Long story short, I believe I've screwed up part of my Graflex 2.0 kit. Somehow my bottom half piece (where you attack the grips to the outside) has become jammed halfway up the threading on the inner core. It's lose to move a few millimeters, but ultimately is stuck in there. I'm gonna assume the threading has become stuffed at some point, even though I'm certain I never forced it on at any point. I've not tried any lube or anything because I didn't even know that was a thing until about 20 minutes ago.
At this point, I'm considering replacement parts, I just dont know if that's even possible given how the kits are sold. I know you can buy a 1" blade holder for the kit, which could replace the 7/8" core it comes with (however I'd rather keep the 7/8" holder so my bunny ears don't look stupid with a blade in that is larger than they are build to hold), but either way, the lower half will still need replacing too. And since both parts of essential to the build, it's not like ESB or ANH exclusive parts that people would be selling off left, right and center.
It's worth noting I have no purchased electronics or anything coming for this kit. Right now the kit is all I have. I'm still planning the internals, so I'm not stuck having to work with specific internal components in mind. Any solution would be great, as long as I can either safely separate the 2 pieces and keep working normally, or replace them without buying a whole new kit.
I'm in a real pickle here and a little stressed out. This kit set me back close to $400aud, which is a lot of money for me. Shipping alone cost me $70-$80 to get it from the US to Australia. I can't afford to simply buy another whole kit just to get 2 pieces. I don't know what I should do here.
At this point, I'm considering replacement parts, I just dont know if that's even possible given how the kits are sold. I know you can buy a 1" blade holder for the kit, which could replace the 7/8" core it comes with (however I'd rather keep the 7/8" holder so my bunny ears don't look stupid with a blade in that is larger than they are build to hold), but either way, the lower half will still need replacing too. And since both parts of essential to the build, it's not like ESB or ANH exclusive parts that people would be selling off left, right and center.
It's worth noting I have no purchased electronics or anything coming for this kit. Right now the kit is all I have. I'm still planning the internals, so I'm not stuck having to work with specific internal components in mind. Any solution would be great, as long as I can either safely separate the 2 pieces and keep working normally, or replace them without buying a whole new kit.
I'm in a real pickle here and a little stressed out. This kit set me back close to $400aud, which is a lot of money for me. Shipping alone cost me $70-$80 to get it from the US to Australia. I can't afford to simply buy another whole kit just to get 2 pieces. I don't know what I should do here.
