Torques Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 (edited) I was taking out a screw from a link to size to my wrist. It is one of the scamwatches. This is the first time I have ever had a screw seize on the way out. I had to dremmel the link off. I was extremely careful to avoid damaging the nearby link. I couldn't even get one of the other screws in all the way, almost but not quite. Well during the job, I punched a hole in my finger (bled pretty good) and tore a hole in the front of a pretty nice teeshirt. Maybe I need special certification. Edited January 9, 2007 by Torques Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmarc Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Sorry about the finger, it'll heal up good in no time. As far as the special certification, you just gave it to yourself, and you'll be acknowledged by all that paste this link elsewhere to lead back to your misfortune! Hope the watch fits well now! Esmarc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Ouch! Unlucky.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitmic Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 I am impressed of all of you that have the technical skills, fixing your watches. I can't even assemble a piece of IKEA furniture... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devedander Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Sounds remarkably similar to my first watch resizing... accept mine was pins and all I had was a full size hammer and a small jewelers scredriver with the tip broken off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkukbora Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Ouch.....that really hurts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craytonic Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 [insert obligatory image of rbj's thumb] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 I can't even assemble a piece of IKEA furniture... No-one can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 No-one can! I find it dead easy. What I do is leave everything out, with the tools and stuff and go to the pub, leaving Mrs Pugwash reading the instructions. When I get back, the Ikea bits have been turned into furniture. This is how I built a bookcase in our new house a couple of weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 I find it dead easy. What I do is leave everything out, with the tools and stuff and go to the pub, leaving Mrs Pugwash reading the instructions. When I get back, the Ikea bits have been turned into furniture. This is how I built a bookcase in our new house a couple of weeks ago. Ah this is genius! The difficult bit I find is that once you've laid out the parts, the hex keys, and read the instructions there is usually a blazing row in which the furniture is destroyed. This usually comes to pass by having someone standing over your shoulder 'helping'. To be honest, the preceding three hours stuck in an Ikea car park trying to jam it into the car normally doesn't help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 With regards to working with watches... A very large portion of success is attributed to having the right tools. Experience is a HUGE contributing factor to the equation... Patience is one of the virtues that one must possess to keep a cool head while working with these things (work cannot and should not be rushed). And, of course, money is also a requirement; this way one can buy a new watch once the prior new watch is broken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighDef Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 I find it dead easy. What I do is leave everything out, with the tools and stuff and go to the pub, leaving Mrs Pugwash reading the instructions. When I get back, the Ikea bits have been turned into furniture. This is how I built a bookcase in our new house a couple of weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanerich Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 The first real apartment I got, almost all the furnishings were from IKEA -- bed, tables, shelves, desk, chairs etc. It wasn't that hard, just terribly repetitive (I had blisters on my fingers so big I looked like I was wearing mittens) but in the time it took me to put all that crap together -- literally every weekend for about a month -- I could have spent doing manual labor for other people, and bought myself better furniture. Never again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonton2000 Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 I actually put a screwdriver RIGHT THROUGH MY THUMB AND OUT THE OTHER SIDE once while adjusting a band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitmic Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 I actually put a screwdriver RIGHT THROUGH MY THUMB AND OUT THE OTHER SIDE once while adjusting a band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdavis Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 I actually put a screwdriver RIGHT THROUGH MY THUMB AND OUT THE OTHER SIDE once while adjusting a band. Holy Begeezus! Hope you invested in some proper tools! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section8 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 I find it dead easy. What I do is leave everything out, with the tools and stuff and go to the pub, leaving Mrs Pugwash reading the instructions. When I get back, the Ikea bits have been turned into furniture. This is how I built a bookcase in our new house a couple of weeks ago. hahah..I wish i could perform this same trick using Mrs. Section8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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