WWW Eterna sucked me in.

[luiazazrambo]

The next one is a set of opening tools for burnished in jewels. I was very happy about this as I have an unfinished business with my wife's watch where the jewel seat was too small for all the opening tools I own. Unfortunately the smallest is broken the next might do the job though. Of course one could make his own tool if there is time and will.

[luiazazrambo]

9 hours ago, AndyHull said:

You could maybe replicate the stamping with a drill press and suitable tool holders as the pressure wont be very high when dealing with softened relatively thin, pre-heated acrylic sheet. 

Don't be tempted to simply roughly line them up and whack them with a hammer however as if they are hardened steel they may not survive the process.

Once I wanted to pick up a fly press from FB marketplace, but I was too slow and somebody else got it. It was really cheap and also good at the same time. I wanted to see if I could mint some coins with it. Just before last Christmas we went to Jorvik and in the Viking museum they made a coin (aluminium) for us with a hammer.

[AndyHull]

6 hours ago, luiazazrambo said:

Just before last Christmas we went to Jorvik and in the Viking museum they made a coin (aluminium) for us with a hammer.

The Jorvik Viking museum is always worth a visit. You can easily spend a couple of days in there.

Fly presses turn up on ebay quite a lot, and they are pretty useful, but heavy and often pricey.

You can also use a car jack and some steel or wooden framing if you want to crush or press stuff. Crude but effective. More controllable than a 4lb sledge hammer or a mashie nibblick.

I'm not sure if HM Customs and Revenue would really appreciate me minting my own coins, although maybe I could whack out a few new Scottish 2022 bawbees without ending up in the tower of London. Nemo me impune lacessit and all that.

Edited January 23, 2022 by AndyHull

[luiazazrambo]

Next is a posing tool. I did not scrub the surface because it has some sort of a coating or treatment, but cleaned and lubricated all of the threads.

 

[luiazazrambo]

A mainspring winder? I would appreciate comment on this one.

[luiazazrambo]

Depthing tool. I like it a lot.

[luiazazrambo]

Are these punches to make holes on watch straps etc? One set from Herr Gustav Adolf Boley  and one from France.

[watchweasol]

Hi  No they are holeclosing punches, the center point is sprung and placed into the worn hole then the punch is tapped with the hammer. The outer rim of the punch spreads the plate closing it. an easy way of repairing worn plates onle problem is it marks the plates and is used from inside the plate. Once closed up a bit it is then broached to fit the pivot assuming the pivot is ok or having been replaced.

[luiazazrambo]

9 minutes ago, watchweasol said:

Hi  No they are holeclosing punches, the center point is sprung and placed into the worn hole then the punch is tapped with the hammer. The outer rim of the punch spreads the plate closing it. an easy way of repairing worn plates onle problem is it marks the plates and is used from inside the plate. Once closed up a bit it is then broached to fit the pivot assuming the pivot is ok or having been replaced.

That was my second thought. It is described in one of my book as how to "fix" worn pivot holes. One of the center section of a punch from the French set stayed inside of the punch because somebody used it to make a hole in some textile, i know this because the textile stayed in the hole not letting the center section out. It stayed there even after I removed that material. Tried to put some light oil in it and agitate it and I can move it a bit downwards so it is moving, but would not fully come out as it is supposed to.

[luiazazrambo]

Ok I scanned the pages I talked about, then it went through a pdf to text engine, google translate and correction by myself, then back to pdf because text files are not allowed here. I had difficulties with English, almost gave up. Please check it out I left a surprise in the English translation. 

pivot_holes.pdf repairing_pivot_holes_eng.pdf repairing_pivot_holes_hun.pdf

[luiazazrambo]

Got a box of NOS Bifora 68 movements.

[luiazazrambo]

I got no watchmaker's lathe and now I got three of them. They might need some attention though. Unfortunately I have no motor to drive them yet and know knowledge to restore them if needed or generally speaking no turning experience. Both knowledge and motor issue can be sorted only time is limited. 

 

[luiazazrambo]

These came in today. The one with the blue handle is on sale for £1.9+VAT on Cousins website. I am planning to modify it a bit to be able to remove hairspring pins. I am having difficulties with them and I tend loosing them. Not sure if it will work, once I read that someone made a small tool for it but never seen it.

[Plato]

@luiazazrambo are you buying tools in bulk for yourself or are you trading? I love watchmaking tools but it takes a bit of time to understand each one, you might end up overwhelmed if you buy so many at once!

[luiazazrambo]

10 hours ago, Plato said:

@luiazazrambo are you buying tools in bulk for yourself or are you trading? I love watchmaking tools but it takes a bit of time to understand each one, you might end up overwhelmed if you buy so many at once!

I do a little bit of both but I tend to keep every tool I can put my hands on. I must find the funds for this hobby somehow so I came up with different ideas especially now when I own the family budget with a considerable amount. One life is barely enough to master this even if you spend 10-16 hours a day in your workshop like George Daniels. Watch "The Watchmaker's Apprentice" on Amazon if you can. I only got the odd hours when family is already in bed and a couple of hours daylight fun at the weekends.

Edited January 27, 2022 by luiazazrambo

[luiazazrambo]

I'd like to know what movement it is, but not going to take it apart now. Not today. Too tired.

Meister Anker ladies 17 rubies watch.

[luiazazrambo]

The power supply of my Behemoth Nr1 gave up. It turned out that one of the diode not only can blow the fuse but the whistle too. 1N5400

 

[Stewart]

13 hours ago, luiazazrambo said:

I got no watchmaker's lathe and now I got three of them. They might need some attention though. Unfortunately I have no motor to drive them yet and know knowledge to restore them if needed or generally speaking no turning experience. Both knowledge and motor issue can be sorted only time is limited. 

 

Nice, is this Lorch lathe 6mm or 8mm? I have a 6mm one, good little lathes are  Lorches, love mine,,

[luiazazrambo]

On 1/27/2022 at 1:21 AM, Stewart said:

Nice, is this Lorch lathe 6mm or 8mm? I have a 6mm one, good little lathes are  Lorches, love mine,,

The one on its own is a Lorch 8mm, the other two are Wolf Jahn 6 and 6,5 mm. The 6 mm has actually a Lorch bed. I am very happy to have them, but dont know if they are any good yet. They might have issues, time will tell.

Good source of information: Watchmakers Lathes

Edited January 28, 2022 by luiazazrambo

[luiazazrambo]

Two "Revolver Bügelfraismaschinchen mit Kurbel" or Bow Milling Machines. Cleaned and lubricated both of them have all cutting inserts.

[luiazazrambo]

Another poising tool with inserts.

[luiazazrambo]

Date indicator plates for EB 8404 from 1978. Does anybody have a parts list catalogue for EB 8404?

[luiazazrambo]

A box of NOS EB 8420-73, no balance. I would love to put a complete watch together using one of these.

 

[luiazazrambo]

A little bit of a restoration. Not perfect. I probably should have done the whole outside, but I am not sure that the glue I have or the paper I have are ideal for the job, well the glue certainly not and the project also would greatly benefit a little bit of more experience doing this job.

[luiazazrambo]

And the mysterious tool is actually not a watchmakers tool. Its a  mechanical dotting pen for drawing, from E.O. Richter, Chemnitz.

Dotting pen.

I tried to insert a graphite lead into it and it worked well, but only for a short period of time before the lead twisted out from its place. I don't know what was there originally and how was it secured properly.

Edited January 31, 2022 by luiazazrambo