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Step 4Fitting the face
Admiring your work (in progress) (photos 1 & 2)
Now that you have the wood to the right thickness, its time to find exactly where your face will come from on the stock. Since I am indecisive and finicky, I went through the last step with two different types of wood (Chocobolo and Lacewood), just so I could make the final choice when I saw everything together.
Measure twice (or three times), cut once (photos 3 - 5)
Make a template from the old face out of cardstock, transfer it to your face and cut slowly around the outline. I brought it within about 3mm and hand sanded to get a snug fit inside of the case.
Once you are happy with the fit, find the center of the new face and drill a hole just large enough for the hour gear to protrude through.
Now that you have the wood to the right thickness, its time to find exactly where your face will come from on the stock. Since I am indecisive and finicky, I went through the last step with two different types of wood (Chocobolo and Lacewood), just so I could make the final choice when I saw everything together.
Measure twice (or three times), cut once (photos 3 - 5)
Make a template from the old face out of cardstock, transfer it to your face and cut slowly around the outline. I brought it within about 3mm and hand sanded to get a snug fit inside of the case.
Once you are happy with the fit, find the center of the new face and drill a hole just large enough for the hour gear to protrude through.
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Nov 11, 2010. 4:42 AMwangdong798
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That's cool.I'll have a try.
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Apr 30, 2009. 9:11 PMJohnMichael
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This is a cool project! I am considering doing this with one of my old watches.
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