
Michael1962
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- Birthday 08/01/1962
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Gender
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Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Interests
synthesizers (though I thinking of selling all of them to fund this hobby), photography (total amateur)
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Hi everyone, I am after recommendations on clear gloss varnish. If I go down to my local Bunnings, I can get clear gloss spray varnish, but the can states for wood. It does not mention any metal on the 'Suitable For' line. Is there anything that I should be looking for?
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So i'm just after pliers then. Got a good set of screwdrivers. Only thing is that they are magnetic which may not be the best idea. So a demagnetiser might be a good idea as well. Thanks @oldhippy
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Green is a relaxing colour. Have a look at most of the plants in the world.
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Hi @oldhippy. Would the pliers I am after be pointy nose or snub nose? When you say screwdrivers, are we talking about watchmaking screwdrivers?
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My thoughts exactly.
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The 'Made in West Germany' is definitely smaller. The font I have found is not the right one. It is real close, but the C is not correct. In the original the C is quite round. In the one I found the C is a bit squarer. To be honest, I doubt it will matter.
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Odd. Just saw a shop here in Geelong that sells ultrasonic cleaners and the manual (in Chinglish) says 'Not suitable for clock/watch mechanisms'.
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However, I can handle 5rd much better than the word 'texted'. That one makes my blood boil. It just isn't a word.
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Other than some spanners and sockets etc that I have in my garage, what other tools would I need? I wear multifocal glasses. Do you need a loupe to work on clock parts or can you get by with an OptiVisor for example? Or do I just go to our local chemist and buy some of the 3.5x reading glasses for about $10? I have also seen some of the other head worn magnifiers with some that let you piggyback lenses to increase the magnification that you get. Pliers. All of the pliers I own have serrations on the jaws. Marks brass way too easy. Do I need to buy pliers that are plain jawed? Br
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I did some searching. How does everyone think this font looks? http://www.fontsplace.com/square-721-extended-bt-free-font-download.html I expect that Hettich would have used the same font for the HETTICH parts as well as 'Made in Germany'? Now I just have to see if I can find it online in decals that I can use that are the right size.
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As I said when I did my apprenticeship, I knew two languages. English and seized bolt/nut language. I expect that seized bolt/nut is much the same as sproinging screw/spring from watchmaking?
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I just had to laugh at 5rd. How do these people think that some people will get sucked in by this when the English is so badly done?
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Apparently that's what I'll get if I answer an email that I received. I probably should, as according to them, it is the 5rd time they have tried to contact me. Aren't I slack.
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I had thought about Letraset, but was not sure if they were still around. Thanks for the reply.
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Ok. I need some assistance. As I have made you aware, I tried to 'fix' this clock after a leaking battery episode. I have managed to really mess things up. The first link in @watchweasol's post shows a clock with exactly the same dial as the clock that I have. Is anyone able to give me any ideas on how to go about repainting the dial? I can mask the hour markers and paint the dial the silver/grey, but then I am not sure how to go about the minute spots in between the hour indexes. The individual minutes are there in a slightly darker grey and circular. I have actually just thought of some