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Help wanted: Molnija stem in 3646

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Cgherrington3

Merry Christmas to all!

 

Working on putting my xmas gift together. River 3646 case with a molly movement.

 

River sent me stem adapters. But, the stem isn't threaded the whole length and is much too long. Adding an adapter to end the isn't going to help.

 

I recently did a st36 in a 111 and it was just cut, pray, cut, pray, cut, pray, fuck yeah it works!

 

What's the trick with the molly stem?

 

Thanks for the help.

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BadPickle

 

Cut the non threaded bit off and join adapters together to get the required length...

 

Or

 

Get a fully threaded stem, eBay or

 

 

http://www.ussrwatch.net/Crown-and-Stem.html

 

1.2mm will fit into the river crown

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Cgherrington3

Christ, that was fast.

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BadPickle

Merry Christmas :D

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Cgherrington3

Modded a 6497 stem, but it's too short. Fuck me dead.

 

Still don't get how the adapters work or I'd give it a go. I have spare molly stem.

 

I ordered a 1.2 .25 die to thread the molly stem. A month from friggin' China. Bastards.

 

Damn case is so shiny. It looks chromed.

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BadPickle

Are the stem adapters male onside female the other side? Screw the stem into the female side leaving a longer male side?

 

Post a pic?

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Cgherrington3

The adapter is 1.2 female to 1.0 male.

 

This would be ok if the molly stem was threaded its whole length. You could cut it, add the adapter, then add the crown.

IF it was threaded the whole length, mine's not.

 

So you can:

1. Cut a threaded molly stem, add an adapter, or

2. Thread the molly stem with a die, cut it and screw on an adapter, or

3. Buy a 1mm molly stem from the Ukrainians, or

4. Mod a 6497 stem.

 

I bought a die in a panic, but don't think I'm going to use it. Just get a couple stems off the bay.

 

Crack on!

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kilowattore

New fully threaded stems are the way to go. They are 1.2 mm and don't need no adapter to fit a River crown.

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