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BCE Datewheel - Finally done


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Bad news, I just put one in my BCE and the alignment is off!!

I made it very clear that alignment was critical, but the printer still screwed up. I'm going to send them back to be re-printed (since I've already paid for the printing plates and alignment fixture). This time, I'm going to also ask them to go easy on the ink, these look like there's too much ink (they're too thick IMO).

What do you all think of the text color? Should it be lighter?

By the way, it's really hard to find a sub-dial hand on a carpeted floor! I need to stop dropping things.

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Bad news, I just put one in my BCE and the alignment is off!!

I made it very clear that alignment was critical, but the printer still screwed up. I'm going to send them back to be re-printed (since I've already paid for the printing plates and alignment fixture). This time, I'm going to also ask them to go easy on the ink, these look like there's too much ink (they're too thick IMO).

What do you all think of the text color? Should it be lighter?

By the way, it's really hard to find a sub-dial hand on a carpeted floor! I need to stop dropping things.

Looking at that gen DW, tell your printer that it shouldn't be so bold. Ask chieftang if you can use his pic for a reference. The printer gets it like that and it will be damn near perfect.

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Yea, it looks to me like the ink was too thick. I don't know if you can see, but there are also little "streamers" emanating from some of the numbers. I tried to scrape them off, but couldn't get them all.

By the way, chieftang, that photo is EXTREMELY helpful. It was very kind of you to post it, thanks!

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