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jsducote
路Cape Cod cloth for incoming Reverso with a few minor blemishes.
What Did you Buy Recently, Watch Related But Not A Watch?
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Dan S
路Small trove of books and ephemera, including some brand histories, a couple of promotional booklets from the 50s (including one with overlaying transparent pages illustrating an auto-winding movement), and a giant book on wristwatches that is very disorganized, but has a huge collection of photos from vintage advertising and catalogs.
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Bruce235
路A salesman sample chest of drawers to convert to a watch box...
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OneTwo
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Bruce235
路Very nice! Reminds me of when I fell down one of those wonderful internet rabbit holes just by watching Revolution Watch's YT video with OF's very own @Spacefruit. All because I focused on the drawer/storage that was used to store some of the Speedmasters. Looked to be a modified old Letterpress typeface drawer, I could be mistaken, but either way I thought it was a wonderful way to store the watches. Who knows though, maybe one day there will be a PM in my inbox enlightening me to the storage setup 馃槈, but for now congrats on your new-to-you chest of drawers and looking forward to seeing it finished as a watch box.
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OneTwo
路Ok, I had better do a good job then馃憤. Planning to line with velvet material, perhaps some dividers and some holders too.
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Aroxx
路Something I should have done long ago. Tired of cheap tips breaking after a few uses.
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JPE.88305
路It's just a hat, but I won it at a watch event and thought the lunar surface liner was cool.
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Zman4eva
路I'm easing my way into watchmaking. Just replaced the battery on my Bulova.
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S.H.
路A GF bracelet in good shape :
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sokard
路A beautiful watch box....
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Zman4eva
路New Omega-style alligator strap from Etsy.
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sheepdoll
路Another thing that arrived today. A bunch of cheap chrono pushers for some experiments using the laser cutter to make acrylic movenent holders.
Now I need to figure out if they use a common thread.
Now I need to figure out if they use a common thread.
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Archer
路路Omega Qualified WatchmakerBack in August, my pressure testing machine stopped working...needed a new sensor assembly:
Old one removed:
New one installed:
So after that $600+ bill, the machine was working fine. That is until my compressor decided it would no longer compress, so new compressor just arrived:
Broken gauge lens...
On with the set-up. Install filter on the exhaust:
Drain line:
Fill with oil:
Install the filter/regulator:
Fire it up!
So, been an expensive couple of months for pressure testing here...
Old one removed:
New one installed:
So after that $600+ bill, the machine was working fine. That is until my compressor decided it would no longer compress, so new compressor just arrived:
Broken gauge lens...
On with the set-up. Install filter on the exhaust:
Drain line:
Fill with oil:
Install the filter/regulator:
Fire it up!
So, been an expensive couple of months for pressure testing here...
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dsio
路路Ash @ 惟FBack in August, my pressure testing machine stopped working...needed a new sensor assembly:
Old one removed:
New one installed:
So after that $600+ bill, the machine was working fine. That is until my compressor decided it would no longer compress, so new compressor just arrived:
Broken gauge lens...
On with the set-up. Install filter on the exhaust:
Drain line:
Fill with oil:
Install the filter/regulator:
Fire it up!
So, been an expensive couple of months for pressure testing here...
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sheepdoll
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Yeah, I am re using photos. I got one of the Tanner Morehouse dial storage containers. I see these used on you tube videos.
I also have been cutting more rings on the CO2 laser. Hopefully I can figure out the fiber laser this week. That might be a way I could make some dies for dial painting using the old postscript program. Supposedly the fiber laser can ablate metal. The results a member was working a few weeks back with etching flex pcb was not too productive. It takes a lot of passes for the fiber laser to ablate copper.
I also brought back a small laser engraver I got at eWaste that I left in the makerspace months ago. I used a similar one to engrave pipe organ stop tabs.
I also left the "Not a watch" in the photograph." For 17 + S&H bucks on Shop Goodwill, this has been surprisingly useful. I got some others which eventually I want to see if I can put a mechanical movement into.
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