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by Ian Mc
Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:58 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Small Seconds
Replies: 44
Views: 990

Re: Small Seconds

Forgot about this one!
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by Ian Mc
Sat Feb 17, 2024 7:03 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Small Seconds
Replies: 44
Views: 990

Re: Small Seconds

Here is mine.
I didn't go out to buy it, the first time I saw it was the day I bought it!
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by Ian Mc
Mon Jan 01, 2024 5:55 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Best live albums
Replies: 32
Views: 1360

Re: Best live albums

Rory Gallagher, live in Europe.
One of the liveliest gigs I ever got to see at Lancaster uni.
by Ian Mc
Fri Dec 08, 2023 8:47 am
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Would you go to the ends of the Earth?
Replies: 26
Views: 708

Re: Would you go to the ends of the Earth?

I went from Cumbria to Alaska and got a Bremont.
Not sure it counts though as I was on a planned holiday and it was an unplanned purchase.
by Ian Mc
Thu Nov 30, 2023 2:02 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: HELP! Stripped torx screw
Replies: 15
Views: 666

Re: HELP! Stripped torx screw

Drill down the centre from the torx head side. Use a 1mm drill at high speed, then slowly go up in size to about 1.5mm.
Then, use a stud extractor if you can find one that small, or, run a tap the same size as the origional threads down the hole, that should clear the threads.
by Ian Mc
Sat Oct 28, 2023 5:16 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: 2012 Aqua Terra - you did WHAT???!
Replies: 54
Views: 2349

Re: 2012 Aqua Terra - you did WHAT???!

That is a great watch, congrats.
Have you noticed all the reflections from the angles on the indices and hands as you move it around in the light?
I have been lucky to own one for 13yrs and still love it!
by Ian Mc
Sat Oct 07, 2023 6:00 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: Non CW of the Day
Replies: 75422
Views: 3871454

Re: Non CW of the Day

A splash of orange today.
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by Ian Mc
Sun Oct 01, 2023 8:02 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: Limited Edition Bruce Lee Seiko
Replies: 3
Views: 308

Re: Limited Edition Bruce Lee Seiko

skull and crossbones lumed helson.

Often fancied one of those!
by Ian Mc
Sat Sep 30, 2023 4:45 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Happy birthday Ian Mc!
Replies: 12
Views: 305

Re: Happy birthday Ian Mc!

Bahnstormer_vRS wrote: Sat Sep 30, 2023 2:12 pm Best wishes for a fabulous day, Ian. :birthday:

Anything special planned?

Guy

Sent from my Galaxy S23 Ultra using Tapatalk
Mrs Mc and I went for lunch in a nice restaurant near Ambleside.
Tomorrow all the family are coming round for a rain dodging bbq in the grill cabin!
Should be fun.
by Ian Mc
Sat Sep 30, 2023 11:02 am
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Happy birthday Ian Mc!
Replies: 12
Views: 305

Re: Happy birthday Ian Mc!

Thanks everyone.
by Ian Mc
Tue Sep 12, 2023 12:33 pm
Forum: Straps
Topic: Consort on the cheap?
Replies: 10
Views: 925

Re: Consort on the cheap?

The end links could certainly be shaped with a file, but, the difficulty would be matching the surface finish to the rest of the links.
Even a fine file might be too rough.
You could try wet and dry, start at a low number and work up until you get the desired finish.
by Ian Mc
Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:41 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: Non CW of the Day
Replies: 75422
Views: 3871454

Re: Non CW of the Day

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by Ian Mc
Sun Aug 13, 2023 10:53 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: New hobby
Replies: 42
Views: 872

Re: New hobby

Wood working. I’ve always wanted to get into that, just don’t have the time right now. I like that idea too, but space and setting up costs are prohibitive. However, an advert popped up on my feed for a hand-held pen grip carver/etcher. But like a dremel I think. More ergonomic, can carve into ston...
by Ian Mc
Sun Aug 13, 2023 7:56 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: New hobby
Replies: 42
Views: 872

Re: New hobby

The first one I did was a reef knot. 20230813_194402.jpg Then came various figures and tiki heads, all done with just a knife. 20230813_194452.jpg The green man and animals were done with chisels 20230813_194342.jpg The wood used is lime. I wouldn't recommend starting with anything else. You can get...
by Ian Mc
Sun Aug 13, 2023 7:21 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: New hobby
Replies: 42
Views: 872

Re: New hobby

Woodworking has been mentioned, but how about a variation on the theme?
Whittling!
All you need to start is a sharp knife and a bit of wood and let your imagination go.
I have been doing it a bit for about a year and find it totally engrosses me.
My results are improving too!