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[RSG]

I like leather as well but my dad likes steel bracelets and since it's for him.... I'm not going with number for the dial, but rather thin chevrons. I...

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🤦♂️ LOL...

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Sure! Here it is, and as mentioned the finish isn't done yet. The front crystal is Sapphire and the rear glass is just mineral. Both are glued in with...

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LOL, wait a minute....weren't you the guy the started this thread saying it wasn't possible for the home shop guys? So it turns out some "home shops"...

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Yes! As far as I can take it for now anyway. I have yet to laser engrave some info and final polish it though. Hopefully in a week or so....

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More fixtures.....and starting the bracelet links.





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Nicely done BCRider! Well made tool that will give you years of good service! Thanks for sharing!...

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Agreed! It paid off for me once on a living room set! The place said "use our free credit plan" and don't pay for a year, no interest! I said...

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Bracelet link pins are made. Lots of fun drilling/threading 80 holes 0-80! But their done...I need to make three more fixtures for the bracelet links...

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Well done Sid! Love the attention to detail!

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Keep that up and soon you'll putting CNC to shame 😁 It's nice to have the tools to make things easier isn't it!...

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Nice machine! They sure have made technical advances over the years.......

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Thanks BCRider,

The bottom bracket is machined aluminum mounted to the bottom of the slide. This caliper came from Mit this way (without...

[RSG]

Unfortunately you won't be able to use it on stainless. You'll need a Fiber laser, mine is a CloudRay 30Watt Fiber laser....

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I have my own 30 watt fiber laser. I recently bought a 70mm lens so I can cut really tiny text and so on.

What type of laser do you have...

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Nice job!

I agree they come in handy! I've had mine for years. I find it handy for doing inside compound cuts to a blind stop. A lot of...

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Same as the others mention with a bent stem you don't know just how abused the DTI has been, even that Mit looks rough! I definitely wouldn't go high...

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Correct! I set the fixture up so the face of the lugs (back of watch) were perpendicular to the table, and using my rotab I clocked the part 9 deg with...

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No, they are drilled only on the insides of the lugs as shown below





Yes the movement can be seen from the back...

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Hi EddyCurr!

Thanks for the thoughts.

The broken drill actually fell out so that's not an issue. The spot drilled holes are...