A Josh 5513 Build

[jackflash]

As JMB has said you would need a thicker dial spacer with your 2824. I would recommend going the 2846/36 route which is an easy fit with a standard dial spacer into the cheaper Cartel 2813 case (or just buy the 2836 version). Only other issue with the cheaper case that I've come across are the misspelt and inaccurate engravings between the lugs, this might be just luck of the draw and can be easily sanded out.

After you've drilled out the lug holes to 1.3mm and shaped the crown guards with a diamond file you'll have a fairly decent case for the price. Here are a few shots of my reshaped Cartel CGs, with an Athaya 702 crown and tube. Btw. you will need to countersink the hole and carefully re-tap the thread before fitting the tube, otherwise the crown may sit too high.

[KMAC]

As JMB has said you would need a thicker dial spacer with your 2824. I would recommend going the 2846/36 route which is an easy fit with a standard dial spacer into the cheaper Cartel 2813 case (or just buy the 2836 version). Only other issue with the cheaper case that I've come across are the misspelt and inaccurate engravings between the lugs, this might be just luck of the draw and can be easily sanded out.

 

After you've drilled out the lug holes to 1.3mm and shaped the crown guards with a diamond file you'll have a fairly decent case for the price. Here are a few shots of my reshaped Cartel CGs, with an Athaya 702 crown and tube. Btw. you will need to countersink the hole and carefully re-tap the thread before fitting the tube, otherwise the crown may sit too high.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thia is looks great. You did an awesome job

[Mendota Explorer]

Yes, very nice work with those crown guards. Do you only shape the inside edges to take away metal? Do you leave the outside edges alone?

Will the Athaya 702 work with the rep tube? How about the Athaya 700 crown?

[jackflash]

Yes, very nice work with those crown guards. Do you only shape the inside edges to take away metal? Do you leave the outside edges alone?

Will the Athaya 702 work with the rep tube? How about the Athaya 700 crown?

Thanks I shape inside and out, mainly outside though and naturally nothing off the top. To compensate for the lack of CG height I also reduce the height of the saddle, between the guards, hence the need to countersink and re-tap.

No idea if the Athaya crown works with the regular rep tube, I would swap it out.

 

Thia is looks great. You did an awesome job

Thanks

[jmb]

I think the cases are the same and the approximate price difference between the two is about the difference between an a21j and a2836.  Even if the engraving on the "cheap case" was "correct" you are building a Tudor.  If the lug engraving bothers you it's easy to change...