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Pity about the bezel, and the replacement looks like it has been through the Nanug washing machine test! (With rocks) The redial looks a not bad job? Nice catch B! However I may now have to somehow progressively sink all the Hawaiian Islands in the next 6 days, to eliminate one other serious bidder! (You go for it R, I'll keep a watching brief on this one, and I promise, no end snipes....unless it's silly cheap! ) A

Sheesh,.... A guy tries to add some positive and useful discourse to this place, and whadda we get for our trouble........a whole bunch of smartarses As for you Nanug, troublemaker and rumour monger extraordinaire; a few home truths about your behaviour at the recent revamped forum staff party, including those shots you took on the copying machine....(and I HAVE pics,) should quieten you down. So please recant those untruths...or ALL will be revealed! Offshore

@ freddy, The admin team are aware of a number of issues, although this is the 1st I have known of a problem with the time. Unfortunately, Admin is the one who does all the board maintenance, and of late, he has been "Up to his eyeballs in alligators", with personal/business work. So we can only bring these issues to his notice, and hope he finds time to look at them. The recent upgrade consumed huge amounts of his time, so we must understand that he needs to catch up with "real life" stuff, and help feed his family. O/S

As stated, I reckon it is 12.12pm now yet my board setting shows 2.06pm! And no it's not daylight saving in effect, 'cos the curtains fade more here during daylight saving....so we don't get it! O/S

Gone!

Hey, and great to see you back!Sounds like you now have a few more mouths to feed, or one more soon anyway. Congrats.Great to have one of our long term members return.Offshore

moving......

Sounds like a keyless works issue. If you have a look through the site, you will find many discussions, and tutorials on this. Offshore

Maybe its a date with Miss Understood?

No, my lips are sealed...what happens on tour, stays on tour...or something like that. O/S

:chuckle, chuckle: No I won't go there! ( we do have a ceremony of sorts for any newly elected admins tho.) O/S

Not often, but rather frequently of late here! O/S

Gotta be Jetmids' sibling! LMAO. O/S

As my PM, these are the "long" clamps. All mine are "standard" around 3.0 x 2.4. Hopefully someone here will have one to help a member in distress.Offshore

"WTF was that?" The Mayor of Hiroshima.

I might just know someone who has a whole bunch of pin pushers if you need one!

Check the size and PM me. I believe I have hundreds! FOC to members in distress. O/S

Most bracelets have an arrow on the reverse side to show you. If you aren't that lucky, have a look at the ends of the pins. The one with a slot , (looks a bit like a screw head) is the end and direction you would push towards. The round or flat head, is where you push from. O/S

Dems, That is also interesting, as this guy also had a bottle of that Loctite. That very one. He insisted that the other was "better", whatever better was or is! O/S

Wow, that bought out a host of "superglue experiences" The glue which my guy was using comes from "Adoro" in the USA. I just had a look at their web site http://www.adoro.com/bbs/view.php?id=05_Nail_Glue&page=1&sn1=&divpage=1&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=1 to see if I could view an MSDS and get some better info. Unfortunately no MSDS on that site I could see(which in itself is a bit of a concern ) However as the nails which they attach are acrylic, I am still wondering if the Adoro product is a different product or a different blend. It certainly looked to me when he was using it, to be a more viscous liquid, (almost jelly like) than the regular superglue we know, and it most definetly allowed a much longer cure time than the normal "snap" instant gluing we know of! I will continue to investigate this one, in spite of the apparent weaknesses of normal superglue, as this could just be a product different enough to be worth a second look. May not be either, but inquisitive minds need to know! Offshore

We will have a range of oils, and oilers, available via the shop, in about 10 days time. There are more than 200 items to catalogue yet!! Offshore

Nah, Neither of us really, however I did introduce Col to a local guy here on the Coast, who has no problems with reps, and is a 5th generation repairer, fully qualified watchsmith, with himself 35 years in the business! whats more he is quick and not overly expensive. Will only take on repair work... he's not interested in doing mods, but does some nice work. PM if anyone needs a contact. Offshore

Ever since I started in this crazy hobby, the one constant I have heard, has been, "Don't get superglue anywhere near a watch or movement" I have always taken it as a No No of high proportion, but have never heard, or seen, any reasons for this absolute loathing of anything cryanolate! Like others, I've just accepted it as "not on". I was sitting chatting with a well respected and long term watchmaker today, and he was struggling with retaining a crown on a "sloppy" stem. Now this was a cheap quartz watch, that didn't warrant much time being spent on it.(Indeed the client had indicated that anything more than a few dollars was far too much) He had tried some Loctite, which hadn't taken, and then tried a dob of solder in the thread, and reheated the crown to set the correct stem/crown height. Still it failed to secure. He eventually reached into a drawer, and pulled out a small white unmarked bottle, put a few drops on a card, and then picked up a drop or 2 on a toothpick, and filled the crown thread. Over the next few minutes he adjusted the crown height so date change and handset positions were correct, and laid the watch down. I was intrigued, as I was guessing this wasn't superglue, due to the working time he had available, so I wanted to know what he was using, "Oh, just super slow, superglue," was the answer, "I keep that bottle for times when I can't quickly or economically do anything else!" "I actually use it for many jobs, bezel inserts, stripped out screw threads on case backs, a whole lot of jobs which need a quick fix" So I needed to learn the origin of this magic brew. "I got it from my wife, she sticks her false nails on with it!" Nail glue! Has acetone as its solvent, so it is a reversible joint. Must be strong if it retains a womans nails, and this one at least, has an extended curing time. Now I'm not advocating this for one moment, nor suggesting anyone tries it, however I would be interested to hear some valid reasons why not! Offshore.

Its a thankless task but someones gotta do it! No smoking in the museum thanks! Offshore

Ohhh! I so much want a tick in this! But rules is rules. Thanks again Lani, for your work and dedication to this place. Since you took on the onerous task of keeping the accounts balanced with your raffles and promo work, we have had more time to concentrate on building a better community. It's great to know we have so much support from so many, in keeping the doors open. Offshore