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I would use some binding wire around the part before heating it. It protects the steel from being burned. I know that sounds strange, as you're going to heat it with a blowtorch, but if a part is thin and delicate the steel can literally burn away before your eyes, which isn't funny if you've put hours into the job. I bought some tools steel from Cousins a few years ago which turned out not to be tool steel, because it couldn't be hardened or tempered. I wasn't impressed, as I had spent two hours making the part for it to be useless. -
By watchweasol · Posted
Hi that’s what was meant by animal glue “ a glue made from animal products”. Ie bone , skin and other animal residues. There was a place at Huntington YORK who used to boil down the ingredients. It stunk. We used it in pellet form in a sort of Bain Marie on a gas ring it was very good, didn’t think it was around any more with the modern glues, -
It's back to the drawing board I'm afraid. As pointed out, the Rodico trick is so fiddly and my pin vice jaws don't close in union. I tried but the screw is so small it's hard to grip the screw in the Rodico without it moving all over the place while trying to get it in the vice. I started to shake too much so gave up before the screw flew off somewhere never to be found again. I'm now thinking that maybe I could bond the screw on the end of a bit of peg wood and then dissolve the adhesive afterward. I just had another thought🤔 I have some really small PCB drill bits maybe I could drill a small hole in peg wood and push the screw in, as stated I only need to get the screw started. Another idea 🤣 Magnetize the screwdriver to hold the screw 🤔 -
Yeah there is a spring under there. Hopefully now I can source a screw for the click and the bridges! Thanks for your help! -
By rjenkinsgb · Posted
Definitely worthwhile, if you are working with old watches - just be sure it's an actual Geiger counter, not one of the vast range of scam/fake "Radiation detectors" on ebay & amazon etc. that detect RF or static electricity... In the mean time, I'd put the dial and hands in zip bags & wipe down the work area with a damp cloth to pick up any dust, then discard the cloth. The emitted radiation from radium lume is not normally harmful - but inhaling or ingesting a single particle of the material can cause serious long term harm, so do take care with it.
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