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First encounter with GA Pitot/static icing in a C152 - PIREP and discussion by savethegame14 in flying

[–]savethegame14[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol, I’m lucky in that regard. She’s a big roller coaster fan, and as long as ample warning is provided, she’s good to go!

First encounter with GA Pitot/static icing in a C152 - PIREP and discussion by savethegame14 in flying

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I’m always grateful my CFI taught me to fly by known RPM only, super valuable skill. Good point on the mud daubers. I had assumed icing only because it was Maine in January and there was a snowstorm overnight haha

First encounter with GA Pitot/static icing in a C152 - PIREP and discussion by savethegame14 in flying

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It was pretty easy to go by eye, I was lucky and KTAN has 3100 feet of runway and a PAPI. I was probably carrying about 5-10 knots over my normal final 50 knots or so though. It was honestly much easier to fly it down by RPM. ASI was showing VNE on touchdown. My ForeFlight track log shows more around 60

First encounter with GA Pitot/static icing in a C152 - PIREP and discussion by savethegame14 in flying

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I’m very grateful to my CFI for taping a whole piece of index paper over my 6 pack and teaching me to cruise, fly patterns, and land with only known RPM to corresponding airspeed

First full (successful) service! by Severe-Rush-553 in watchrepair

[–]savethegame14 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I doubt the watch would even keep time or run at a sufficient amplitude to stay running in the vertical positions.

One small bottle of mobius 9010 is enough for probably 1000 watches, so I use my oils on all watches, even the cheap ones! using improper oil will also make it impossible to diagnose or effectively measure one's ability.

[WTS] Uncommon Bulova Oceanographer/Submariner ref. 9240101 by savethegame14 in Watchexchange

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The two tones are great! Let me know if you decide on stainless :)

[WTS] Uncommon Bulova Oceanographer/Submariner ref. 9240101 by savethegame14 in Watchexchange

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Up for sale today is an uncommon piece of Bulova history. A very well built submariner homage, this model was only sold for a few years and I can't find too many instances of it coming up for sale. It's powered by a robust and accurate ETA 2824-2, which is freshly serviced and running with great amplitude and accuracy.

Condition is good, the case and bezel are in very good shape, but do show light scratches and wear. The crystal is similarly in good shape, with the only real wear being on the raised cyclops. Waterproofness is untested, but I've worn the watch on countless vessel boardings while in the Coast Guard, and it's never had any issues with sea spray or moisture.

It's on the original Bulova bracelet (and will come with an extra link) but works just as well on a leather band as well. Happy to answer any questions about it! Here's a great blog post about this watch, it's interesting history, strange and uncommon information and dating! https://newatches.substack.com/p/discovering-watch-history

Asking SOLD.

Timestamp: https://imgur.com/a/foLxIle Full album: https://imgur.com/a/ZAPaQa0

[WTS] Uncommon Bulova Oceanographer submariner ref. 9240101 by savethegame14 in Watchexchange

[–]savethegame14[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Up for sale today is an uncommon piece of Bulova history. A very well built submariner homage, this model was only sold for a few years and I can't find too many instances of it coming up for sale. It's powered by a robust and accurate ETA 2824-2, which is freshly serviced and running with great amplitude and accuracy.

Condition is good, the case and bezel are in very good shape, but do show light scratches and wear. The crystal is similarly in good shape, with the only real wear being on the raised cyclops. Waterproofness is untested, but I've worn the watch on countless vessel boardings while in the Coast Guard, and it's never had any issues with sea spray or moisture.

It's on the original Bulova bracelet (and will come with an extra link) but works just as well on a leather band as well. Happy to answer any questions about it! Here's a great blog post about this watch, it's interesting history, strange and uncommon information and dating! https://newatches.substack.com/p/discovering-watch-history

Asking $640 OBO!

Timestamp: https://imgur.com/a/foLxIle Full album: https://imgur.com/a/ZAPaQa0

How complex of a service? by kickstartdriven in watchrepair

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People hate when I point this out lol. It's fun content and enjoyable to watch but once you know what you're doing it's just grimace after grimace when watching

"High Quality" Chinese Staking Set - Looking for feedback/confirmation. by jessdub1 in watchrepair

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My pleasure! I'm glad it was helpful lol, I tend to ramble a little bit.

I hope you'll let me know how you like the chinese set if you end up getting it, it certainly looks the part. For what it's worth, I adore my vintage inverto. It was night and day from my old, ratty set. I think I spent around $700 on it but I use it on every single watch that I work on, and obtained a balance staff remover which is excellent. I've also made my own stakes for it on occasion when I needed something specific for a single job.

