DTI refurb

[krv3000]

hi all thanks for the comments yep the dile is yellow right the lens was domed so i made the new lens out of two peaces of perspex i ruffle cut out two peaces of perspex one was the linse its self the other one will form a for a way to put it a washer i i curved both sides of the perspex with masking tape then i mounted sum plastic stock in me lathe chuck on one side of the perspex i put sum double sided tape on this was then stuck to the plastic in the chuck cut dawn the outer diameter to fit in to the Bessel of the clock then put me parting off blade in face on to the work and cut the center out leaving me with a 2mm thick ring the lens was cut just bigger than the Bessel removed the masking tape of one side and then the ring was gulled to it left over night to let the glue harden machined dawn the plastic in the chuck so it was a snug fit in side the ring with double sided tape the new lens was mounted on to it and the out side edge was direst dawn and shaped then all bufft up with brasso