Another job completed under lockdown! Box for my Boley lathe

Early G. Boley "Bevelled-bed"
Branded "Telco" Watchmakers Lathe now boxed ready for use without needing to use the workbench as before.

Another job completed under lockdown!

Set up to make a shorter "Belt".

Jacot Pivot Polishing Tool attachment fitted to the lathe.

Jacot Pivot Polishing Tool attachment fitted to the lathe.

Jacot Pivot Polishing Tool attachment fitted to the lathe.

Lathe set up ready for use. 

Lathe set up ready for use. 

Box cover to use overnight or when Lathe not needed for a short time. 

Box cover to use overnight or when Lathe not needed for a short time.

Practice of Making a Balance Staff

I spent a bit of time in the workshop today having a practice at making my first watch Balance Staff.

This photograph album and video are relating to my first “practice” of making a Balance Staff out of 1.4mm Blue Steel on my Vintage Telco Watchmakers Lathe.

Link to the photograph album

The Balance Staff is to replace a worn staff on a Model 1908 Waltham Pocket Watch.

Everything went OK until I turned one pivot down to less than 0.2mm, at which time I think I pushed too hard with the hand graver and it broke off.

Don't think I did too bad for my first attempt at making a watch Balance Staff!

Now to practice again!

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.

My YouTube video of the unboxing of my newly acquired vintage Watchmakers Tool

My YouTube video of the unboxing of my newly acquired vintage Watchmakers Tool, a

E. Luthy Hirt Balance Hairspring Adjusting Tool.