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Thank you Jev for the comments,
Oct 21, 2017,06:29 AM
A wooden mallet would work fine too as it would not damage the metal surfaces. Personally, I used the nylon side of the mallet I have as it will also not dent any metal surfaces.
In either case however, the mallet would only get the pin in a certain distance - the remaining bit has to be still forced in by a pin. As Cazalea has pointed out, a screw-press would likely be the most convenient tool for this job to be honest!
Any form of plastic/paper wrap would do the same. The tape that I used is meant to mask off surfaces before spray painting (i.e. hobbyist tape for airbrushing), so it doesn't leave behind any adhesive residue on the surfaces. It is quite a niche product however... I believe kitchen cling-wrap may work as well.
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skyeriding
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How to: Resize a Grand Seiko 5-link Bracelet (SBGA011) - Pin-Collar type
By: skyeriding : October 20th, 2017-14:06
So, you have just acquired your shiny new Grand Seiko on a bracelet. However, it is a few links loose/tight and you'd like to change the number of links (Unfortunately, the non-diver GS bracelets do not have a quick adjust mechanism). How would you do tha...
Thanks Cazalea for the insightful comments,
By: skyeriding : October 21st, 2017-06:25
Having the bracelet off the watch is always preferable before doing such work. However, given that these kind of bracelets like on the GS would require some proper tools to prevent scratching the lugs (e.g double springbar forks), I did it with the watch ...
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By: JFT : October 20th, 2017-20:08
Perhaps you could use a wooden mallet to hit back the pin into the bracelet. It's sturdy enough to hit the pins but soft enough to not scratch the bracelet. And uses a thick wrapping paper than a tape instead to prevent any glue sticking into the bracelet...
Thank you Jev for the comments,
By: skyeriding : October 21st, 2017-06:29
A wooden mallet would work fine too as it would not damage the metal surfaces. Personally, I used the nylon side of the mallet I have as it will also not dent any metal surfaces. In either case however, the mallet would only get the pin in a certain dista...
By: jensmuhlert : March 27th, 2022-22:47
Great overview, thanks!
