M3 problem

[merciful]

My M3's spool isn't releasing the film at the end of the rewind. Any ideas?

[jdos2]

Twist harder? Take out the film with the take-up spool? Bend with pliers the clip that holds the film on the take-up spool so it's easier to pull out when you reach the end of the roll?

Mine is a bit stubborn, and if I pull it hard enough with the rewind knob, it WILL let go.

JD

[merciful]

Thanks. I've been thinking a little bit of the ol' Leatherman pliers thing. Mine was always a trifle stubborn, but now it just turns and turns, but won't let go.

[jdos2]

Really? It sounds like the film is disconnecting in the supply can- does it NEVER increase in resistance? That post is pretty much directly connected though- no clutch, if I remember right. If something let go, the weak point would be the film...

[merciful]

Yeah, it looks direct to me, too. At the point when I'm accustomed to the tension increasing (preparing for the finger-hurting final twists), it just feels like it's slipping.