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Post by Groundhog66 on Nov 4, 2014 14:20:48 GMT -8
The winner is Micah (mwbuss8), please PM me your shipping details.Thanks to hal0eight's generosity, it's time for a giveaway. Up for grabs, will be a set of his movement awesome holders. The rules will be simple, just post ONCE in the thread, and the winner will be chosen via online random number generator (at some point in the future). Minimum 50 posts to be eligible, I will cover shipping worldwide. The specs are as follows... S-501 is the repro S-501 tool for 6139/6138 handsetting. 6170 is for the 61xx/63xx/70xx/7S/4R/6R series movements (this is two sided as the 61/63 movements have a different size on the dial/movement side). 4006 is for the 4005/4006. The S501 holder, even has the Wrist Sushi logo on it!
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Post by sweffymo on Nov 4, 2014 14:30:33 GMT -8
Since when has an RNG ever picked #1? Here's hoping it does this time.
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Post by seikola on Nov 4, 2014 14:42:54 GMT -8
I'm in
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cd_god
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Post by cd_god on Nov 4, 2014 14:52:16 GMT -8
I'm in
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dasher
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Post by dasher on Nov 4, 2014 15:00:56 GMT -8
Cool! Thank you hal0eight!!!
Dan
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tritto
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Post by tritto on Nov 4, 2014 15:14:30 GMT -8
That's a great offer. Thanks Halo.
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Post by timewatcher on Nov 4, 2014 15:17:15 GMT -8
I'm in! Thanks.
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Post by thianwong on Nov 4, 2014 15:17:27 GMT -8
cool..done with a 3D printer? haha..cheers!
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Post by SeikoPsycho on Nov 4, 2014 15:20:36 GMT -8
I'm in like Flinn...........Thanks Adrian!
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Post by baylenkm on Nov 4, 2014 15:24:45 GMT -8
:winner:
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Post by igniferroque on Nov 4, 2014 15:31:31 GMT -8
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Post by bobbymike on Nov 4, 2014 15:51:59 GMT -8
I'm jumping in just to say, "Very cool!"
Please don't put me in the giveaway, they are super looking, but would be wasted on me.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2014 15:53:33 GMT -8
I've used hal0eight's S-501 tool before and its excellent. Thanks hal0eight and Wrist Sushi I'm in!
EDIT: Updated here as I didn't want to put my name down twice!
I have a genuine S-501 Seiko tool that arrived the other day. It was cheap so I had to buy it but being totally honest I prefer using Adrian's 3D printed tool. It holds the movement tighter and is nice and gentle on the movements plates plus the jewel supports work perfectly when your putting on the hands.
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sdoocms
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Carl
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Post by sdoocms on Nov 4, 2014 15:53:58 GMT -8
I am in.
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scubarob99
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Post by scubarob99 on Nov 4, 2014 16:04:00 GMT -8
Yes please!
Rob
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cobrajet25
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Post by cobrajet25 on Nov 4, 2014 19:55:52 GMT -8
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Post by lordflagpolecrabtree on Nov 4, 2014 23:13:44 GMT -8
Yes please, count me in. 7dfe79adc2f0
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Adrian-VTA
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Post by Adrian-VTA on Nov 5, 2014 0:10:05 GMT -8
Thanks guys!
They are 3D printed. I do the watch repairs and a 3D printing services company now. So 2 businesses. I actually got into the 3D printing through the watchmaking, specifically for these tools. There's a fair bit of fine tuning you need to do getting the precision needed on these tools. One thing to note, most of them should have a very light snap fit, which is deliberate. If you use the originals they don't actually hold the movement still, which can be irritating. I managed to get a NOS full set of SEIKO movement holders for all the vintage movements from an estate sale, so if there's any others you want/need let me know. I have a 56xx one on the cards to do when I get a free weekend and the one for the 701x chronos tool is complete but I'm not happy with the way the jewel is supported, so until I solve that it's still in beta.
The button has a rounded tip which was also deliberate. During testing I found that not all the paddles are dead flat and that a dead flat tip tended to make the depression quite difficult. The original tool has a flat tip and it can be tricky. The rounded part kind of compensates a little for that.
I'm also looking at doing movement/dial holding rings. I can do a high enough resolution/precision to do these well and am considering having a go at the rarer one for the 6139-600x, which always corrodes. I want to do it in a slightly flexible plastic which should act as the spring. OK, it won't look stock but it will work well and be quite durable. Considering the supply will dry up one day for these vintage parts, to keep them going we need to start thinking about how to manufacture aftermarket parts. I have a little job which is swapping out a stuffed mechanical movement in an ultra vintage watch with a quartz movement (long story but it's the best result), and this will give me some really valuable insight on how do-able this is.
There's new technology on the horizon with rapid prototyping that will allow considerably higher resolution again and I think might be capable of doing some of the more difficult parts like the rotating rings for the 6139-600x series and the rocker for the 56xx quickset system. I'm hoping to start doing some testing later in the year with very high resolution machines. Will it solve the problem? who knows. But I'll keep at it until I make it work!
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Post by cannop on Nov 5, 2014 6:07:25 GMT -8
I use a couple of hal0's 501 holders already but they've always got a movement in these days! With that in mind I'm in please.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2014 6:42:33 GMT -8
Please add me to the List
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