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6 hours ago, watchweasol said:

Hi  One of our ontributers from Canada JD Richard is the man for lathes he has a collection of them sure to have a Wolf Jahn.  what size is it  6.5mm or 8mm

It's an 8mm. I've already spoken to JD about turning balance staffs and tools, I will quiz him regarding my forthcoming stripdown . Thanks

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12 minutes ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

Thanks matey. I will dig into that information very soon.

Hiya matey I'm back. I've just looked at the first document  and yes that is my lathe and quite correct about the makers stamp being hard to find. In fact the seller couldn't find the make so didn't know what he was selling, hence I got an absolute bargain. But I am a little confused as to the collet size. One of the photos shows a chunky monkey heavier designed production lathe called a WW that takes 8mm collets to give it  a broader range of application and Wolf Hans saved the 6mm collets for their Geneva pattern lathe. Mine is a Geneva pattern but takes 8mm collets ? An older version ? A custom design ? It could well be older than I think as it was owned by 2 generations of watchmaker and a son that didn't want it.

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At 68 I've always wondered why I never ended up with a metal shop in the garage. I've worked with and around machinists all my life and marvel at what can be done. Take a look at what Roland Murphy is doing at RGM in Pennsylvania. A rose engine has to be the most fun! Or, if you're adventurous, design your own movement (maybe with some guidance from George Daniels, so you know every bit of background behind it all).

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On 4/11/2022 at 7:27 PM, watchweasol said:

A good book to get hold of is   Donald De Carles   The watchmakers lathe and how to use it or the older publication  By Goodrich The watchmakers Lathe.

I do have that book thanks ww

15 hours ago, Michael1962 said:

Welcome to the forum @Neverenoughwatches, though I have seen you around here for awhile.

Thanks Mike. Ive been kicking around causing trouble lol. for six weeks or so now. Some fantastic helpful guys here, slowly finding my place among them.

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