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Good Morning from Texas...it is only 84 degrees F!!  Cooler than it was during the Cretaceous Period.

I thought I would share some of the 3D printed tools I use regularly.

First up is my balance tack addons.  The 3D printed elements provide support for the balance wheel.

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 Next up is a basket holder for the L&R watch cleaning machine. 

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Some people like the round carousel for holding screwdrivers.  Not me.  Though not very visible, I have labeled the positions by color code!!

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Ahhh, gotta have a place for my Elgin M-56b.  The other five bottles are in a drawer!!

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These are various custom die for my BB Crystal Press--very handy.  I have the main set of BB aluminum die, but seldom use them.

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When I teardown a watch, I place the parts in this tray.  Each plate/bridge is placed with its associated screws.  I do not run screws through the cleaner (unless there is an obvious need), so I will know which screws go with which plate/bridge.

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Here is one of MANY custom movement holders.

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While typing, the temp increased to 86 degrees.  Yee Hawww!!

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On 7/22/2023 at 8:55 AM, LittleWatchShop said:

These are various custom die for my BB Crystal Press--very handy.  I have the main set of BB aluminum die, but seldom use them.

Are those just printed with with plain old PLA or did you make them with nylon filament? If they're PLA, how are they holding up for you? I would have guessed it would be too brittle.

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7 hours ago, mbwatch said:

Are those just printed with with plain old PLA or did you make them with nylon filament? If they're PLA, how are they holding up for you? I would have guessed it would be too brittle.

PLA. Not brittle. Holding up fine

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I spent the grand total of $4 on some cheap tools via Jaycar here in Australia. The little set consisted of a Jaxx type case opener, a pair of tweezers which surprisingly work a lot better than you would expect, a blue rubber blower and I'm positive there was something else, but I just can't remember what it was. Anyway, I bought it all for the blower which works fine. Can't go wrong for $4.

Anyway as a project for myself, I drew up a holder for the opener and all the bits and then printed it in PLA on my 3d printer. If you look carefully, you can see the blower in the background.

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And please forgive the mess. Work in progress.

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13 hours ago, Michael1962 said:

spent the grand total of $4 on some cheap tools via Jaycar here in Australia. The little set consisted of a Jaxx type case opener, a pair of tweezers which surprisingly work a lot better than you would expec

This setup makes your cheap case opener look like real legit business.

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