Making dials from scratch with brass blanks

[chrome72]

I found some brass blanks on etsy that will help me tinker around with waterslide decals. Any idea what size the hole size I would need to drill for the little pinion that the hands affix to? Also, typically, how thick are dials?

 

[deadpan]

Have you read this thread?

https://forum.replica-watch.info/forum/vintage-watches/249254-decal-printed-dial

 

[chrome72]

Have you read this thread?

https://forum.replica-watch.info/forum/vintage-watches/249254-decal-printed-dial

I have spent 10% of my waking life reading and rereading that thread over the past year as I have toiled making water slide decals ha. I did a search for "thickness" and didn't see what I was looking for.

 

[p0pperini]

I just measured a few dial blanks I have here. The thickness of my samples is .3mm. The pinion hole diameters range from 2 to 2.5mm (I guess the best way to decide that would be to measure the pinion thickness of the movement you'll be fitting the dial to).

 

[chrome72]

Thanks for measuring. I spoke to raffles dial and their dials are .5mm. So for anyone making their own brass dials there are your answers for dial thickness and pinion hole opening.