Omega Speedsonic 1255 - re-assembly problem
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By SwissSeiko · Posted
If you also bought the cheap case tube press, and had it work only a few times before it broke, I also had that issue. I attempted to laser weld it, but that didnt hold long. Then I tried to epoxy a sleeve on the failed end, after I milled it out. That also failed. On the other side of the device however, there is a lot of stock and a hole for the plastic die to press into. So I turned a piece of tool steel to fit the hole, left a collar on it to distribute the force, and bored a hole to fit the pushers. Now it's a machine worth $60 Here's the side of the failure And here is the fix -
By SwissSeiko · Posted
Looking good! It's very nearly there. You'll have it finished before you know it -
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By rob1crazydude · Posted
my wife picked up this Wakmann at a yard sale for a DOLLAR! then brought it to me and asked if i wanted it!!! i ordered from Gleeve , pushers, crystal,gaskets and cleaned it up spme,, waer it everyday now i need a return to zero part cant remember the nuber right now thats why its not zero'd -
So I managed to straighten the pivot by holding the pinion in a pin vice and slowly rolling the pivot on hard metal surface while pushing on the side opposite the bend with tweezers. Just like in the video Mark posted earlier. I didn’t heat it but, if I need to do it again I will as it does make sense to do that I think. My backup was to order a new wheel but repovoting sounds interesting. It looks a bit out of my league at the moment though as I don’t have a lathe or the skill to use it! I’ll try leaving the canon pinion on longer for some added protection; it’s usually the first thing I take off. I would want it removed before taking off the train bridge though I guess. In this case though I think the solution is that I need to be more careful when dealing with the extended fourth wheel pivot!
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