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Re: Fordite & Flame Blued Steel (Custom Dial Project in Process) [message #13826 is a reply to message #13825]

Fri, 02 October 2020 04:55

dpn
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Registered: July 2020
Location: Sacramento, CA

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Conclusion: Lots of Work Left to Do

I'll consider this project a complete success if I can build 1 or 2 fordite dials for myself (in Seiko and ETA 6498 sizes). If I can make 10 or 20 dials for the watch modding community, I'll be absolutely tickled.

Fordite polishes up really well with sandpaper and, funnily enough, Turtle Wax. Here are some scans of some of the dial cores I've polished up.

I'm happy to answer any questions, and I'll be sharing more photos as I can. I've had a lot of comments like "this is too hard to pull off", and but for the serendipity of finding a source of half-height Seiko dials and having free access to an incredibly expensive precision saw, I would have agreed. If anyone has suggestions or concerns that I'm missing something key, please let me know.

Cheers,

Dan

Custom ETA 6498-1 Marine Watch
Rolex Ref. 1002 Oyster Perpetual (1963)
Rolex Ref. 126610LN Submariner Date (2021)
Seiko SKX779 (Black Monster)
Gruen 14k Green VeriThin Pentagon (~1925)

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		Fordite & Flame Blued Steel (Custom Dial Project in Process) By: dpn on Fri, 02 October 2020 04:52
		Re: Fordite & Flame Blued Steel (Custom Dial Project in Process) By: dpn on Fri, 02 October 2020 04:54
		Re: Fordite & Flame Blued Steel (Custom Dial Project in Process) By: dpn on Fri, 02 October 2020 04:55
		Re: Fordite & Flame Blued Steel (Custom Dial Project in Process) By: Gary on Fri, 02 October 2020 21:34
		Re: Fordite & Flame Blued Steel (Custom Dial Project in Process) By: Jenneke on Sat, 03 October 2020 06:58
		Re: Fordite & Flame Blued Steel (Custom Dial Project in Process) By: kastner on Sat, 03 October 2020 15:12
		Re: Fordite & Flame Blued Steel (Custom Dial Project in Process) By: thesnark17 on Sat, 03 October 2020 17:14
		Re: Fordite & Flame Blued Steel (Custom Dial Project in Process) By: dpn on Sun, 04 October 2020 00:50
		Re: Fordite & Flame Blued Steel (Custom Dial Project in Process) By: dpn on Mon, 05 October 2020 19:08
		Re: Fordite & Flame Blued Steel (Custom Dial Project in Process) By: dpn on Tue, 06 October 2020 06:09
		Re: Fordite & Flame Blued Steel (Custom Dial Project in Process) By: dpn on Sun, 08 November 2020 01:01
		Re: Fordite & Flame Blued Steel (Custom Dial Project in Process) By: thesnark17 on Sun, 08 November 2020 16:57
		Re: Fordite & Flame Blued Steel (Custom Dial Project in Process) By: Gary on Sun, 08 November 2020 17:20
		Re: Fordite & Flame Blued Steel (Custom Dial Project in Process) By: dpn on Mon, 09 November 2020 20:45
		Re: Fordite & Flame Blued Steel (Custom Dial Project in Process) By: kastner on Tue, 10 November 2020 14:56
		Re: Fordite & Flame Blued Steel (Custom Dial Project in Process) By: dpn on Fri, 13 November 2020 23:06
		Re: Fordite & Flame Blued Steel (Custom Dial Project in Process) By: dpn on Tue, 24 November 2020 00:28
		Re: Fordite & Flame Blued Steel (Custom Dial Project in Process) By: afire on Tue, 24 November 2020 17:04
		Re: Fordite & Flame Blued Steel (Custom Dial Project in Process) By: dpn on Tue, 24 November 2020 17:57

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