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@Karbon74 @trash3939
I semi went down the ‘how to drill lugs’ rabbit hole last night…
I’ll let someone else try first
I semi went down the ‘how to drill lugs’ rabbit hole last night…
I’ll let someone else try first
how do you semi?@Karbon74 @trash3939
I semi went down the ‘how to drill lugs’ rabbit hole last night…
I’ll let someone else try first
@Karbon74 @trash3939
I semi went down the ‘how to drill lugs’ rabbit hole last night…
I’ll let someone else try first
I asked the same to myself ...how do you semi?
Only half case or one side ?
i think he watched videos on youtube and then chickened outI asked the same to myself ...
Only half case or one side ?
how do you semi?
Only half case or one side ?
Ha! As in, I spent longer than I should looking into it, and had to pull myself away from the laptop and find something shiny to distract me with
The other half of the rabbit hole may have been eyeing up a 16600. The six digits just have to go!
(Except one. Or two.)
How about a tutorial with tons of pictures?
until 1.00 and the bit clears the outside of the lug.
also, use a 1mm and center well
The 1mm gives you more margin for error
Once the bit has cleared, you finish the job cleanly from the outside using a drill press. 1mm then 1.1 1.2 and finally 1.3
lubricate the bit and hole well !!!
use cobalt bits or tunsten carbide bits
@Karbon74 thanks for the link
That actually seems pretty doable.
What type of drill is that?
I was picturing having to use some sort of diy hand drill and somehow navigate around the opposite lug with a huge chuck in the way.. but obviously a smaller jewellers drill like this makes much more sense
That actually seems pretty doable.
What type of drill is that?
I was picturing having to use some sort of diy hand drill and somehow navigate around the opposite lug with a huge chuck in the way.. but obviously a smaller jewellers drill like this makes much more sense
@Karbon74 thanks for the link
That actually seems pretty doable.
What type of drill is that?
I was picturing having to use some sort of diy hand drill and somehow navigate around the opposite lug with a huge chuck in the way.. but obviously a smaller jewellers drill like this makes much more sense
A dremel.
You can probably enhance the technique with a flexible shaft attachement to make it easier to manipulate.
Plus he is using a CNC drill bit with the colored choker thingy. There are other bits that are full straight
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I drilled holes in the rug using the method you taught me.and the only way to acquire the knowledge is to do it
I managed to complete it after ruining three drill bits. (LOL)
Thank you.
This looks awesome !!!I drilled holes in the rug using the method you taught me.
I managed to complete it after ruining three drill bits. (LOL)
Thank you.
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That looks really good. If youre ever willing to sell the service, let me know! I have a 14060m I'd love to have drilled lugs but I'm not good enough to do it on my ownI drilled holes in the rug using the method you taught me.
I managed to complete it after ruining three drill bits. (LOL)
Thank you.
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I managed to get a satisfactory 14060 (or something like that).
I drilled holes in the rug using the method you taught me.
I managed to complete it after ruining three drill bits. (LOL)
Thank you.
This is looking great bud, awesome job !
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I attempted this task by purchasing a drill bit from Amazon based on the YouTube video Karbon74 posted above.
The work took about 1 hour to drill the holes
About 2 hours to deburr (polish the lugs) around the hole
The holes are drilled at a slight angle because the drill bit is inserted from the back.
I had to use a thin round file to correct the hole because it opens a little upward from the outside.
It took a lot of courage to do this work by myself, but in the case of this watch, I was able to do it successfully.
The work took about 1 hour to drill the holes
About 2 hours to deburr (polish the lugs) around the hole
The holes are drilled at a slight angle because the drill bit is inserted from the back.
I had to use a thin round file to correct the hole because it opens a little upward from the outside.
It took a lot of courage to do this work by myself, but in the case of this watch, I was able to do it successfully.