Releasing my Grip

[Keltic Ice Man]

As the good folks on the Irc know I have for the last 2 weeks been trying to release my grip from my 350D.

It was only screwed on about a month ago, but try as i have I can't get it to shift.

Any thoughts of how to get it to come off.

(I've already had the "hit it with a hammer", and blow torch suggestions on IRC)

Thanks

Allan

 

[Messiah Khan]

Maybe try putting it in the freezer and hope the metal shrinks slightly?

 

[foodpoison]

If it were me, I'd try getting a screwdriver into one of the ridges and actually hammering it undone!

The freezer option, however, might be better.

Would it do anything to the camera MK?

 

[Uneducated_Rick]

My 350D gip stuck too, but my 30D is fine.

Ive tried everything I could think of that wouldn't damage the camera in anyway. I'm just planning on leaving it on forever

 

[gazedd]

I used a screwdriver any hammer abdvtapped mine loose.

 

[Messiah Khan]

Would it do anything to the camera MK?

*shrug* Don't blame me if it breaks it.

 

[inaneredstripe]

tried mine out of curiosity. came of no probs.
daft question.
but you are screwing the right way arent you.?

 

[Keltic Ice Man]

can i ask the silly question then, which way is the correct way to release it.

If my camera was upside down with the lens away from my body is it clockwise or anti?

 

[inaneredstripe]

anti clockwise to unscrew.. right hand thread.viewed form underneath.

 

[dfrear]

If it were me, I'd try getting a screwdriver into one of the ridges and actually hammering it undone!

The freezer option, however, might be better.

Would it do anything to the camera MK?

This is how I did on a 400D - sounds drastic but if you do it carefully you should just get away with losing a tiny bit of plastic off the ridges

 

[Galaxy66]

I am very careful not to tighten anything too much, especially filters for that very reason.

Some of you lot must be too heavy handed

 

[foodpoison]

Thing is, you gotta think really carefully which way to loosen it before you attempt it, since you could just make it worse!

 

[foodpoison]

*shrug* Don't blame me if it breaks it.

 

[Harvey_nikon]

just remember this "Lefty Loosy Righty Tighty"

As for suggestions, try a small amount of wd40 or lubricating oil, only a very small amount can sometimes help.

Other than that try to find a place that sells those cheap JML products, pretty certain I have recently seen them advertising drill bits designed to remove screws with bad heads etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8MLlxg321A

 

[PsiFox]

just remember this "Lefty Loosy Righty Tighty"

As for suggestions, try a small amount of wd40 or lubricating oil, only a very small amount can sometimes help.

Other than that try to find a place that sells those cheap JML products, pretty certain I have recently seen them advertising drill bits designed to remove screws with bad heads etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8MLlxg321A

I don't think he wants to do that

 

[andyred]

Have you tried using a small peice of rubber to aid grip (sorry no pun intended ) of the fixing screw to give you more purchase :shrug:

Good luck and I hope you manage to remove it

 

[Keltic Ice Man]

Thanks for the suggestions. So later this week I will get a friend, who has more strength in their hands than me to try it, and if that doesnt work i'll get them to try a rubber glove.

I'll let you all know

 

[Keltic Ice Man]

YIPPEE!!!

So what I did was put my nifty fifty lens on, as it is the smallest and lightest that I have, then got a broad flat bladed screw driver and put this in one of the cogs, then gave it a gentle tap with the middle of a pair of pliers.

and jobs a good one.

Thank you all, and even Jimmy Lemon that mentioned this on IRC weeks ago, but I was in too much agony to try it.