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When out with my good lady I spotted this:-

 

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£2.99 with lockable lid designed to prevent egress of noxious smells !

 

Struck me that there was another use !!!

 

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Well i was meaning to get a dust cover anyway :cool: Works for me !

 

NB Other products from other suppliers may work just as well :D

 

Cheers,

 

Vic

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Hello Urger and OldHippy,

 

Mainspring winders were a bargain ! I have always soldiered along putting them in by hand though a carriage clock spring I replaced was - interesting ! Could be a bit cutting if unlucky.

 

The glasses are a good substitute as well - could get some cheap and Dremel off the most part of the stem - I am the sort of person that would catch it with my wrist and spend ages picking up the bits though  :pulling-hair-out:  - will stick with plastic for now :thumbsu:

Cheers,

 

Vic

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Well, guys, a cool onion storage pod, nice wine cups...who said we couldn't start a party with our own tools! We just need the wine and snacks! I love all those solutions, the dentist's one give me the shivers, never liked dentists  :)  Disclaimer: (not talking about the persons but the occupation)! :D

 

I wonder how many other inexpensive, everyday items we could use. Things that work well and give us as much pride and satisfaction!

 

Great going guys, keep them coming!

 

Cheers,

 

Bob

 

I use this "stackable pill boxes" to store parts and movements but I suppose it is a no brainer! Sold in pharmacies everywhere.

 

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In the background a modification to have my Bergeon lube cups...

 

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In the north east we have a tendency to call swedes - turnips. I wonder if the Victorians meant turnip. It's a matter of size I suppose, I know that as a child we never heard of pumpkins and hollowed out a swede and put a candle in it. Never seen a pocket watch with a candle in it though. (:-))

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Vic

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vich - a candle in a pocket watch is the old fashioned way they did lume. it wasn't very bright and the wax made a mess. lol

 

bobm - ive gotta use those stackable pill boxes. i have been looking for a while for something to use for spare parts and movements.

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When out with my good lady I spotted this:-

 

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:thumbsu:

 

£2.99 with lockable lid designed to prevent egress of noxious smells !

 

Struck me that there was another use !!!

 

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Well i was meaning to get a dust cover anyway :cool: Works for me !

 

NB Other products from other suppliers may work just as well :D

 

Cheers,

 

Vic

Billiant :D

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looks good to me !

 

Pancake day - we had nutella and sliced banana rolled up in the pancake - hardly surprising that my circumference is increasing but at least now I will keep the jar instead of recycling it :thumbsu:

 

Cheers,

 

Vic

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ive gotta use those stackable pill boxes. i have been looking for a while for something to use for spare parts and movements

Walgreens and CVS  (former Eckerd's) as well as other pharmacies carry them (usually in 2 different diameters) in the "pills" splitting tool section. Some sell them at better prices than others. I did use the larger ones for complete movements!

 

Cheers,

 

Bob

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"Bonne Maman" jam pots

Also used for cleaning movements in the ultrasonic, storing parts, tools.... The lids are also very convenient because they have a high lip all around, and the plastic coating inside keeps the parts from bouncing around.

We eat one of those pots every week, so I have a few spares :) And I make scented candles for my other half when I run out of space for them :)

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Being dragged around our local Range store by the wife I spotted these at £1.99 each there a bit of a bargain :D

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I will remove the smelly rose but can't make my mind up should i leave the bow on Its sooooo pretty.

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2 hours ago, Cad101 said:

Being dragged around our local Range store by the wife I spotted these at £1.99 each there a bit of a bargain :D

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I will remove the smelly rose but can't make my mind up should i leave the bow on Its sooooo pretty.

Release the bows sir!

 

JC

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I've used these type of watercolour pallette, especially with chronos where i want to keep the screws with their components.

Also useful for watches which I don't come across often enough.

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Easily sourced at the art-shop... lower end ones of course.

Anil

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