[ismaelg]

Hello,

When I tinker with a camera and disassemble it, I carefully place every part laid out in the right orientation and in the exact sequence it was taken out for 2 reasons: To make it easier to work backwards and because I'm not normal
In order to prevent loosing any part that is done in a plastic container.



That is, until you bump the darn container and everything gets mixed up better than in a food processor...





You can laugh at me now...

Thanks,

[dbs]

Hello,

When I tinker with a camera and disassemble it, I carefully place every part laid out in the right orientation and in the exact sequence it was taken out for 2 reasons: To make it easier to work backwards and because I'm not normal
In order to prevent loosing any part that is done in a plastic container.



That is, until you bump the darn container and everything gets mixed up better than in a food processor...





You can laugh at me now...

Thanks,

On the plus side you have a record of how it should be .............. fortunately


No I won't laugh

Well maybe now

Merry Christmas

Dave

[ramseybuckeye]

No laughing, I feel for you. Hope you had a great Christmas, and we're all looking for a much better new year!

[AstroDave]

Take pictures at each step, as well, as you go along, That's why we have cameras!

[UncleVanya]

Minus the container I tend to do that. And yes I’ve bumped a table and scrambled the parts more than once.

[Not a Number]

Been there, done that. At least the container didn't crash to the floor on a shag carpet.

[dbs]

Been there, done that. At least the container didn't crash to the floor on a shag carpet.

The perfect hiding place of parts smaller than a fingernail

[Sam_I_am]

Ishmael, take another one apart so you know where everything goes. 😏

[Michail_P]

No reason to laugh... you are way more patient than many of us. Keep exploring the analog beauties.

[LensBeginner]

Hey, at least you have a nice reference picture!

BTW it makes a lot of sense to do like some people do, to poke screws through a thin cardboard (Bristol-like) with a rough outline of the camera drawn on it, or to do the same thing with double sided tape.
I didn't have to learn it the hard way, fortunately

[Lev]

As Steve Hawking said, the universe never loses information, so you still have a chance to get them together again

[ismaelg]

Thank you all!

Just to clarify, everything is good. I was able to sort it out before posting. That's why I posted this as a funny story.
Also, the first pic is a reference from a previous K1000 project. Current project (second pic) is a non working MX I'm playing with.


Thanks,

[TwoUptons]

I'm laughing with you

Been there, done, that... I have also catapulted the plastic container off the table onto carpet... or rushed (never a good plan) and lost individual screws...

And your success rate is far higher than mine

-Eric

[ChrisPlatt]

My first job after technical school was as a bench technician in the camera service department at Olympus USA in Woodbury NY.

I was trained on and serviced the OM-PC (aka OM-40) camera, 50/1.8 lens and T-20 & T-32 flash units, then current models.
Other techs worked on OM-1/2/3/4 models and the then brand new OM-77AF, plus lenses and other system accessories.

Each camera model uses a dozen or more different types and size screws, mostly tiny.
The floor tiles in our work area were white with small shiny metallic flecks in them.

Once accidentally dropped on that floor small parts would seem to disappear.
The tech would have to weigh the time and embarrassment of searching the floor on hands and knees
with a flashlight versus the time and embarrassment of another trip to the parts room.

Not that this ever happened to me, you understand...

Chris

[c.a.m]

My learning experiences when I was starting to repair or recondition cameras and lenses:

• Aperture ring ball -- sproing and it's disappeared into the carpet.
• Aperture ring ball, contain the lens in a plastic freezer bag -- sproing and it's disappeared behind the workbench.
• Just a bit more torque and this screw should loosen -- ooops, the head is stripped.
• And the classic -- Hmmm, at what spot do these helicoid halves mate? Should have scribed a witness mark.

- Craig