What projects do you have on the go or waiting to be sorted?

**Foxy100** · 15th July 2018, 15:33

I usually have two or three project watches sitting in my spares boxes but I'm now down to one (bar a couple of large Omega stopwatches - one a rattrapante - I don't think I'll ever do anything with). Here's mine, an eBay buy from a few years ago. It's off for service after two or three currently out being worked on are back. What projects do you have on the go or waiting to be sorted?

**JasonM** · 15th July 2018, 15:51

I don’t think I have anything waiting to be fixed at the moment, that’s a lovely chrono, the large pushers look great.

**Dave O'Sullivan** · 15th July 2018, 16:34

I've got a custom built chronograph project that's trundled along for years. Also a Seiko mod that needs finishing. A combination of being busy and being lazy means progress is slow!

**tiny73** · 15th July 2018, 16:44

Got a monorail/abandoned volcano island project on the go, it’s tied into my super laser and space mirror project but I just can’t seem to get them off the ground.

Otherwise I have the whole “working for myself” project on the go but dont really have the time to advance it beyond rough sketching and pipe dreams stage sadly. Got a number of ideas and research but not sure if they’re really winners or just adding to a crowded market space.

**jwillans** · 15th July 2018, 17:10

Originally Posted by Foxy100

I usually have two or three project watches sitting in my spares boxes but I'm now down to one (bar a couple of large Omega stopwatches - one a rattrapante - I don't think I'll ever do anything with). Here's mine, an eBay buy from a few years ago. It's off for service after two or three currently out being worked on are back. What projects do you have on the go or waiting to be sorted?

Lovely looking watch - which make / model is that?

**Foxy100** · 15th July 2018, 17:24

Originally Posted by jwillans

Lovely looking watch - which make / model is that?

No idea! I can't find anything on H Kaufmann. Probably a Valjoux movement inside, I can't remember. I bought it because I liked the dial and hands and because I couldn't afford a Carrera. I think it's a plated case but it doesn't bother me, by the time it's serviced it won't have cost more than about £500-£600.

**Sinnlover** · 15th July 2018, 18:12

I have a couple of Roamer's away with Duncan at the moment. Finding one that was issued to the Rhodesian army was a long time goal and to finally have one fills a gap in the collection.
There is also a Willis jeep that is in constant need of fettling. I have a job list as long as my arm and it's not getting any smaller

**seadog1408** · 15th July 2018, 19:27

I am currently "doing" the garden, loading some .410 shells and making knifes out of old files.

mike

**VDG** · 15th July 2018, 19:42

Need to go through backlog of the emails and clean my inbox

**adrianw** · 15th July 2018, 20:15

Clutch on the Noble, cam follower on the Renault

**~dadam02~** · 15th July 2018, 20:41

Currently in the process of doing another custom Speedie. It's been a few years since the last and I've been stockpiling the parts for a while, now have all bits I need, apart from a Speedie

**jimp** · 15th July 2018, 20:44

bought a very old house, lots too do!

**JasonM** · 15th July 2018, 20:54

Originally Posted by seadog1408

I am currently "doing" the garden, loading some .410 shells and making knifes out of old files.

mike

Always fancied doing that, the knife thing, proper old steel like that must make a great knife.

**seadog1408** · 15th July 2018, 20:55

Originally Posted by JasonM

Always fancied doing that, the knife thing, proper old steel like that must make a great knife.

Will keep you posted jase.

**JasonM** · 15th July 2018, 20:59

Please do Mike.

**ernestrome** · 15th July 2018, 21:01

I have a prs53 case and a movement. Need dial and hands, thinking of going quartz but worried it might be sacrilege.

Have about five kitchen knife blades I made before kids were born, all hardened and that just need handles and have been that way for five years!

Have leather for making some belts or strops but no leather work tools.

Have a disc sander with 3ph variable frequency drive, unfinished for the want of a 14/19mm shaft adaptor. I'm stuck because I'm baulking at paying £9 shipping for a £9 part.

In the credits column I finally had the movement tried in my Soho RAF 2nd Gen by Duncan.

**Scottd** · 15th July 2018, 22:55

Need to spend some time on this. Sat doing nothing last year while I was working away and a house move since I got back has delayed things again.

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**bambam** · 17th July 2018, 09:58

Originally Posted by Scottd

Need to spend some time on this. Sat doing nothing last year while I was working away and a house move since I got back has delayed things again.

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What car is that??? Is it a Lancia? Looks very cool.

