starman wrote:

- - Bill - - wrote:


So, you can replace them now or later. I enjoy replacing caps, and I
restuff the paper ones, and I really don't mind doing so. Might as well
unless you're in it for a business where your time equals money.


Where can one learn about the art of 'restuffing' paper caps'? I saved
all the old ones from recapping my SX-100. Maybe I'll restuff them some
day.

It isn't hard, use a heat gun to soften up the old wax, then with pliers
pull the old cap out of the tube by the lead (hold the hot tube with a
shop towel). If the lead comes off without pulling out the insides, you
can use something like a piece of dowel rod to push the insides out. Put
the new cap in the tube and use hot glue to seal it up. You can get
colored glue sticks that will look much like the old wax.