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  1. Now I have a dedicated watch workshop with a place for everything - and everything in its place. I use the adjustable tray table on the desk to bring my work up to eye level.
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  2. Here's an 8mm Rivett Watchmakers lathe I picked up awhile ago. Rivett was a really high end lathe maker. Started by a Canuck who headed to US to find his fortune, the Faneuil Watch Tool Co was founded in 1984 (name changed to Rivett in 1905). I bought the watchmakers lathe kit a few years ago from an estate. It was owned by a watchmaker in Stouffville Ont and the accessory kit is really complete including dividing plates, a Hardinge polisher, bezel chuck and a wheel cutting attachment (shop made). As well there is a large selection of wheel cutters, one set visible on wood dowels and the other in a small wood box. The box lid has a note saying they're from the late Mr Playtner, 1890, principal of a watchmaking school in Toronto. The dates don't entirely make sense, as Playtner founded the Canadian Horological Institute in Toronto in 1890 (he was 25), Canada's first watchmaking school and he lived to 1943. I'm guessing the Stouffville watchmaker acquired the items mid 20th century after Playtners' passing. Apparently the school drew from afar and had at least one tie in to Rivett; its students won the top three awards from the Faneuil Watch Tool Company's 1897 competition. He was also the author of "The Analysis of the Lever Escapement" which I gather is still relevant and cited today. I've also got a 1897 Rivett 608 which which is arguably the preeminent instrument lathe of the time, or for that matter perhaps for all time: for example it would hold .0001" over 6 inches when new. They were unpainted with polished castings and cost more than man's annual wage and were often found at Universities - mine came out the Cornell University Materials Engineering Lab. My 608, made before the 1905 name change, has the Faneuil name plate. As well they made a tool makers lathe, the 1020 which is comparable to the Monarch 10ee or Hardinge HLV. Anyway, enough about Rivett, I thought you guys would like to see the watchmakers lathe. Any other Rivett owners out there? feel free to post you pics here
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  3. Is it triple slotted? It looks strange in the picture, but the crown wheel screw is the typical triple slotted appearance to me. However, it cannot hurt to try to coax it in the wrong direction gently. RMD
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  4. Its a reverse screw thread. In fact both screws shown are.
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  5. phhht, only matters if you're clumsy and drop things <full sarcasm mode off> I so frequently drop things it makes me crazy. I've a bench with glass back top and sides as well as the cloth pull out tray, but it still doesn't save me from my clumsiness. I have to develop a lot more skills before I'd be able to have a carpeted floor very nice work area, I'm sure you'll enjoy it
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  6. Doesn't the triple slot screw indicate that it is reverse threaded and requires unscrewing in a clockwise direction?
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  7. Here's a favorite . I really like this guy......
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  8. not gravity or capillary, with a rubber tube, in your mouth, the was pushed oil into the jewel. older jewelers concitered better than the pump style. keep them, they are valuable. vin
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  9. They are called Glass Fountain Oilers. Older watchmakers mostly use fountain oilers. They use the principles of capillary action to draw a small amount of oil out of the tube (like a fountain pen).
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  10. Thanks Gary! This watch took almost 2 months to get from Israel to Malaysia. Probably because the two countries do not have diplomatic relations. Stupid.... Anilv
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  11. Here are my lathes that aren’t mounded on a Borel Base with countershafts (of which I have 3) with one mor in the mail, that’s 10 lathes. I have a small collection I guess. All cleaned and running. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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