PeteM Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Kbiz is the machinery your own or do you have access to it. Do you do the work mate? If so have you made mistakes in putting these together, if so what sort of things? and how much time did it take once you had everything together? Be interesting to know how you got there and your experiences doing it if you dont mind that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanya Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Wow... Incredible work of art! Indeed... Far nicer than gen due to the work and effort required to achieve such a piece. Out of curiosity... I'm assuming it's a little more difficult to work with machining Ti? Do you need special bits to be able to handle this material? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbiz Posted January 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 All the machinery is mine... and I do all my own work... two of the coolest tools in the world are the metal lathe and upright mill... you can make anything with them... along with the crap load of set-ups you need Whenever you use heavy machinery you will destroy something from time to time... I have yet to damage a case though. The important thing is holding the parts properly, as in the right vise, clamps and hold downs... the amount of force exerted when machining is way higher than it seems. As for the time... well I don't rush it... sometimes I only do one part and take say 15 minutes to finish it... other times I'll spend a couple hours. I'm pretty proficient so it doesn't take me a million years... I took a jewelry making class in college and I learned the right way to work small pieces with files, etc. I worked mainly on sterling silver and learned to solder properly as well... All in all, this project took longer because of the Ti case which was far more rounded than Gen cases and the low profile bezel from DSN didn't want to fit the old cartel case... so I had to take it on and off about 6 times. As for working with Ti it wasn't harder at all... Ti is just like working aluminum. Many people think Ti is "Harder" than other materials when in actuality it's much softer... just like aluminum... in fact, Ti is most often alloyed with aluminum. Ti is stronger than most metals but not to abrasion.... stronger as in it will bend further and than steel say and still spring back. SS is much more durable for a watch, however, Ti is super light... in fact this 089 feels like a third the weight of my 089 on the wrist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 More good info thanks mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oncyte Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Like I said over on RG. Friggin AMAZING! I was happy with my reps until I saw this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 amazing, your patient and skills are just woooow. Enjoy them Cheers, Dani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unregistered Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Stunning job, love the 089 and what you've done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMK000 Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 How come you guys have all the machinery ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbiz Posted January 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 hobby... I didn't buy all these tools just for watches though... with a metal lathe and an upright mill you can make ANYTHING... I'm a non practicing mechanical engineer who went back to school for sculpture... ran outta money and have been in sales for the last 10 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 hobby... I didn't buy all these tools just for watches though... with a metal lathe and an upright mill you can make ANYTHING... I'm a non practicing mechanical engineer who went back to school for sculpture... ran outta money and have been in sales for the last 10 years I have PM'd you my order!!! Still keep coming back to those pics mate great job, respect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMK000 Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 hobby... I didn't buy all these tools just for watches though... with a metal lathe and an upright mill you can make ANYTHING... I'm a non practicing mechanical engineer who went back to school for sculpture... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaifender Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Seems like everyone here is so much more ingenious than me.. Why can't i be good at "milling" cases.. EXCELLENT WORK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dovo1695 Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 You are officially my hero. Amazing mod. Incredible results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 WOW Amazing job fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimster Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 K, Absolutely stunning work! I don't know how I missed this post in January. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddebo Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 awsome bro~~ i am always wait here ^^;; ddebo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sander Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 How could I have missed this one Absolutely one of the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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