eric ramahatra Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 hi I have my side to side adjustment knob very hard to turn. It's not like the forward/backward one wich is very easy once unlocked. It's soo hard so i now have some hurt on my two fingers. May be there is a way to get his knob more "fluid" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Robert Starling SOC Posted January 8, 2008 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I have my side to side adjustment knob very hard to turn. It's not like the forward/backward one wich is very easy once unlocked.It's soo hard so i now have some hurt on my two fingers. Eric, it should not be any more difficult to turn than the fore and aft adjustment. Contact Tiffen; they been very responsive to what few service requests I've had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Peter Abraham Posted January 8, 2008 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Hi Eric, Agreed. The side to side knob should not be hard to turn at all. Please send me a digital photo of the stage, especially the underside of it. Perhaps I can help you work out a way to get it moving smoothly again. Best to you, Peter Abraham The Tiffen Company pabraham@tiffen.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey184 Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Marty here, Loosen the two button head socket screws located on the stage top. I believe it is a 1/8 hex, loosen these screws and re-torque them gradually while checking the cross shaft to see if it gets tight. If this does'nt do it there is two set screws located in the dovetail which these button head are screwed in to. Carefully back these of 1/16 of a turn and tighten button heads making sure there is no play in the dovetail plate. If you need more help just call us. Marty Joseph Tiffen Co 818 843-4600 Ex 20 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Eric Fletcher S.O.C. Posted January 11, 2008 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Marty here, Loosen the two button head socket screws located on the stage top. I believe it is a 1/8 hex, loosen these screws and re-torque them gradually while checking the cross shaft to see if it gets tight. If this does'nt do it there is two set screws located in the dovetail which these button head are screwed in to. Carefully back these of 1/16 of a turn and tighten button heads making sure there is no play in the dovetail plate. If you need more help just call us. Marty Joseph Tiffen Co 818 843-4600 Ex 20 Marty, You should know better. We use our real names as our screen names, just look around. Please change it or by forum policy I have to delete your post's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric ramahatra Posted January 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Marty here, Loosen the two button head socket screws located on the stage top. I believe it is a 1/8 hex, loosen these screws and re-torque them gradually while checking the cross shaft to see if it gets tight. If this does'nt do it there is two set screws located in the dovetail which these button head are screwed in to. Carefully back these of 1/16 of a turn and tighten button heads making sure there is no play in the dovetail plate. If you need more help just call us. Marty Joseph Tiffen Co 818 843-4600 Ex 20 hi Marty, i followed exactly what you said and it's working great ! i had to do it few times because i turned the small screws too much "inner" and i had a lot of play. So adjusting those small screws the right place made everything ok. My side to side knob is smooth now. Thanks everyone. God, i had sometimes to use some tissue to turn it to avoid hurting my fingers ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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