Smellody Special Update

All was going well. . . then hell broke loose. It is sooo bad now, I can't even show a picture. I think the Smellody Special project might be dead.

The hour hand is now pointed up. I can't get it off the "hub" drive that is stuck to the dial. Multiple letters are missing their paint and I think I scratched the dial a couple of times. It is too sad. I think I will just remember the smellody special from the pictures above.

Dude, it looed so hot!! hope you can fix it, those hands look just sick on it!!! Good luck brother!

Oh man..that sucks!

Hmmm...not sure what to say bro

Much more accomplished than I would have ever gotten.

Hands are the toughest part, sounds easy but they bend if you blow on them! gotta have the right tools and still hard! We can always put a picture of the dial on our header when it still looked amazing!

I think I am going to break down and buy another dial and set of hands. . . maybe two sets. Third time is the charm. Right?

smellody wrote:

I think I am going to break down and buy another dial and set of hands. . . maybe two sets. Third time is the charm. Right?

That a boy, i bought 6 seconds hands on my last project! Chris, it's going in the right direction and would be cool to see it finished! You can do it!!!

I have so much trouble setting hands.....too bad about the the smellody special, hope the next one works out better!

Sorry to hear about the trouble with the hands, you've done much more than I have and I'm pulling for you on your next attempt!

Stick with it Chris, that's gonna be so cool!

Such a cool idea, you have to carry on dude.

Man, I'm sorry to hear that. It sucks when things go south on a labor of love.

falcon4311 wrote:

Man, I'm sorry to hear that. It sucks when things go south on a labor of love.

Don has many stories he could share with you all about things going south.

But I digress.

I'm sorry for you Smellody, but I think if you keep trying as you indicated, you WILL persevere. Good luck!

dont give up. I want to see that watch actually working.

Awesome project. I bet it'll be worth it, in the end.

It's O.K. Chris !..Remember practice makes perfect !
Look at this as a prototype that will lead up to more
Smellody Specials in the future. Plus you might still be
able to salvage this one too !..It still looks NICE by the
way and the hands were a great choice also. Keep us
up to date sir !

Chris, brother, don't give up! I bent the crap out of my hands a couple of times; I lost count of how many times I actually had to pull them of and reset them! Keep at it, the hands are pretty workable. Looks good so far, don't give up the ship!!

I've screwed up a few dials and hands, it's all part of the learning but all worth it when you get it done and it's on the wrist.

Well Christopher, it looks like everyone is pulling you in the right direction including myself! KEEP GOING and YOU WILL GET THERE! We all know that you can do it.