Pete Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 I bought a new bracelet for my dd but can't fit it because the hole through the bracelet is a midges [censored] too far from the watch, with a loupe you can see the springbar end half over the hole but that's the limit as the thicker middle part of the bar is up against the bracelet. I reckon if I make the hole oval by 1 mm then it'll go on, btw I tried a thinner springbar but still no go, even the orig bracelet is a sod to put back on. So, I got out my rep dremmel ! and a small grinding stone , spins at 15million rpm in free air but drops to anything between 200rpm and zero the second it touches the metal , so I thought a 2mm dia needle file would be a better idea, looked on Cousins site and they give the length and the cutting no. but no idea of dia does anyone know which would be suitable ? I assume 0 is coarse and 4 is fine but how wide a hole does it make ? Cousins files BTW Cousins sent me a flyer last week with pictures of their range of asian movements, all reasonably priced too. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Before you cut into your case... Have you tried curving the springbar slightly? It's a bit of a hack fix, but perhaps the lesser of two evils... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Ubi, I'm not planning on touching the case just the endlinks of the bracelet. Bending the bar doesn't help as the prob is right at the end , the body of the bar is up against the hole through the bracelet so the pin in the end is about 1mm too far back from the hole in the case, it's so annoying to see it there on the edge but no manner of persuasion will get it in, the other end is actually in ! so unless I can buy a suitable file ( which will give me a consistant hole through the bracelet making it more secure, I'll have to keep nibbling at it with my non-dremmel dremmel! Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib0rgman Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 I purchase a good set of small file needle on hobby lubby, I do not know if your in the US. That solve my problem of installing genuine springbar on my 1680 sub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Ahhhh... I misunderstood... I thought you were cutting into the case! Nevermind then... Carry on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Soooooooo, back to the original question then. Does anyone know which file to buy from Cousins in the UK ? I've seen plenty of cheap sets but they only have triangle and flat files in them at that size. Thanks...... Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrington Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Soooooooo, back to the original question then. Does anyone know which file to buy from Cousins in the UK ? I've seen plenty of cheap sets but they only have triangle and flat files in them at that size. Thanks...... Pete I have done exactly the same thing with my 1665 & 1680 bracelets when installing gen springbars. I used a needle rat tailed file to elongate the holes. My set of needle files is CK which you can get anywhere in the UK. I am sure the cousins ones will suffice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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