The 1016: The Under Appreciated Thread

[drvintage]

I hat an Raffles case here so I decided to make an 1016 out of it:













Here how it looks after case work is done:

 

[drvintage]

 

[drvintage]

Unfortunately I had no gold sub hands on stock to finish this little project

 

[Karbon74]

I hat an Raffles case here so I decided to make an 1016 out of it:













Here how it looks after case work is done:

You freehand the lugholes

 

[drvintage]

You freehand the lugholes

haha yeah it was so cold outside and i was too lazy to go out hahah my wife wasn't happy that i turned on the drill yesterday at 10pm... there was just some trouble hahaha

 

[drvintage]

This is actually how I do it.

 

[Karbon74]

You have better equipment than I do.
I use a dremel and its workstation

Last time i was lazy and I did not secure the case, and just held by hand…not a pretty consequence

 

[369mafia]

GEN mid 60's fat font frog foot

 

[Erect]

GEN mid 60's fat font frog foot

Extremely fat holy moly

 

[Karbon74]

GEN mid 60's fat font frog foot

This dial is horrible

It looks like a @369mafia early attempt

 

[1016_idiot_savant]

While on the subject of horrible dials, I thought you might be appalled by this no-lume 6150 on Chrono24

 

[Karbon74]

While on the subject of horrible dials, I thought you might be appalled by this no-lume 6150 on Chrono24

Now this one reminds me of a failed 5513 dial from that dodgy @Karbon74

 

[369mafia]

This dial is horrible

It looks like a @369mafia early attempt

I wish I sucked that bad ...

 

[369mafia]

While on the subject of horrible dials, I thought you might be appalled by this no-lume 6150 on Chrono24

back before CAD

 

[369mafia]

Gen 1016 Albino

 

[automatico]

I use a dremel and its workstation.

I've had good luck with a relatively low cost ($90) Harbor Freight bench type drill press.
Also have a Sherline miniature milling machine but with the screw feed, it is hard to tell how the bit is cutting (it has no 'feel') and this leads to 'crowding the bit'. 'Crowding the bit' leads to overheating/breaking.

For blind (no hole) rounded case sides like later DJ etc. I use a 'ball nose' end mill cutter to start the holes because the rounded end does not 'walk' on rounded surfaces like a regular drill bit. After the hole is started, I go with a regular drill bit.

Example of a 'ball nose' end mill cutter...eBay item number: 395664379799

 

[369mafia]

Commando with Selita sw210 hand wind movement

 

[Karbon74]

 

[matzemedia]

That is how I do it as well. But I also remove material at the top with a lathe. Postion 1 is to high for a 1016 and the crown is out of the middle. Better use your 16000 as base for a 1016. There the dimension looks more correct.

But anyhow: nice work and beautiful result!

 

[drvintage]

That is how I do it as well. But I also remove material at the top with a lathe. Postion 1 is to high for a 1016 and the crown is out of the middle. Better use your 16000 as base for a 1016. There the dimension looks more correct.

But anyhow: nice work and beautiful result!

I think the 1016 is thicker as my 16000 case. Anyway it would be a good base without any work. Will try it out someday.