Re: Pintoids

Could you try soldering nuts onto the tins - you would have to sand off
the finish etc.

On Tue, 26 Jun 2001, Marcy Merrill wrote:
>
> John; I've been having this problem also. I tried gluing a tripod nut to the
> Altoid tins, but it simply broke off the first time I attempted to use it.
> I've been using broccoli rubber bands. This is kind of a hassle. I've also
> got to figure out a better shutter than black tape, which tends to cause the
> Pintoid to move during the process of peeling. Someone suggested those
> flexible magnet strips. Tried them. They want to stick to everything but the
> camera and, if I attach them to the camera with tape, I end up with the same
> problem as if I'd simply used tape. Anyway, I'll figure out some sort of
> sliding shutter, or something. Meanwhile, I'm having a great time with the
> "stereo" Pintoid and will post images, maybe tomorrow. -MM
> http://www.merrillphoto.com/pintoids.htm
>
> Marcy Merrill
> Photographer
> www.merrillphoto.com
>
>
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Received on Tue Jun 26 21:36:35 2001