Great review. I am planning a mod using a Seiko 5 dial from a 4 o'clock crown and putting it into an NH36 3 o'clock crown, so I know I will need to mod at least one of the feet. Great timing seeing this review - thank you🙏
I have this same tool, and while the tool itself seems fine, I can't seem to find much advice on a couple of much stickier problems. First, what is the best way to mark the spot in which you need to mill the dial foot hole? I have pondered applying some sort of ink onto the flat part of the dial foot, inserting it into the main plate hole, and fitting the dial on top to make a mark where the dial foot comes into contact with the dial. However, I'm unsure how precise I can be, and this sort of thing needs to be perfect. My other issue is, what do you do when the dial you're working with isn't entirely flat? Many vintage dials are somewhat concave on the side that faces the movement, and my milling tool does not seem to enjoy starting its milling job when the bit is not perfectly perpendicular to the surface it's milling. As such, it wants to "walk around" and that just makes a mess.
I typically make a template to mark the locations. Works fine for me generally. I show that in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GUIT8CHDibI.html For common movements sometimes I expend the effort to model and 3d print a template. As for concave dials, I haven't tried the tool on one before, so I can't speak to it based on experience, but what I would probably do is create and print a base that matched the curve so it would stay stable while milling.
A few ways. 1. Find the spec sheet for a given movement, which notes the measurements to everything, including the dial feet locations and mark those on the dial back. 2. Get a dial that has feet meant to fit the given movement and use it to help mark the feet locations on the new dial. 3. fit the dial to the center of the movement and mark the locations, or measure to the feet holes on the back of the movement.
I've noticed this tool is basically identical to a particular hand setting tool I'm sure you're familiar with. I wonder if those tips could be available to use with this one somehow?
I’m assuming you mean if it starts to show on the other side? I’ve not had that problem, just doing go to deep or push too hard when milling. You don’t have to apply to much pressure. Cuts like butter.
@@WatchComplications np! Thank you for the videos. Im trying to make some enamel dials and its quite tricky to get everything right regarding thickness.
