red restoration

you maybe made this experience:



and the Curta is full of this brown dirt...



I did...

So I replaced all the rubber things with red wool felt and the dry white (also brown) o-ring
with a fresh red silicone o-ring (ebay 10 pcs for about US$ 7.00)










That's it - and my Curta feels like new born!




PS: the o-rings are from here:
Curta Type I: http://www.ebay.com/itm/230988836393
Curta Type II: http://www.ebay.com/itm/230918760897

Looks very nice mate!

murff wrote:

red restoration you maybe made this experience: and the Curta is full of this brown dirt... I did... So I replaced all the rubber things with red wool felt and the dry white (also brown) o-ring with a fresh red silicone o-ring (ebay 10 pcs for about US$ 7.00) That's it - and my Curta feels like new born! PS: the o-rings are from here: Curta Type I: http://www.ebay.com/itm/230988836393 Curta Type II: http://www.ebay.com/itm/230918760897

I would like to replace my small and large pads with closed cell foam rubber, what did you use to cut the circles so neatly? I have spend hours looking for a punch or cutter without much success.

hi

here is the tool:



No idea how to name it in english (nor in german...) - kind of a drawing compass(?) with a blade

something like that:

ebay

murff wrote:

hi here is the tool: No idea how to name it in english (nor in german...) - kind of a drawing compass(?) with a blade

Thanks, much appreciated.

We have a very clever name for it in English -- a circle cutter.

http://www.amazon.com/9911-CMP-1-Compass-Circle-Cutter/dp/B000BK7NWC/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1432781474&sr=8-10&keywords=circle+fabric+cutter