Had a shutter curtain spring launch across my shop in Boise last Thursday

I was replacing the shutter curtain on a Nikon F2 and that tiny little spring took off like a rocket when I slipped with my tweezers. Ended up finding it stuck to the side of a magnet I use for holding screws, after I'd already ordered a replacement set online. Anybody got a trick for keeping those springs from launching in the first place?

2 comments

2 Comments

kai6571mo ago

Wrap a clear plastic bag around the area before you even touch that spring.

shane7511mo ago

Wait, you've actually done that before?