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My mentor told me to never force a stuck film advance lever on a Pentax K1000
I ignored him once on a repair job in Austin, and the internal gear sheared clean in two. Anyone have a good source for those tiny brass gears now?
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spencer_ellis6mo ago
Oh man, that's the classic K1000 lesson! It's almost a rite of passage to learn it the hard way. That main advance gear is so fragile, and forcing it just puts all the stress on the weakest point. I've had luck finding donor parts from broken cameras listed as "for parts only" on auction sites. You have to buy a whole junker body sometimes, but it's often cheaper than hunting for the single gear.
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emery_lane6mo ago
Yeah, buying a whole junker body is the move. I did that when my film rewind crank snapped. It was cheaper than finding the part alone, and I ended up with extra screws and springs for later.
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