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PostPosted: 19:08 - 06 Apr 2023    Post subject: and now for something completely different... Reply with quote

not bikes but watches.

my bronze cased Chinesium watch which im quite fond of has a problem.
one of the holes for the strap pin is either not quite wide enough or not quite deep enough.
after the pin popping out under pressure a few times, there is now a slight channel etched into the bronze. the pin wont stay seated for very long now.
is there an easy way to drill the hole out slightly?
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PostPosted: 20:20 - 06 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tiny drill bit in a pin vice? Might land up at a slight angle though.
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PostPosted: 23:11 - 06 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's at the wrong time too mate.
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PostPosted: 23:50 - 06 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Before you go hacking the watch case around, buy a new spring bar - your local jeweller might have them or you can buy them on eBay or Amazon. They do lose tension and distort over time and a new one will probably put things right. Thumbs Up

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p3519243.m570.l1311&_nkw=watch+spring+bars&_sacat=0

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=watch+spring+bars&crid=JLCJWR0BTV04&sprefix=watch+spring%2Caps%2C174&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_3_12
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PostPosted: 06:47 - 07 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was just about to say, it's likely the spring bar that's the issue rather than the case - albeit that hole does look a bit like a Newcastle Lass being passed around a stag do in Benidorm.

Spring bars come in different thicknesses as well as widths. That's a Helmdallr isn't it? 20mm lug width? I might have some spare bars around here somewhere.
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PostPosted: 12:49 - 07 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Islander wrote:
Before you go hacking the watch case around, buy a new spring bar - your local jeweller might have them or you can buy them on eBay or Amazon. They do lose tension and distort over time and a new one will probably put things right. Thumbs Up

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p3519243.m570.l1311&_nkw=watch+spring+bars&_sacat=0

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=watch+spring+bars&crid=JLCJWR0BTV04&sprefix=watch+spring%2Caps%2C174&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_3_12


Two (2) new spring bars.

Both have been under the same type of 'weathering'.

Just sayin'.

And since you're into Watches.....

https://youtu.be/syPHe5by_YA
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PostPosted: 17:01 - 07 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

See if your dentist can drill it out a little. He is an expert at drilling out stuff with a macroscopic drill. Wink
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PostPosted: 17:16 - 07 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

jeffyjeff wrote:
See if your dentist can drill it out a little. He is an expert at drilling out stuff with a macroscopic drill. Wink


Point of syntax. Macroscopic means really big. A macroscopic drill would be something like a jack-hammer.
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PostPosted: 18:02 - 07 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

have tried new spring bars, including genuine Casio. watch is a SKX007 homage. they just ping off under any kind of pressure now Sad

watch is no longer wearable if i cant drill the hole out a bit.
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PostPosted: 19:07 - 07 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

to v or not to v wrote:
have tried new spring bars, including genuine Casio. watch is a SKX007 homage. they just ping off under any kind of pressure now Sad

watch is no longer wearable if i cant drill the hole out a bit.


Take it to local watchmaker. They will have tools to fix that.
It is not an uncommon problem.
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PostPosted: 22:27 - 07 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

stinkwheel wrote:
Point of syntax. Macroscopic means really big. A macroscopic drill would be something like a jack-hammer.

No shit? Then why do I use the macro lense on my camera to take close-up photos of small subjects like flowers and stuff?
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PostPosted: 07:24 - 08 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

stinkwheel wrote:
jeffyjeff wrote:
See if your dentist can drill it out a little. He is an expert at drilling out stuff with a macroscopic drill. Wink


Point of syntax. Macroscopic means really big. A macroscopic drill would be something like a jack-hammer.


Nope. It just means visible to the the naked eye.
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PostPosted: 08:49 - 08 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

jeffyjeff wrote:
stinkwheel wrote:
Point of syntax. Macroscopic means really big. A macroscopic drill would be something like a jack-hammer.

No shit? Then why do I use the macro lense on my camera to take close-up photos of small subjects like flowers and stuff?


Ehm.... coz u is ghey?
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PostPosted: 09:22 - 08 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Macroscopic is literally the opposite of microscopic.

Macro lenses make things look big because they are very close, not necessarily because they are magnifying it. They can be wide angle or telephoto. Most of them are actually pretty wide angle.
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