**Foxy100** · 17th July 2018, 10:02

Originally Posted by bambam

What car is that??? Is it a Lancia? Looks very cool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfm6EvoE7FA

**learningtofly** · 17th July 2018, 10:17

Not a project as such, but I need to find someone who can clean up the dial on my 806 - I know a lot of people would leave it as-is but I wouldn't mind the outer track being a little bit cleaner. Not 100% sure where I'm going to send it, though, so suggestions welcome.

**Foxy100** · 17th July 2018, 10:22

Originally Posted by learningtofly

Not a project as such, but I need to find someone who can clean up the dial on my 806 - I know a lot of people would leave it as-is but I wouldn't ind the outer track being a little bit cleaner. Not 100% sure where I'm going to send it, though, so suggestions welcome.

Simon Freese would be a very good place to start. I've seen some nice work from Abel Court too.

**learningtofly** · 17th July 2018, 10:24

Originally Posted by Foxy100

Simon Freese would be a very good place to start. I've seen some nice work from Abel Court too.

Thanks Simon. I'm not sure that it warrants the kind of cost that I'd associate with Abel, but I'll drop Simon Freese a line.

**Foxy100** · 17th July 2018, 10:37

Originally Posted by learningtofly

Thanks Simon. I'm not sure that it warrants the kind of cost that I'd associate with Abel, but I'll drop Simon Freese a line.

It does cost a fair amount to get the dial to and back from him, once you've had someone remove it from the watch.

**mwy1964** · 17th July 2018, 13:50

Nothing watch related... These two, below, are constantly chewing my money away... New kitchen, porch, and driveway being requested by SWMBO.. I never seem 'not' to have a project, or three on the go...

**lewie** · 17th July 2018, 14:39

A whole house to render and plaster for my daughter

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**Scottd** · 17th July 2018, 17:38

Originally Posted by bambam

What car is that??? Is it a Lancia? Looks very cool.

Triumph Stag. Styled by an Italian but built by BL's finest.

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**Dave O'Sullivan** · 17th July 2018, 23:02

Originally Posted by JasonM

Always fancied doing that, the knife thing, proper old steel like that must make a great knife.

Have you ever watched Forged In Fire?
If you haven't, do!

**inspector gadget** · 18th July 2018, 00:13

Originally Posted by ernestrome

I have a prs53 case and a movement. Need dial and hands, thinking of going quartz but worried it might be sacrilege.

Have about five kitchen knife blades I made before kids were born, all hardened and that just need handles and have been that way for five years!

Have leather for making some belts or strops but no leather work tools.

Have a disc sander with 3ph variable frequency drive, unfinished for the want of a 14/19mm shaft adaptor. I'm stuck because I'm baulking at paying £9 shipping for a £9 part.

In the credits column I finally had the movement tried in my Soho RAF 2nd Gen by Duncan.

I just gave Eddie a dial I found in my project box, he said it was from a PRS53, might be worth giving him a call.

gadget

**sundial** · 18th July 2018, 01:36

Currently photographing dragonflies using an ancient 50 years young Novoflex 600mm lens fitted with a 2x extender … on a Novoflex follow focus mount with built-in bellows

… and pre-focusing in dragonfly’s likely flight path before it takes off … in the hope of photographing it in flight …

… no autofocus … completely manual focus via the mount's spring loaded 'squeeze trigger' mechanism. This specimen had been busy ovipositing into floating pond plants and there was a 25% (ish) chance it would decide to fly in the anticipated direction … Patience eventually paid off and with camera drive set to 'continuous', eventually managed several consecutive exposures showing Female Emperor Dragonfly 'in flight' from a distance of approx 4 metres.

dunk

**Bootsy** · 18th July 2018, 06:59

My Porsche 993

I took it off the road for 2 1/2 years (no real reason) so it needed recommissioning. That turned into deciding to respray it, replace a lot of stuff, new brakes, wheels, tyres etc etx and hopefully about a month away from driving it again - hopefully!

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**bambam** · 18th July 2018, 11:15

Originally Posted by Scottd

Triumph Stag. Styled by an Italian but built by BL's finest.

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Ah, very cool. Always liked those. How far along are you from being able to drive it??

**ernestrome** · 18th July 2018, 13:13

Originally Posted by inspector gadget

I just gave Eddie a dial I found in my project box, he said it was from a PRS53, might be worth giving him a call.

gadget

I will do, thanks very much.

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