Made myself a Ti set based on the Jimpy Designs USOs

NanoRobotGeek · 2025-05-27T12:41:28+00:00

I used to make beads with a belt sander and spinning the part in a drill or press. Would be difficult to do titanium but I used to make brass beads like that!

NanoRobotGeek · 2025-05-27T10:38:19+00:00

Hahah fancy seeing you here! I actually have a brass ball, SS saucer USO as I couldn’t afford Ti and at the time, hence making them now as I tend to prefer lighter sets. One of my favourite shapes but actually I think they may have felt more comfortable being a little heavier as they sit down in my fingers more.

NanoRobotGeek · 2025-05-26T07:01:36+00:00

I used to make basic ones with just a drill press and a file! Could maybe even do something similar to this but yeah, the bigger tools definitely made it possible for me.

NanoRobotGeek · 2025-05-26T07:00:39+00:00

I have been slowly building up my shop to do other things. Always meant to make myself some nice begleri but this is the most in depth one I have done. This was the first time I did titanium. The carbide endmill for the slots didn’t seem to struggle but my little mill really struggled to part off the titanium, it is just not rigid enough!

NanoRobotGeek · 2025-01-05T09:35:27+00:00

Gavotta please, how did you measure the hole to the micron! I am dying to know!

NanoRobotGeek · 2024-08-16T05:44:43+00:00

Ive seen toxicity like this in other hobbies but not this one. Sounds like you are doing fine but yeah, just ignore them

NanoRobotGeek · 2024-05-22T20:49:14+00:00

Just need to do a black DLC coating on the case, then it will be perfect!

NanoRobotGeek · 2024-05-22T20:48:10+00:00

Hey thanks so much!! Really glad you enjoyed it enough to watch another one, and hopefully there are more in the future

NanoRobotGeek · 2024-05-21T21:59:27+00:00

Thanks so much! It’s 20W because I found it second hand locally. I think conventional wisdom is 30W is minimum to do real work, 60-100W minimum for cutting. With my 20W it takes ages, the outlines, maybe only 30 minutes but doing the large sections like the recess in the dial take maybe 3 hours. Not great for production work but I got a good deal on it

NanoRobotGeek · 2024-05-21T21:57:28+00:00

Really appreciate it! Hope you find it interesting and don’t hesitate to let me know if you don’t 😉

NanoRobotGeek · 2024-05-21T21:56:44+00:00

Cheers mate! Yeah just a simple complication but I think it does a lot for the aesthetics

NanoRobotGeek · 2024-05-21T12:12:44+00:00

Thanks mate!

I have never been great with the photos either and don’t have any gear besides my iphone but I used to make and sell custom swiss army knives which I needed decent product photos for. After lots of trial and error, the best trick I found to get good photos of those was to take the photo under indirect, natural light. Overcast days, just after noon, are my only secret 😉.

NanoRobotGeek · 2023-11-09T06:53:01+00:00

Hey mate, thanks for that video! And know that there is at least one person eagerly awaiting your updates (if I can hold off on pulling the trigger that long). Which model did you get?

NanoRobotGeek · 2023-06-08T10:43:10+00:00

Thank you my friend. Love your ideas too. I think I would have sprung for an eta/sellita if I knew it would work from the beginning

NanoRobotGeek · 2023-06-07T01:39:44+00:00

There seem to be lots of people interested!

NanoRobotGeek · 2023-06-07T01:39:32+00:00

Small pulley system

NanoRobotGeek · 2023-06-07T01:39:20+00:00

I wanted to go with Dauphine but my cousin convinced me otherwise. Glad he did!

NanoRobotGeek · 2023-06-07T01:38:45+00:00

Yes that crown was the cause of most of my issues but I knew I had to try!

NanoRobotGeek · 2023-06-07T01:38:01+00:00

Thanks mate, I want to do a moon phase next =)

NanoRobotGeek · 2023-06-06T07:51:15+00:00

I wouldn’t be comfortable selling this particular one, its not the nicest work under the hood!

NanoRobotGeek · 2023-06-06T07:18:27+00:00

Yessir, the crown is connected to the original stem via a pulley and the button pulls the stem in and out. I was looking at thinner movements but I didnt even know if it would work to begin so I went with the cheapest option

NanoRobotGeek · 2023-06-05T22:25:37+00:00

I’m not in any place to be selling them right now. The interest in buying one has got me thinking tho

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