Anyone else bored on a Thursday evening? Let’s put a 22mm Nato on an 18mm Casio 650
I wanted to try the Casio on a Nato strap but I had a couple of problems. First, I didn’t have any goofy 18mm Natos and second, I think an 18mm strap looks a little narrow on a Casio watch. Of course the first thing that came to mind was cutting, burning and destruction. 😀
First let’s tape the strap to do a little layout.
Set the watch on and mark around it.
Mark the area to cut.
Clamp it down with a straight edge.
Cut with an Xacto knife.
First cuts.
FIRE!!!
First test cuts.
Needed about 2mm more than just the outline of the watch for the strap to conform and I wanted the corners truer so I broke out my beard shears and trimmed the corners and sealed them with the torch again.
Mounted on the watch.
Passed through.
Turn it over.
On wrist!
Just drill the d@mn lugs!
Yes, a good way to better match the strap width to the case for sure!
Nice combo 🏆
Nice combo 🏆
Turned out better than I thought it might. I used that strap because somehow I had two of them. Actually went pretty well with the watch and I didn’t ruin a strap I might have needed for another watch since I had two.
This is awesome! How difficult was it to thread through?
I'm thinking about doing something exactly like this but with a strap the size of a lunar replica and Velcro so I can wear one outside my ski jacket. But I was thinking of adding 16mm mounting tabs instead of threading all the strap thickness through.
This is awesome! How difficult was it to thread through?
I'm thinking about doing something exactly like this but with a strap the size of a lunar replica and Velcro so I can wear one outside my ski jacket. But I was thinking of adding 16mm mounting tabs instead of threading all the strap thickness through.
I placed the strap on the back of the watch and inserted the spring bars. No threading through required!😎
Turned out better than I thought it might. I used that strap because somehow I had two of them. Actually went pretty well with the watch and I didn’t ruin a strap I might have needed for another watch since I had two.
I need to experience more with different straps myself. You did a great job! The color coordination looks factory made 🎯
I placed the strap on the back of the watch and inserted the spring bars. No threading through required!😎
I'm updating my drawings tomorrow!
As far as minor surgery goes, I think this patient is going to live😄
I'm updating my drawings tomorrow!
Something I would do differently is perhaps cut with a single edge razor blade rather than the Xacto. That or I might try heating the blade with a candle and cutting with a hot blade. I had a lot of “fuzzing” I kept trimming off. Cauterizing the cut as I went or cutting with a sharper blade might have prevented that.
Something I would do differently is perhaps cut with a single edge razor blade rather than the Xacto. That or I might try heating the blade with a candle and cutting with a hot blade. I had a lot of “fuzzing” I kept trimming off. Cauterizing the cut as I went or cutting with a sharper blade might have prevented that.
Yeah I had a similar experience when making a sensor cutout of a Nato for my Galaxy watch and Fitbit. Definitely need to get a hot knife for clean cuts.
Well done! Thanks for sharing!👍🏻
You can buy conversion end links on eBay. I have one worldtimer on leather and another on fmk. Your method is admittedly more fun!!
Did the same to my G-Shock GA2100 👌
Well done! I tried my hand at this on a Timex and it didn't quite turn out 😅 🍻
You can buy conversion end links on eBay. I have one worldtimer on leather and another on fmk. Your method is admittedly more fun!!
Thanks! I’ll search for those. I have a metric ton of Natos and it would be nice to use any of them I wanted to.
Well done! I tried my hand at this on a Timex and it didn't quite turn out 😅 🍻
If your watch didn’t fall off your wrist it was a success. 😀
👌🏻 DIY jury rig!
👌🏻 DIY jury rig!
Would have been better if I could have figured out some way to involve a Dremel tool. It’s not really screwed up until you take a Dremel to it.😂
Would have been better if I could have figured out some way to involve a Dremel tool. It’s not really screwed up until you take a Dremel to it.😂
"A Dremel is a man's true best friend"
Mark Twain, probably if they'd had Dremels back then
"A Dremel is a man's true best friend"
Mark Twain, probably if they'd had Dremels back then
As a Vostok enthusiast, a Dremel is a vital tool. 😂 The lug spacing is always interesting, 18ish, 20ish and 22ish are the most common.