Hi everyone,
Many of you may have seen my post on the Yuki rivet bracelet elast links and how they were never gen like. Well, necessity is the mother of invention so I tried to figure out how to make it look more gen. I didn't want to take a chance of ruining the bracelet by grinding off the last links or taking apart the rivets - so I thought maybe a nice cover up. I had pieces and parts from leftover bracelets so I took two folded links and set out for the remodel. Below are some images. I basically just ground/sanded the folded links so they fit.
~B
This was the original issue with the last link at the endlink. Two tube figure-eight style that were never gen in the wild.
Donor folded end link from the bin.
Starting to fold the end link.
Finishing a more "snug" wrap in the vice.
"Solid" last link on a 580, ready for the 5512.
Mounted. Needs final brushing and cleanup...viola'