jmb Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 I have seen movement spacers/rings/adapters made from stainless steel and brass can anybody think of a good reason why one couldn't be machined from aluminum? I need to make one for a sub I'm sticking together and working with aluminum is soo much easier than stainless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Go for it! It's certainly a step above plastic. All it does is keep the movement in place- the type of metal is irrelevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 It is non magnetic so i dont see a reason why not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Al should be fine for a spacer ring. On a somewhat related note, should a watch be deficient in weight (e.g 16622 Yacht-Master reps) I'd think that machining a movement ring out of a denser, heavier metal could supplement the difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorilladame Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Al should be fine for a spacer ring. On a somewhat related note, should a watch be deficient in weight (e.g 16622 Yacht-Master reps) I'd think that machining a movement ring out of a denser, heavier metal could supplement the difference? That is exactly what I thought, I would be happy for every additional weight, but maybe you could be more precious working with Al... So it has its pros and conts.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted March 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Thanks for the comments, I had not thought of the weight aspect but I doubt if would be more than a couple of grams difference... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 You're correct, J. The difference in weight is likely not very substantial, unless you're working with a thick, lead movement spacer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 With reps that require a spacer, I think it always best to use the heaviest material available to help bring the weight of the rep closer to the gen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krbarnes Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 JMB, Don't mean to hijack your thread, but..... I want to install a 2836 movement in a case designed for a 2824. Do you think you could machine a spacer to fit between the dial and rehaut to move the movement down so that the stem/crown line up correctly? If I'm not mistaken, didn't you post something about this a while back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneed12 Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 I think I remember him making a post about something like that too. I would be the other way around, though--the 2836 is THICKER than a 2824. A spacer isn't going to help, you're going to need to shave the bottom of the rehaut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krbarnes Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 you are right! I knew that! I just picked up a complete WM9/BK V3 case and bracelet (no movement/dial). I have a 2836 movement, but this case uses a 2824. just looking for a way to use what I have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 We could mount the case up in the lathe and shave a bit from the rehaut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakemaster Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 A movment spacer cannot make any significant difference in weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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