bits with diameters as low as .035... That was our smallest... 30 MPH broke wind broke it (carbide).. .used in the circuit board industry...</p><p>Anyway, Isoprop... alcohol for sure... But not sure about camera lenses and reading I found out there are some coating that cannot tolerate it, so be careful... Good tools are important of course, a great table top vice, rubber inserts, small tools, jewelers tools... good tweezer kit and so on..</p><p><br /></p><p>Watch for left handed threads...</p><p>Also be careful with Caustic cleaners on aluminum... They dont mix well.. I remember an electrical contact cleaner back in the late 80s that when sprayed on aluminum it would instantly start to deteriorate..</p><p><br /></p><p>I also used the lint free wipes... 500 in a box, cheap, but worked well and you can wipe, wipe, wipe until you have what you want... Probably need another very clean scope to check your lenses before assembling.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Brian Calvert, post: 2496204, member: 75282"]Good stuff for sure, love this type of work. I dont know all these lenses or cameras, like the guy wrote above, worked on microscopes for years. I know the cleaning process well, as well as I could make it off the shelf. For years, they just replaced the Nikon scopes. This was at M.A. Ford mfg. in Vero Beach Florida.. Scopes used to check the tol. of small drill bits. When I say small, I am talking about drill bits with diameters as low as .035... That was our smallest... 30 MPH broke wind broke it (carbide).. .used in the circuit board industry... Anyway, Isoprop... alcohol for sure... But not sure about camera lenses and reading I found out there are some coating that cannot tolerate it, so be careful... Good tools are important of course, a great table top vice, rubber inserts, small tools, jewelers tools... good tweezer kit and so on.. Watch for left handed threads... Also be careful with Caustic cleaners on aluminum... They dont mix well.. I remember an electrical contact cleaner back in the late 80s that when sprayed on aluminum it would instantly start to deteriorate.. I also used the lint free wipes... 500 in a box, cheap, but worked well and you can wipe, wipe, wipe until you have what you want... Probably need another very clean scope to check your lenses before assembling. Good luck[/QUOTE]
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