Random stuff you have repaired.

[swampratt]

I am a tight wad in ways and I usually have what I need laying around.
I made my own greasy grit for the lead bullets.

I burned sandpaper in different grits into separate piles and I mixed it into some grease.
The grease is actually Joe Gibbs Driven engine assembly grease.

I then rolled the bullets in it on a formica top work bench. I rolled them with a piece of flat steel on the bullet applying pressure and rolling.
This gets the grit embedded in the lead really good.

I hate ordering stuff that is actually pretty simple to make.

 

[Snattlerake]

The outcome of the bike I fixed

I asked for $50 and she said I was too cheap and gave me $100!

She is giving it to her grandson Superbowl Sunday.

 

[ttown]

I’ve repaired 100s of these. Last count I had over 200 in my personal collection.
I have a watch makers bench, tools, 2 commercial cleaning machines, timing and about 20 new/old stock parts cabinets.

All the railroads are capable of losing less tha 7 seconds a week on all 6 positions, they considered them needing service over 7 seconds a week, a minute was fine with me

1. Illinois 2 tone 21 jewel hunter dated 1900 18 size full plate
2. CPR 17 jewel 1907 18 size full plates
3. Elgin 23 jewel wind indicator 3/4 plate 1932

Really anything over 17 jewel are just for looks other than the ruby cap jewels keep dust/dirt out of the hole jewels. I laugh at those bragging they’ve got 24 or 25 jewel watches, although the older ones had quite the art work. Rolex not so much.

Traveled 4 states buying out old jewelry shops for about 5 years with my teacher.
Built a grandfather clock and repaired a few coco clocks, they take up to much room for the house. My uncle has about 30 mantel clocks from the mid 1800s up.

 

[Snattlerake]

I’ve repaired 100s of these. Last count I had over 200 in my personal collection.
I have a watch makers bench, tools, 2 commercial cleaning machines, timing and about 20 new/old stock parts cabinets.

All the railroads are capable of losing less tha 7 seconds a week on all 6 positions, they considered them needing service over 7 seconds a week, a minute was fine with me

1. Illinois 2 tone 21 jewel hunter dated 1900 18 size full plate
2. CPR 17 jewel 1907 18 size full plates
3. Elgin 23 jewel wind indicator 3/4 plate 1932

Really anything over 17 jewel are just for looks other than the ruby cap jewels keep dust/dirt out of the hole jewels. I laugh at those bragging they’ve got 24 or 25 jewel watches, although the older ones had quite the art work. Rolex not so much.View attachment 251559

Traveled 4 states buying out old jewelry shops for about 5 years with my teacher.
Built a grandfather clock and repaired a few coco clocks, they take up to much room for the house. My uncle has about 30 mantel clocks from the mid 1800s up.

I like it!

 

[ramco]

I have a kit that I won on an old hunting magazine contest that doesn't exist anymore. It contained bullets of different grits designed to smooth out newer rough barrels and bring the accuracy back.
Never used it, but it's out in the shop somewhere.

Called fire lapping kits. You could buy bullets that already are impregnated with various grits or you could buy the grit and roll the bullet between the provided steel plates. You could work up to a mirror finish on the bore. I think they still make them.

 

[ttown]

Here you go Russ

1. 992 Hamilton with a Montgomery porcelain dial, this is a latter model they started making it at the turn of the century.
2. A latter version of your dads. Hamilton 992B unlike yours has the newer cheaper plastic dial with baton hands. A nice bar over crown model 17 case.
3. A 992E in a rare cross bar case. The 992E was introduced in the 30s when electric trains were introduced as it has a white metal mainspring as the older watches could be magnetized and slow the watch down.
4. Latter 950B the 23 jewel big brother in a model 16 case, plastic dial.
5. 950E (see 992E) the holy grail of Hamiltons with a Canadian dial and original bullseye crystal.

As noted you have the plastic ivory cigarette box it’s at least $200 by itself. You have all the boxes and/or paper and receipt the price doubles. The prices are what I paid at least 25 years ago so don’t use those.

 

[okierider]

I’ve repaired 100s of these. Last count I had over 200 in my personal collection.
I have a watch makers bench, tools, 2 commercial cleaning machines, timing and about 20 new/old stock parts cabinets.

All the railroads are capable of losing less tha 7 seconds a week on all 6 positions, they considered them needing service over 7 seconds a week, a minute was fine with me

1. Illinois 2 tone 21 jewel hunter dated 1900 18 size full plate
2. CPR 17 jewel 1907 18 size full plates
3. Elgin 23 jewel wind indicator 3/4 plate 1932

Really anything over 17 jewel are just for looks other than the ruby cap jewels keep dust/dirt out of the hole jewels. I laugh at those bragging they’ve got 24 or 25 jewel watches, although the older ones had quite the art work. Rolex not so much.View attachment 251559

Traveled 4 states buying out old jewelry shops for about 5 years with my teacher.
Built a grandfather clock and repaired a few coco clocks, they take up to much room for the house. My uncle has about 30 mantel clocks from the mid 1800s up.

Here you go Russ

1. 992 Hamilton with a Montgomery porcelain dial, this is a latter model they started making it at the turn of the century.
2. A latter version of your dads. Hamilton 992B unlike yours has the newer cheaper plastic dial with baton hands. A nice bar over crown model 17 case.
3. A 992E in a rare cross bar case. The 992E was introduced in the 30s when electric trains were introduced as it has a white metal mainspring as the older watches could be magnetized and slow the watch down.
4. Latter 950B the 23 jewel big brother in a model 16 case, plastic dial.
5. 950E (see 992E) the holy grail of Hamiltons with a Canadian dial and original bullseye crystal.View attachment 251662

As noted you have the plastic ivory cigarette box it’s at least $200 by itself. You have all the boxes and/or paper and receipt the price doubles. The prices are what I paid at least 25 years ago so don’t use those.

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Have not tackled one of those , Have seen a couple I would like to have. How hard are those to work on?

 

[ttown]

Have not tackled one of those , Have seen a couple I would like to have. How hard are those to work on?

Depends on what your doing a restaff or hairspring takes tools and knowledge.

a clean, oil, adjust (COA) with a mainspring isn’t bad. Parts can be hard if you you don’t have parts cabinets or plates from junkers. Most American watches after 1857 are parts swapable but many early watches you need a machine shop to fit or fabricate a part. Crystals are gold.

The 16s 3/4 plates are easier than the 18 size full plates. I use dental tools to jockey the pinion gears into the top plate after putting all the gears in the hole jewels on the lower plate.

Really it’s mechanical so it’s just time consuming until your doing 10 or 15 a week. Get a cheap 12 size 7 jewel to play with. I started to teach my kids since technology was taking over cars more and more in the 90s.

Clocks are a lot easier with big parts and being able to use common tools but the same concept.

 

[Koolhandlinc]

I like repaired Leatherman tools/knives. Once in a while I'll buy a broken Leatherman off of Ebay and send it to the factory and they'll send me a new one.

I am a maintenance man. The list is long. Very long.

 

[Rustygun]

Interesting thread. Not many people in today’s disposable world that fix things. I find it fun to give an old tool new life. To take something that others throw away and put it back into service is a rewarding use of time.


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