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

Modifying the new tool holder post for the Unimat SL 1000 Lathe

Unimate SL 1000 Lathe.

Productive day in the workshop as the new adjustable tool holder for the lathe, which needed some modifying as it is too tall, is now working great.

Removed most of the metal by handsaw

Trued it up on the lathe using the four jaw chuck.

Unimat SL 1000 Running

Then turned down the nut to fit the Tee slot in the cross slide. Now the fully adjustable tool post now works perfectly.

Turned down the nut to fit the Tee slot in the cross slide.

Turned down the nut to fit the Tee slot in the cross slide.

New adjustable tool holder now works excellent.

New adjustable tool holder now works excellent.

Merry Christmas and a Happy Watch Repairing New Year

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy Watch Repairing New Year

Merry Christmas and a Happy Watch Repairing New Year

Refurbishment of my Unitmat SL 1000 Lathe now complete.

Refurbishment of my Unitmat SL 1000 Lathe now complete.

Link to the photograph album of the refurbishment of Lathe

Refurbishment of my Unitmat SL 1000 Lathe now complete.

So with the rear splash guard and the electrics completed the lathe is now ready for use.

Refurbishment of my Unitmat SL 1000 Lathe now complete.

Reassemble the Vintage Unimat SL 1000 Lathe

Completed the Refurbishment of the Vintage Unimat SL 1000 Lathe today, and it’s looking excellent.

Click here for the photograph album of the refurbishment of Lathe

Productive day in the workshop as I complete the cleaning of the Unimat SL 1000 Lathe parts before starting assembly of the Lathe. All the parts cleaned up well, the three jaw chuck now looks and works well. After giving the bearing a good greasing I replaced the headstock, just to check to see if there was any play, and there was not, so keeping the new set of bearings for later.

Refurbished Vintage Unimat SL 1000 Lathe

Everything went back ok, and the polished alloy pulleys sets look smart, and I made up a new set of belts, which being green matched the lathe excellently.

Refurbished Vintage Unimat SL 1000 Lathe

The new a revolving centre head I had purchased fitted the tailstock perfectly, so Lathe is now completely back together and all I have to do is wait for the splash guard I have on order to arrive and I can wire the motor in and I’ll have another watchmaker tool ready to use.

Refurbished Vintage Unimat SL 1000 Lathe

Refurbished Vintage Unimat SL 1000 Lathe

Unimat SL 1000 watchmakers lathe joins my workshop

Well, you never know what is around the corner, on a Saturday 15^th December 2018 at a party for some of our neighbours at our house one of the guests Steve was interested in the Model Live Steam Locomotives in the house. After explaining about the two trains I show him my watch repair workshop, where he said he has a small lathe in the shed which he has not used, and would I like it!

Yes please was my reply.

Link to the Unimat Lathe photograph album

Unimat SL 1000 Lathe in the bag

On the Monday following the party Steve arrives with a lathe in a bag, taking it out of the Bag the dirty Lathe is all there, just needs to be lovingly stripped down and rust removed and cleaned.

Unimat SL 1000 Lathe needs a good clean!

The Lathe is stripped down in the afternoon, it turns out the Lathe is a Unimat SL 1000 model. Later that evening I download the manual and parts list.

Unimat SL 1000 Lathe stripped down

The next day I start the cleaning process, Degrease the main parts of Lathe and clean, the rest of the metal parts are left overnight in the rust remover fluid tray.

Unimat SL 1000 Lathe Main parts cleaned

A bit of luck today as I found parts needed in an eBay parts win... Result

A bit of luck today as I found parts needed in an eBay parts win... Result

The parts found were a regulator arm to replace the broken one, and a click to replace the missing one on a Camerer Kuss & Co Pocket watch – Marking on Movement Brevets + Cyma Movement number 4184209 I Have been working on.

Possible Regulator Arm found to replace the broken one.

Click found for the missing one