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Consuelo

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Hello to all,

I just joined this forum and I'm looking forward to learning and (hopefully) contributing. I am new to the world of watch repair... have long been interested and finally decided to do something about it. So, I've bought some tools and supplies and my first "project" watch is on its way to me. I live full time in my motor home and travel around the US... so space and weight are an issue for me as far as tools, etc., go. I have to take a somewhat "minimalist" approach.

Glad to be part of this group.

Regards,

Consuelo

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Welcome Consuelo! Luckily watchmaking doesn't require much space...it is in itself a "minimalistic" hobby....until you start wanting more tools and more watches both to fix and to have...a trailer comes to mind...one of those UHAUL things you can tow with your motor home....OK, you are not there yet and let's cross our fingers that you'll never get there! I warn you, there is no known medication for watchitis, a common bug among a lot of people in this site. :D

Cheers,

Bob

PS. Remember that if you spend money in cheap tools you will spend twice the money! I did that and ended up buying same again but quality stuff of which I'm now very satisfied I did. You, your hobby and your watches will thank you for it.

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Welcome Consuelo, I totally get the "minimalist" approach.  I don't live in an RV but my house is full. :(  My biggest complaint is trying to clean really dirty watches without equipment.  The Ultrasonic stuff seems promising but one still has to deal with cleaners.  Anyway, welcome and enjoy! 

 

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1 hour ago, Khronos said:

Welcome Consuelo, I totally get the "minimalist" approach.  I don't live in an RV but my house is full. :(  My biggest complaint is trying to clean really dirty watches without equipment.  The Ultrasonic stuff seems promising but one still has to deal with cleaners.  Anyway, welcome and enjoy! 

 

What have you been using to clean movements?  I've read that CRC Carb Cleaner works pretty well, if you can stand the smell. It's not as volatile as Naptha :) 

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Ahhhh;  the swap meets.  get there early and get all the good watches and guns.    cleaning :  start with deturgent soap and elbow grease.   the old carb. cleaners would etch the metal. that WAS good.  crc is o.k.,but smells.  in the mean time (finding the right chemical) :soap and alcohol, certain parts should NOT be soaked in alcohol.  there some good books on this subject.   cheers  vinn

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8 hours ago, szbalogh said:

Inspiration to "good watches and guns"  :)

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Uberti Colt 1860 and my recently renovated Genre Roskopf railway pocket watch.

Luckily here in Hungary one can have muzzleloaders without any licence :)

(Admin, please delete if violating forum laws)

 

My watch collection is slowly growing: 1960s Tissot Seastar 7 Mens, 1960s Roamer Anfibio Mens, and 1970s Ernest Borel Ladies - all in fine condition and running great. A non-woking Elgin pocket watch is on its way to me, for learning purposes. I will dissemble and clean, and hopefully get it running. 

I'm down to one gun: a Smith & Wesson .22 Single Shot Competition "Perfected Model" Pistol with custom mahogany grips. This model was used for years in U.S. Revolver Association matches and by American Olympic teams abroad. This is the third model arising from model 1891, and was adapted from the double-action .38 Perfected Model revolver. It's beautiful.

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3 hours ago, vinn3 said:

good show,  keep your  powder dry.  vin

If i would have some... We can have guns but no BP and caps :(

For shooting them one has to be a club member. With that one is allowed to shoot with an instructor "to prepare for the BP exam". We can only shoot at the range alone if we have the exam. I dont have yet the time and money for this but have tried it with an instructor :) It is really accurate. Once we adjusted the front sight and the powder weight (15 grains its half charge) for the 25m range i had 2 times a 10 and a 9 a row. 

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