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| krv3000:
hi all this is a haw to on making a lense for a dti my way this dti belongs to john bubelboost i piced this up from his on saterday in all the dti is in good order it just needed a new lense the furst thing i did was to brush the dile to remove as much of the loos muck as posibel then i kleend the lens with coten buds and spit DO NOT USE ANY KEMIKEL CLENERS EVEN SOPY WATER CAN REMOVE THE PRINT the next thing wat to make the lense i used acrilik for this i needed sumthing to form the dome for the lense this was dun by the use of a spray can and a mini jam jar i warmd up the plastick till it became soft then plast it over the end of the spray can then with the jam jar prest on to the plastick once formd i rufely cut the shape out then cuverd bothe fases with tape then started to shape the new lens to fit i removed the besel from the dti as to ade the fiting of the lense to do this i had to remove the retaning ring at the back of the clock to do this ther is a noch cut out of the besel on the back wher you put a pin in and lift out the clip once all was dun refited the besel and gave the new lense a polish right pics |
| doubleboost:
Bob I am lost for words Thanks mate That clock was given to me by a retired machinist I promised him i would look after it John |
| krv3000:
just wat till you see the box its gowing in |
| Fredbare:
Wonderful, and so well shown. Thanks John |
| BillTodd:
Very impressed with the home brew crystal :) New watch crystals are available; they're not too expensive, but may need some adjustment to fit a DTI e.g. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Replacement-Acrylic-Domed-Watch-Glass-Crystal-27-8mm-32-4mm-/140862946012?pt=UK_Jewellery_Watches_WatchAccessories_SpareParts_SM&var=&hash=item20cc15fadc http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/36-5MM-to-45MM-D-TYPE-FLAT-BASE-DOMED-TOP-REPLACEMENT-WATCH-GLASS-CRYSTAL-C34-/310457507150?pt=UK_Jewellery_Watches_WatchAccessories_SpareParts_SM&var=&hash=item4848b59d4e Bill |
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