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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board Old friend gets joint replacement Les Schofer, Assistant Lynchburg | VA | USA | Posted: 11:56 AM on 08.15.09 ->> The old friend is my Slik Pro ball head, which I have used for 20 years for everything, including view camera work (back in the day). Age has taken its toll and I found that no amount of gorrilla force on that clanky chrome handle would get it suitably tight any more. So I took it to a machine shop and they refaced the correct angle on the face of the tightening bolt AND applied a hardening process to it. Now it sits proudly on top of my 500 series ancient Gitzo and will hold the 400 2.8 firmly in any position I desire. And no rehab time is required. The machinist did, however, decline to do a similar procedure on my lower back and knees.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Phil Hawkins, Photographer Fresno | ca | usa | Posted: 7:46 PM on 08.16.09 ->> How much did this cost as opposed to just getting a new one?  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Thom Kendall, Photographer, Assistant Sunderland | MA | USA | Posted: 5:06 PM on 08.31.09 ->> Phil, They don't make 'em anymore...This ball head has quite a devoted following, however. Thom  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. You need to be an active (paying) member of SportsShooter.com in order to post messages to the system. NOTE: If you would like to report a problem you've found within the SportsShooter.com website, please let us know via the 'Contact Us' form, which alerts us immediately. It is not guaranteed that a member of the staff will see your message board post. Thread Title: Old friend gets joint replacement Thread Started By: Les Schofer Message: Member Login: Password: Return to --> Message Board Main Index

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