DTI Care & Repair with Bob Part Four

Sticky DTI
Strip Down & assessment

[@stevenkirkham2297]

Hi John and Bob. Just wanted to say how much I've enjoyed this series. Thank you both for taking the time to enlighten and entertain us.

[@kentuckytrapper780]

Great info, I can take them apart but usually they never work again..lol. Bob's the man!

[@DavePB420]

Cracks me up that comment John, in with that quickly "I don't, I buy it". Great series this, never thought I would be this interested in the internals and maintenance of DTI. Much better appreciation for them now.

[@doubleboost]

Thanks for that they are interesting things

[@HaraldFinster]

My deep respect for your knowledge and your generosity to share it! Thank you very much!

[@hullygully-3599]

Great to view the Geordie boys, all self taught and invaluable to us all. Really enjoy watching , thanks for taking the time to do the videos lads.

[@bcbloc02]

I love this series! Great stuff!

[@johnmcdyer7297]

Excellent series this John and bob very interesting thanks

[@stephenwagar2663]

what a great series with mr. bob !!! huge hands with dexterity to pick up a gnats eyebrow , amazing !!! looking forward to the next vid

[@bostedtap8399]

Like the expression "Gnats' Eyebrow", must be smaller than its short limb!!!.

[@stephenwagar2663]

Very Good ... I Guess I Could Said " Short Arm In Winter " Cheers

[@bostedtap8399]

@@stephenwagar2663 short arm, yes, that's the correct term, I had that wrong. I think that in the Navy many years ago, there used to be an order first a "Short Arm" inspection, after shore leave, with sailors lined up on deck.

[@stephenwagar2663]

there was word of that but ; in the u.s.c.g. there was no line up and no lookie-lookie !!! if you got the clap , you went to the p.h.s. this knowledge i have is because i had a friend who told me about it !!!

[@bostedtap8399]

Stephen Wagar , possibly it was a means of preemptive protection, ref embarrassment etc, if some sailors could be embarrassed!!!. Are you able to understand the accents on Johns channel, I'm from the midlands, near Birmingham, circa 230 miles away. Travelling 20 miles here, means different accent/dialect?. I worked in Newcastle upon Tyne, I had about 7 working for me, and at work I could understand most of what was said, but when we went to a working mens club (Also called Social Club, with some Labour Union affiliation) I could not understand a word they said.

[@messenger8279]

Well done once again. Excellent video.

[@davesage9190]

Thanks Bob and John. Gives me some encouragement to at least have a look inside several buggered DTI's I have here. And perhaps fix them. Nothing to lose I guess.

[@doubleboost]

You can only make them better

[@Zorgoban]

Very nice! Thank you! I can't wait for the installment about how to clean the lens.

[@RyanWeishalla]

Nice information, especially how the tension spring is held in place, at least on that model. Bob makes it look easy. You can tell he has been doing it for a while.

[@keldsor]

Hi John and friend ! Oh, I love this series of clock cleaning instructional videos ! They are so usefull for DIY cleaning your sticky gauges - and you often have TOO many of them - right ! Thx for sharing !

[@motor1395]

Thanks John and Bob. Excellent series and I am enjoying them a lot! Norm in AZ

[@sirlurk_calot]

Loving this series guys. Keep it going please.

[@Sodabowski]

Thanks again guys, you two deliver big time!

[@johnwilloughby4484]

Very enjoyable videos great pair of hands ,on the two of you guys, thanks lads.

[@xkabedaruhe2956]

Thanks Bob and thanks John, this is really an interesting series! Cheers, xka

[@randomdude1786]

not a topic covered that often, thanks bob and john very interesting

[@britishreaction54]

Absolutely first rate. Look forward to the next installment.

[@geoffkeeler5106]

Thanks John and Bob, good series of videos. I had a good chat to Mick when we met and no doubt I could chat for a while with Bob as I worked with presses for some time. Thanks again, and best wishes to the family John!

[@1jtolvey]

GREAT VIDEO !!!

[@krazziee2000]

great video,, interesting how they are assembled.

[@MaturePatriot]

Bob you are a skilled craftsman. John, thank you for this informative and entertaining series of videos. I've have a sluggish Starrett dial indicator, with no crystal, that will be a good one to learn on. With the condition it is in, I could only improve the action.

[@bobdixon6060]

in my words if its broken no harem in having a go fixing it regards bob

[@northfieldpiper]

I love it more please

[@davesalzer3220]

I love this series. I doubt I’d try it myself, ever though. Lol.

[@baztyrrell3569]

Super series of vids, Bob refurbished a dti for me a couple of years ago, yes I had taken it apart and use too much oil, lol.

[@doubleboost]

Than ks for the feed back

[@bobdixon6060]

hi its me bob is the D.t.i still working ok

[@paulmorrey733]

Great information Thanks to you both

[@tabaks]

Great lads!

[@goldeee666]

very informative. many thanks

[@TheChipmunk2008]

bob, the most I've got from this is the differences in oil types. I always thought 'high quality' would work... but... makes sense now you say it, I work (if ever mechanically) with ancient ammeters/voltmeters etc.

[@alansmith8764]

Great, Bob should have his own channel.

[@Sodabowski]

Ditto that, I'd subscribe in a heartbeat

[@sirlurk_calot]

I here what you're saying, but I think it is more entertaining with the two of them.

[@666gwp]

Great video Bob, was that orange cloth the underpants from your orange outfit ? 😂

[@paulfisher6587]

Hi John and Bob, Thank you so much for making these videos. Very interesting and great to see. Question, I have a Churchill DTI and the plastic face cover keeps falling off. It has shrunk or bowed over its age. I have tried to flatten it out by heating in warm water but to no avail. Otherwise it works great. Any suggestions please on how to make a replacement or fix. On whale oil. I have an old Gin bottle half full that my dad got when he was part timing at a machine shop back in high school. Long before i was even a thought. Oil was old then. It works better than the modern stuff on taps and dies but the smell. Your hands sweat and the smell comes out. Used on special jobs. Keep up the good work Best regards from South Africa, Paul

[@bobdixon6060]

hi you need the water to be hot and once hot put a weight on top of it regards bob

[@doubleboost]

Bob will be doing a video on replacement lenses

[@pearcemachineshop5200]

W👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@jabrooke1]

Great series Guys. Bob, if you're interested, I've got a watch/ clockmakers staking set and hand removers. I don't use them anymore so you are more than welcome to have them for nothing. Let me know.

[@bobdixon6060]

hi well I will have out if its free just get in touch with john for his address regards bob

[@doubleboost]

As bob has said please email me

Are all the screws metric or do the older ones use old imperial threading?

[@bobdixon6060]

hi well if its made in japan it will be MM but if its uk most probably be BA

[@karlhrdylicka]

John /Bob .Amazing , I mean no disrespect Bob , but how the hell do you manage to work on such tiny components and screws with fingers like a pound of sausages just about the same as mine .I find anything smaller than 4mm or 4BA almost impossible to deal with .

[@TheChipmunk2008]

Christopher.... tip from someone who knows the sizes you're on about. Brace your forearms when dealing with them. I found an old keyboard rest helpful when rebuilding old electrical instruments. And that will apply if (WHEN) you use tweezers etc.

[@ianbertenshaw4350]

Yep he has hands like a blacksmith but the dexterity of a fine surgeon !

[@jameslamb4573]

Think I'll buy a cheap Chinese DTI just to pull apart and check out the "gubbinses on the back".

[@doubleboost]

It would fill in a wet afternoon