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Ms Monny
07-07-2013, 2:49pm
I dismantled my Manfrotto tripod and cleaned it all up! Wow, I think most of the beach was in those legs. Even in the top of the legs, but I was then able to submerse the top part in the sink and wash it all out. I actually had fun doing this...and my Dad would be so proud, as I did it all on the kitchen table and used the kitchen sink. I got sand and graphite everywhere!! LOL

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This pic isn't one of the bad legs either! :eek:

Thanks so much to those who helped me figure this out. I was able to buy the torx set and the spanner to undo the legs, plus I checked on google to see what lubricant to use and bought some powdered graphite as well. All up $30.... money well spent!

This is the website which helped me as well. It may help someone else in the same situation....

http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/06/the-care-and-feeding-of-your-tripod

Now, if only I could fix my washing machine! :rolleyes: That is a whole other story .....

ricktas
07-07-2013, 3:00pm
great work!

Mary Anne
07-07-2013, 4:09pm
Good on you Monika and :wd:

WhoDo
07-07-2013, 4:24pm
There is nothing like the feeling of pushing your boundaries and finding they're further away than you'd ever imagined! Well done, Monika. A whole new world of self-sufficiency awaits ... and just about at the right time, too, given your current circumstances. :wd:

Ms Monny
07-07-2013, 4:59pm
Thanks! :D Oh, I am so relieved!

The funny thing is, I was remembering helping my Dad clean his guns on the kitchen table, when I was young, and the fact that I am now cleaning my own 'shooting' gear at a kitchen table made me smile! :D

ROA44
07-07-2013, 5:02pm
Well done!!!!. Now you know why men work the way we do.

ameerat42
07-07-2013, 5:04pm
MM, isn't there a "Woo-hoo, I just cleaned out my new gear" thread?
:Dm.

Congo
07-07-2013, 5:38pm
Well Done Monika knew you would do it.:party7:

Cage
07-07-2013, 7:39pm
'onya Mon. :wd:

Now you have the gear to keep your 'pod spotless.

ROA44
07-07-2013, 7:55pm
I think I can, I think I can, I know I can, I know I can, I knew I could, I knew I could and I did YAH ME :lol: :lol: :lol:

agb
07-07-2013, 8:28pm
Great job and thanks for the timely post. Mine has been in sea water recently and a clean would be a good idea.

Ms Monny
07-07-2013, 8:53pm
:D :D :D Thanks everyone! :D :D :D

Mark L
07-07-2013, 9:25pm
Now, if only I could fix my washing machine! :rolleyes: That is a whole other story .....

Well, now that you've found the kitchen sink useful, time for hand washing.:confused013

Ms Monny
07-07-2013, 9:54pm
hahaha! My clothes washing machine, Mark....not the dishwasher! :p