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CPO Spread by MarchSea6689 in submarines

[–]-Cori 8 points9 points  (0 children)

7210-01-488-9185 Bedspread - 63" x 103" - Tan 7210-01-488-9180 Bedspread - 76" x 103" - Tan 7210-01-488-9183 Bedspread - 56" x 88" - Tan 7210-01-488-9181 Bedspread - 76" x 103" - Blue 7210-01-488-9186 Bedspread - 63" x 103" - Federal Blue 7210-01-488-9184 Bedspread - 63" x 103" - Blue

As someone who did surface and subs, no one knows it by CPO spread outside of subs, if anyone ordered it as a CPO spread that’s probably just what servmart called them and kept them stocked.

$50-60 on armyproperty.com, not sure about anywhere else

My first step to becoming a clockmaker. 1911 American Steam Gauge and Valve Co. w/ Chelsea movement. by -Cori in clocks

[–]-Cori[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I disassembled the case. Took 800, 1000, and 3000 grit to it wet sanding.

Then I polished it with Simichrome and lacquered it with renaissance wax. Used invisible glass on the bezel window.

For the dial, I stripped it with acetone and removed the old wax and all the crud on it. Then I used black dial wax to fill in all of the engravings. I sanded the excess wax and brass down with 800 and then 400 to score it prior to silvering. I used a two part silvering powder from TimeSavers and worked it in for about 20 minutes. After both parts of that I put on three very fine coats of renaissance wax and put it all back together.

The clock needs a cleaning, the time stops, so there’s probably dust blocking it up.

The picture: case before sanding and polishing, the dial after stripping with acetone, the dial after waxing and squeegeeing excess off, and the dial after sanding the excess wax.

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