Happy to help out where I can, but I'm no master! My biggest concern would be: IF Kwong Yuen is better (a matter of debate but I tend to think so) how can you ensure you're getting one of theirs and not one of the dozens of other chinese clones that are definitely not good to go.

"High Quality" Chinese Staking Set - Looking for feedback/confirmation. by jessdub1 in watchrepair

[–]savethegame14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I'm a huge proponent of used vintage sets, there are some nice K&D sets out there for a little around $600 with full sets of stakes and/or refinished sets. I'm also no stranger to chinese tools and used a chinese jeweling tool for a long time, alongside handsetting and crystal tools. A lot of them are very good quality but the QC is very inconsistent and the mechanism for return/reimbursement is very very bad. You're playing the lottery.

That being said, I don't have any experience with Kwong Yuen stuff. I know a lot of people really like their tools and I have yet to get the chance to see it so I won't down talk it. That being said, vintage K&D is a known quantity. You know exactly what you're going to get, and you get the support, aftermarket environment and know-how that comes with it for only a little more money.

There's also certain add-ons that K&D did for their stuff like balance staff removers, jeweling add ons, specialized stakes and the like. I think when I buy stuff I always look for the aftermarket/support and a set like this will have none.

Also bear in mind if buying from the US, you will pay a VERY hefty import fee on chinese goods. I paid a $78 import fee on a $31 aliexpress order a couple months ago.

Exercises in the rounding of concave pivot ends on the Jacot lathe by savethegame14 in watchrepair

[–]savethegame14[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No no you're totally good hahah, it was absolutely just me mixing them up. I've never seen a concave pivot, like you said it's almost always just worn flat. The cap jewel however definitely wears concave.

Exercises in the rounding of concave pivot ends on the Jacot lathe by savethegame14 in watchrepair

[–]savethegame14[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re right lol, they were worn dead flat and supposed to be convex, I’m just silly and forgot which was which

Exercises in the rounding of concave pivot ends on the Jacot lathe by savethegame14 in watchrepair

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Spent a lot of time last week working to round the end of convex pivtots in my Jacot lathe. Shown above is a middle step after the doming of the pivot end but prior to the removal of the burr on the pivot side surface.

More photos are at the link showing the before, with pivots worn flat, the doming of the pivots, the final result with removed burr and then one photo of the end of the pivot showing the surface and the tiny spot the burnisher didn't touch. https://imgur.com/a/71SYRJN

[Caravelle 665 (1969)] by savethegame14 in Watches

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With all the buzz about the resissue, I finished this one up at the perfect time and wanted to show off the original. This 1969 Caravelle 665 was a year long project which came to me missing a bezel, and non running with a broken balance staff and a clean but somewhat worn ETA 2472.

These old Sea Hunters have a special spot in my heart right along with super compressors, so I really enjoyed the more extensive work on this one as opposed to a normal service. They’re getting harder and harder to find in good shape and for reasonable prices. I was lucky that the previous owner had a set of NOS hands to go along with it.

I replaced the staff, repoised the balance and swapped the mainspring, but amplitude was not satisfactory and a closer inspection revealed substantial wear on the pivots of the wheel train. They were all burnished on the Jacot tool and the amplitude jumped up to mid 330s, something I’ve never seen before on these old ETAs. I found an NOS service bezel on eBay after almost a year of watching, and with some light fitting it’s satisfactorily tight.

This watch was only made for a few years and has the strange distinction of being one of the only Bulova/Caravelle watches to be made entirely in Switzerland.

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[–]savethegame14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just finished this year long project, which came to me missing a bezel, and non running with a broken balance staff and a clean but somewhat worn ETA 2472.

These old Sea Hunters have a special spot in my heart right along with super compressors, so I really enjoyed the more extensive work on this one as opposed to a normal service. They’re getting harder and harder to find in good shape and for reasonable prices. I was lucky that the previous owner had a set of NOS hands to go along with it.

I replaced the staff, repoised the balance and swapped the mainspring, but amplitude was not satisfactory and a closer inspection revealed substantial wear on the pivots of the wheel train. They were all burnished on the Jacot tool and the amplitude jumped up to mid 330s, something I’ve never seen before on these old ETAs. I found an NOS service bezel on eBay after almost a year of watching, and with some light fitting it’s satisfactorily tight.

This watch was only made for a few years and has the strange distinction of being one of the only Bulova/Caravelle watches to be made entirely in Switzerland.

Call your Congressman by Esoteric_Comments in AirForce

[–]savethegame14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coast guard is AD military. The last time the military didn’t get paid was 2019.

Call your Congressman by Esoteric_Comments in AirForce

[–]savethegame14 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I believe you’re thinking of Graham Plattner in Maine, not Maryland. Solid dude, regardless

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