huw_finney Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Having got used to seeing an M2 having bits cut off, here are the gory details of the rewind boss and the takeup spindle being removed.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tim_franklin Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 This is getting like a splatter movie! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny massey Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 I look forward to that day when the storm is directly overhead, you flick the BIG SWITCH and the monster springs to life . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h._p. Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 MuhahahahaHAHAHA! Frankenleica lives! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael s. Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Please go to <a href=http://www.mpaa.org/FlmRat_Ratings.asp>this page</a>, Huw, and affix appropriate rating.<p> I'm thinking "Mature Audience" at a minimum, but this would exclude so many of us .... myself included :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erin.e Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Aha the answer is clear now Huw, the secret is out, you are such a good camera fiddler because you have three arms and hands, otherwise how did you photograph this, while sawing off those extremities, while holding the M2 down on the desk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny massey Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Perhaps an assistant . . . eye-gore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huw_finney Posted February 12, 2006 Author Share Posted February 12, 2006 Erin, simple I just stopped and left the saw there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles_stobbs3 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 What kind of anesthesia do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huw_finney Posted February 12, 2006 Author Share Posted February 12, 2006 I don't use any anesthetic at all, just grit my teeth, doesn't hurt a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael s. Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 << ... Perhaps an assistant . . . eye-gore? ... >> Another possibility for an assistant: Al Gore. He hasn't been in on a major innovation since his invention of the internet, and I believe he's quite handy. Much better sense of humor than he generally gets credit for, by the way :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsmith Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 "Bated breath" does not even begin to describe how I'm waiting for this project to turn out! Go Huw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 What about all the swarf you left lying around? That could get everywhere. Perhaps next time an assistant (the wife?) could hold a narrow vacuum nozzle near the blade, whilst you are sawing, to ensure there are no fine metal particles to get in the rangefinder optics or wherever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyaitken Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 I think a couple of bits of stray metal shaving in the viewfinder will be the least of Huw's problems on this project ;-) I'm guessing Huw's M2aD is going to be quite a bit lighter than a "factory" M2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frederick_muller Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Yeah baby. Ever see the chainsaw scene in Scarface? Go Huw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kai_griffin Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Huw: place a listing in Ebay for "Genuine Leica M3 Metal Shavings", and I bet you'll get a nice price, going by the prices people will pay for an empty cardboard box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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