Busted the crystal on my Citizen Eco Drive watch this week while working on my Lawn Tractor and Mower. Packed it off to Citizen this morning. Had a cheap promotional watch in my dresser drawer from work about 20 years ago. Managed to get the back cover off and the battery out. Even with my shaky hands, I got the new battery in and gasket properly positioned, but it was impossible to get the back cover to snap in place. Eureka - use the arbors I have for pressing pens together. Ended up with the #3 Stub arbor in the tailstock and a flat piece leftover from box making in the Talon Chuck. Positioned the back accurately with some bits of masking tape, cushioned the face with a piece of denim I use for polishing and gently pressed it in. Worked like a charm! As a footnote, after Glenn Lucas talked about lathe maintenance during his recent Ontario tour, I took my tailstock apart and lubed it. Wow, was I impressed with the design of the Oneway 2436 feedscrew.
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