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Finally got this machine finished Taller jars to allow spin drying and a new neater box for the electrics. Not included a drying option yet, any suggestions 🤔 -
By Neverenoughwatches · Posted
The odd time that i have slotted a screw head, was using a 15mm 0.2mm diamond disk. Gently hammered the screw into a 6mm timber rod, then fed that into the cutting disk. The timber helps to stabilise and keep the disk on track with the screw centre. -
Still valid, could you please post a picture of your plate? If I cut a slot with a saw by hand, I hold the pinvice with screw clamped in a vice. Then start cutting at the edge, holding the saw tilted 45°. This provides a starting point, from there you can align to the exact middle and proceed cutting. Frank -
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Hi everyone!! It's been a while since my last post... and since the last time I found time for my favourite hobby. Finally, I'm back on the bench -- and with something very special. So, I have this amazing Rolex Explorer 1016 (from 1969) on my desk. I had already noticed before disassembly that there was a tiny dent in the lume in the "Mercedes" hour hand. And, of course, when taking the hands off, it broke. It's just a TINY hole, but with the black dial, it is noticeable. I definitely don't want to remove the original and beautifully aged Tritium lume (which matches the dial and other hands). But is it feasible to just fill the tiny hole? Or does the application of lacquer/UV-glue likely risk damaging or discolouring the old lume? I was thinking of using coloured chalk as suggested by @nickelsilver, mixed with lacquer or UV-glue. Sorry, picture isn't great. I can add a better one later. -
Nev‘s advice would be my first idea, too (or even changing the whole overcoil, as the straight sector is too short). However the coil is already almost straight there, more straightening hardly advisable. But assuming the up-bend (the „knee“) is at the red arrow and realizing that the gap between coils is too wide there, I would first bend at the yellow arrow, the other end of Nev‘s yellow line. It not yet enough, go to Nev‘s end of the yellow line. Frank
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