Bart Cordell Posted November 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 30 minutes ago, Sogeha said: That is incredibly generous of you Bart, a gentleman! I think I’m going to try using the explorer dial to make a kitchen clock. LOL ! 26 minutes ago, philwongnz said: Very selfish Bart.. Haha.. It's been amazing what you have shared so far! Sorry for the delay, I'm going to Vietnam in Jan so I should be able to source you some plain dial plates if you still need them. Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk Thanks mate, I'm interested to get some at good price Sharing is the DNA of our hobby. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slake Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Thanks @Bart Cordell for sharing you're awesome ! Last production 6538 29mm dial 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAY48 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 After picking my jaw up from the floor, I just wanted to thank Bart for uploading all the files in hi-res. Awesome work! Cheers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slake Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Tudor 7928 Decal Dial 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Cordell Posted January 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 It looks better and better my friend, congrats ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Outstanding! Those tropical dials look great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pombok Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Just stumbled across this thread, have to say some of the information offered by the likes of Bart, hologramet, joey etc is unbelievable, true dedication to the craft.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan72 Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Finally got some blank dials,ready for my first try Sent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alan72 Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 It's the lume that always goes wrong for me,I practiced on an A4 sheet of dials on plain paper (54 dials) ,none are great so hopefully this will be betterSent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Lume is the hard part for me too. I use a water based acrylic glow paint because I wasn't sure how a regular lume would react to the decal. I found that when I messed it up, the water based wiped off with a wet Q-tip for a do-over. The round markers are easy. I use a bamboo skewer, looks like a long toothpick, flattened tip. Dip in the glow-paint lume and touch the marker in the center. It makes a perfect circle lume. The hour markers and coronet are more difficult. I've used many things, an oiler, toothpicks, etc. None worked for me. Then I tried a calligraphy pen. The nib and pen gave me more control and came out better. But it does take practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan72 Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 My best ones were done with this, it's an old insulin pen ,the needles work great ,now it's just practice Sent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slake Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 My 7928 with new seconds hand from TC and decal dial. Sorry for bad pics, no sun today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan72 Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Waiting for my first attempt to dry,I've practiced doing the lume on about 20 odd dials on plain paper, hopefully this will be nice Sent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan72 Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 My first decal suffered a bit of shrinkage on one side so the chapter ring was oval not round,I think it's because I dried it too quickly,this one I will leave to dry at room temperature for 24 hours and hope it turns out better Sent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Cordell Posted January 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Sounds good mate.You learn, do not try to speed up drying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan72 Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 This one looks like it's going to be ok,once it's dry tomorrow but will varnish it and then lume Sent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan72 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 The dial came out ok but my lume skills are crap Sent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcon11 Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) On 1/24/2018 at 5:47 AM, Alan72 said: The dial came out ok but my lume skills are crap Sent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Looks like a good start. IMO the text is a little too big and fat. I believe that template came from Phong's dial, which has the fonts of the Tudor service dials, so it would have white/silver text in the wild. I think the random eBay dials are closer to the original, especially the 7928; here is a pic that could be used to make a very accurate template. And another pic from a gen 7922 dial--interesting that some actually had the dagger marker overlapping the rose. I might try a template soon, I have the Photoshop skills. Bart mentioned the Tudor dial would be tough and I agree, the script is extremely fine and the rose has almost microscopic detail. Edited January 26, 2018 by jimcon11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan72 Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Looks like a good start. IMO the text is a little too big and fat. I believe that template came from Phong's dial, which has the fonts of the Tudor service dials, so it would have white/silver text in the wild. I think the random eBay dials are closer to the original; here is a pic that could be used to make a very accurate template. And another pic from a gen dial--interesting that some actually had the dagger marker overlapping the rose. I might try a template soon, I have the Photoshop skills. Bart mentioned the Tudor dial would be tough and I agree, the script is extremely fine and the rose has almost microscopic detail. I have no Photoshop skills whatsoever,I just printed straight from Bart's template,when it comes to making the font thinner or changing anything that is well above my pay grade but the dial will do while I search for something better Sent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan72 Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 It's done for now,a few tweeks needed but it's ok for nowSent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcon11 Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) I was bored this morning so I made a Tudor no-crownguard template based on a gen dial pic. I don't have a good printer or decal paper to test print it, but it is easy enough to modify if it doesn't print well. I left the text kind of jagged thinking that will print better but there's several ways to smoothen it out if necessary. Credit to Bart for the original 6538 template earlier in the thread. Edited January 26, 2018 by jimcon11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Cordell Posted January 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 I was bored this morning so I made a Tudor no-crownguard template based on a gen dial pic. I don't have a good printer or decal paper to test print it, but it is easy enough to modify if it doesn't print well. I left the text kind of jagged thinking that will print better but there's several ways to smoothen it out if necessary. Credit to Bart for the original 6538 template earlier in the thread. Nice work mate. However in my opinion you shouldn’t have kept my 6538 chapter ring, it’s not very effective and too thick in certain places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcon11 Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Bart Cordell said: Nice work mate. However in my opinion you shouldn’t have kept my 6538 chapter ring, it’s not very effective and too thick in certain places. Thanks. Is there a better 26mm chapter ring template out there somewhere? That would be an easy swap. Edited January 26, 2018 by jimcon11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Cordell Posted January 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 I redrew one few weeks ago, thought I already shared it. If not I will ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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