JKA-Feintaster Watchmakers Precision Gauge.

Today arrived my new Kafer JKA-Feintaster Watchmakers Precision Gauge. Which I purchased new from Kafer in Germany through Mapra technic in January 2019.

JKA-Feintaster Watchmakers Precision Gauge.

Instruction leaflet translated from the German text.

JKA-Feintaster Watchmakers Precision Gauge.

Unimat SL 1000 Lathe Tools and Accessories wooden boxes

Today I completed my two homemade wooden boxes to hold the Unimat SL 1000 Lathe Tools and Accessories.

My two homemade wooden boxes

 Along with the tool cutters, centre drills and small engineers square boxes. 

My two homemade wooden boxes

Now all the boxes are held on one shelve in the workshop.

Made Chuck Keys for the Unimat SL 1000 Lathe

I tried out my new knurling tool today on the refurbished Unimat SL 1000 Lathe.
After turning down the steel rod to the correct sizes, I knurled the handles for grip.

Knurling the handles on chuck keys.

 I made two chuck keys, and a headstock shaft key. 

Knurled the handles on chuck keys.

 I knurled the handles for grip. 

Headstock shaft key

I think they turned out ok.

Nice new retro oil cans

Nice new retro oil cans, the smaller one 250ml one I will use as a cutting fluid sprayer for the Unimat SL 1000 Lathe.

New Retro Oil Cans

More New Accessories brought for the Unimat SL 1000 Lathe

More New Accessories brought for the Unimat SL 1000 lathe

Parting tool purchased, 

Parting tool purchased, 

Metric Fine M12 x 1.0 Solid DIA HSS-E (part Cobalt) INOX High Tensile. Lathe shaft size. 

 M12 x 1.0 Solid DIA HSS-E (part Cobalt) 

Metric Fine M12 x 1.0 Hand Taps HSSG, Lathe shaft size.

Metric Fine M12 x 1.0 Hand Taps HSSG

I Used the Metric Fine M12 x 1.0 Hand Taps to convert Drill chucks to fit the Lathe shafts.

Converted Drill chucks to fit the Lathe