Second Light

I mentioned a couple of days ago that I had sort of iatrogenically created a problem with my Weston Master V light meter in curing an existing issue. I also mentioned that I'd spent some time fettling a small pin to act as the by then lost pawl for the film speed ring of the exposure calculator that forms the bulk of the front of the device. Since then, I've discovered that, as is so often the case, I was missing the point, having made assumptions as to how the thing worked. Turns out that the 'round' pin was no such thing, and whatever replacement for it I came up with had to be a thin blade of an affair. This I've fabricated from a piece of brass strip from an old mains socket, again cutting and filing down a piece I could barely see properly, let alone hold securely: I had to make a pair of vise-jaw extensions from a couple of hinges, so that I could grip such a tiny piece of work in my frankly too-butch-for-the-job metal vise. Much perseverance and a lot of swearing later, I arrived late this afternoon at the above. I grant you it ain't pretty, and I won't know how successful the repair has been until the small blob of epoxy that you can see - which holds a small spring 'stirrup' [culled from an old piece of GPO telephony] in place - is well cured. The soldering of the minuscule sliver of brass to the main spring was a complete pain even using extra flux, so it's a bit on the crude side, but there you go. I'll keep you posted on the outcome...