Dial dots. Where to place them ?

[Mike116]

Does anyone have photos of where i should place the dail dots on a 5 digit sub dial with 2824 movement ? Thanks in advance. Mike

 

[Mike116]

Or is it better to glue some dial feet back on. Cheers

 

[capice]

Dial dots are the least solution as the can come loose ...if you have the dialfeet, you can use JB Weld, a metal-filled two component epoxy, advantage is you don't have to use heat which can destroy your dial

Or try low-melting point solders. melt at 58 C (Bismuth Indium Lead and Tin), and 72 C (indium and Bismuth).Both are available on eBay or from the Indium Corporation. Here is a complete list:



http://www.hpl.hp.co...ug/aug96a10.pdf

or use this:
http://www.dialrestore.com/

 

[KJ2020]

Best place I have found to use them is on top of the dial spacer. I use the rectangular ones and cut them in strips no wider than the top of the spacer ring. This assumes you have a spacer tight enough that it doesn't rotate freely on the movement. Doing this will add to spacer height, with its attendant issues (increased date magnification, shorter cannon pinion height to fit hands) so you can sand the bottom edge of the dial spacer down to offset it.

As mentioned, this is a less preferred option than gluing dial feet back on. I sand the feet bases down as thin as possible, put them in the actual movement holes they will go in and glue the dial in place. Best template you can have. Just center the cannon pinion and the dial notch on the stem. I use JB weld, and put a weight on top of a dial protector. Soldering is not a skill I am going to attempt to master. Gluing on new feet will also increase dial height which may require shaving the dial spacer.

 

[Mike116]

capice KJ2020 thanks for help with this fellas. I picked up a TC dial without feet. I remember reading a rew years back about using tissue glue but putting feet back on looks like the best option. Can you purchase these at all? Or maybe find a modder thats experienced at this might be safer. Id hate to screw up a good dial

 

[KJ2020]

These are the ones I use. .79mm for ETA

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/321643528827

It's not hard to do. Sand the foot base down pretty thin, put a drop of JB Weld (mixed epoxy) about .2mm high covering 60% of the base and plop your dial down. A little bit may ooze out around the edges of the base, no worries that will help adhere it. You have a couple mins to make tiny adjustments. Practice on a junk dial as many times as you need. You can use a razor blade to remove and reuse the feet. If practicing, dont sand the base, it will make removal and reuse better.

 

[Mike116]

These are the ones I use. .79mm for ETA

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/321643528827

It's not hard to do. Sand the foot base down pretty thin, put a drop of JB Weld (mixed epoxy) about .2mm high covering 60% of the base and plop your dial down. A little bit may ooze out around the edges of the base, no worries that will help adhere it. You have a couple mins to make tiny adjustments. Practice on a junk dial as many times as you need. You can use a razor blade to remove and reuse the feet. If practicing, dont sand the base, it will make removal and reuse better.

Hey thanks for this advice ! I really appreciate it. Ill give it a try and if it doesnt work out ill send off to one of our modders

 

[capice]

KJ2020 ....great workflow buddy, going to use this too, thanks for sharing