Friday, December 24, 2021

First Handmade Watch Part

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  Here is the first part I've ever made for a watch. It is a setting jumper lever. This disengages the gears to let you either set the h...
Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Watchmaking Machinary 3: Milling Machine

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 Watchmaking Machinery 3  Milling Machine: Meet the beast! Rational I chose the cheapest milling machine from Little Machine Shop that had b...
Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Watchmaking Machinery 2 DRO Cross slide

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I ordered a digital caliper DRO (digital read out) for the cross slide of the Taig lathe off of eBay. Well: it was stuck on its ...
Saturday, October 30, 2021

Watchmaking Machinery Part 1

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  Watchmaking Machinery Part 1 Here is my new Taig Microlathe II with a binocular microscope attached to it.  The microscope is a Swift 2x/4...
Saturday, October 2, 2021

Halloween 2021 Pumpkin Contest

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  Halloween 2021 Pumpkin Contest @ work Old defibrillator, IV bag + stand, and a red pumpkin.  I can't decide whether to call it "M...
Sunday, September 19, 2021

Supra Advantage Express II real estate lock opened

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 Supra Advantage Express II  Real Estate Lock Opened  These locks have: a big shackle to attach the lock, and a small drawer that opens and ...
Sunday, September 5, 2021

Micro Precision Drill Press Watchmaker Drill Press

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  So, making wristwatch parts requires teeny-tiny little drill bits (0.3mm). For fun I took my mini cylindrical drill, a drill press stand a...