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Hi, I am Not familiar with the Donatello, but on the Giotto I own and modified the attachment for the wristband is completely seperate from the electronics. Check for your computer if the electronics are seperate. But any modifications are at your own risk

Hi, the homemade tool needs a minimum size of 15mm to work, but you could try to build one with a smaller pipe cutter, that could do the trick. I got the knurling wheels from Aliexpress and they are holding up fine, but I use them not very often, once all Handles on my tools were knurled I ran out of pieces to use it on.

Will it not work on steel?

Sure works on Steel, will give you an update video. With the finer knurling wheels it's great.

With the finer, later aquired, knurling wheel it works better. And it´s much better than having no option to knurl without a lathe. If you come up with another solution in the future, please let me know how you did your´s I´d like to learn and improve from you

I´m sorry you had your former instructor haunt you because I messed up. Thank you for your helpful input, I will improve my file storage and pay more attention when handling my files, promised!

@@friemeldudesworkshop5929 Don't worry about it, bringing back memories of old Harold usually brings a smile to my face. He really was a good teacher.

At the time of making the video I only had the really rough knurling wheels, so further testing was not possible. Thanks for the reminder of filming a follows up with more results.

@@friemeldudesworkshop5929 your good, I'll keep a look out for the final product.

Hi, thank you for your kind words. The whole lathe came as a used piece of machinery to me. The only thing i added was the square Tool holder from AliExpress

I got the knurling wheels on Aliexpress, but pay attention to get the smaller wheels with 19mm. Unfortunately the link where I got mine does no longer work. Good luck in finding them, it was a bit tricky to get the correct size

Thank you for your nice comment, feels good to have some support

i just wanted to see if i could make people sick with a video, seems to be workin...

No, sorry I don´t have the time to do that

Hi, the templates can be downloaded here www.file-upload.net/en/download-14647682/orcarmor.zip.html i have included my drawing for the knive too.

Dang... I´m so sorry that it´s still not working properly, I guess I´ll have to re-edit the video and then put it up again. I can´t refund your time, but thanks for leaving a comment so others will not have to endure the same thing!

Hi!

I tried my best to adjust the bearings, but they were already pretty shot when I got the thing. But if you have any more Infos on how to replace them, please let me know! I am absolutely willing to try sometime in the future, when I have some information how to do that

I would recommend to browse mb.nawcc.org/forums/horological-tools.13/ for advice on how to adjust the bearings on a watchmakers lathe. They have to properly tightened with tommy-bars or C-spanners - never ever with a wrench ! This goes through several stages, as the spindle slightly expands when run. So at the beginning it has to be just a tad tight. Bearings cannot normally replaced, unless one has some serious maching capabilities.

Thanks!

Yeah from a safety standpoint that was probably not a very wise choice to jump around barefoot in the shop. While working with these little parts, I took the risk a little easy there. be assured when working with bigger parts I always have the appropriate footwear. Could you specify the part with drinking please? I don´t see what you´re trying to say there. I´m not under the influence of alcohol while working with any tools or chemicals. But when work is done I would not reject a cold one...

Thank you for your Input! If for you getting a rusty and stuck piece of worn machinery to a state where it is useable again is just a repaint, then you are absolutely correct. I then did just a repaint. The lathe is not in a perfect condition after my work on it, but for my needs and skills I really enjoy how much better it is now. I would like to see your take on a project like this and will be happy to learn how to improve my work.

Hi. Thank you for taking the time to post a comment here. But i am sorry, I can not read what you commented. If you have any questions please post them in english and I will answer them as best as I can

Thank you for your feedback! With the torch I was afraid to melt the tiny screws into oblivion, thats why I chose the lighter.

Thank you for all the tips! I will try them out, the next time I am working on the lathe. I am constantly looking for more accesories for the lathe. But at first I am limited to the tools that came with the lathe. As I already wrote in another comment, the bearings on the headstock are pretty worn out, so there is not much more tightening possible. To keep the headstock properly oiled all the time, i will install some oilers soon to prevent further damage

Oopsie. I´ll go and check what went wrong there. Thank you for the notice!

I fixed it, thanks for the feedback and sorry for the messup on my side

Thank you for your Feedback! You are absolutely right, that my editing could be improved. Do you have any good tutorials or tips so I can create more enjoyable videos in the future?

@@friemeldudesworkshop5929 you’ll get better bro. The key imho is the thing you’re restoring. I haven’t seen any other of your vids, but stay away from the usual vice and wrench polishing...The lathe is cool!

@@friemeldudesworkshop5929 I would suggest that long clips of speeded-up cleaning with a cloth is not very interesting. Every -one knows how to remove dirt with a cloth, so speeding it up is not very interesting. Concentrate on a few of the more interesting aspects of the work and show this at normal speed, telling us what you're doing, why you're doing it that way and what products you are using for the work. Of course, choosing which aspects of the work to show is a skill that distinguishes skilled content providers from the rest.

​@@friemeldudesworkshop5929 FIRST! A well ORGANIZED strip down, clean up AND YES, RESTORATION! What one person's Restoration is "their" business... Maybe "some people have more experience, OR more MONEY", you did What You could do! NOW. Video of your work: I chose to watch it at 1/4 speed or 25%, and it was still a bit fast! That is something that has a learning curve! Items you could have Reduced film time on: 1. The time in your yard, was so much unneeded 1/10 of that time could be ENOUGH. 2. There are a number of machining channels I watch, that Start a concept, then advance to maybe a 1/4 done. Then 1/2 done and FINALLY show the entire section: example, after you show a bit of cleaning, you could CUT to showing 1/2 of the machine CLEANED. Where you would WANT to show detail in that might be a Special Issue, and how you took care of THAT . . . most of us know Spray painting, [or as some call it Rattle Canning], again Two, or Three pieces, cut to the end, with a FULL SHOT of the entire machine all painted !!!! You have excellent skills for your age (I'm 74, my hands have NOT looked that age for 40-50 years !!! ). I run PROXXON TOOLS, their small machine lathe, their small mill, I also have their 6 inch Band Saw. The Largest Band Saw I EVER used HAD 48 INCH WHEELS, 1.2 Meters in diameter. My 12 pound mill [5.4kg] is a dwarf to the knee mill I last used, 7 foot 6 inches tall, 2.28 meters, and 2.5 TONS weight, in kg 2,000+ !!!! So going from big to small has challenges, and I started over. But I could not put either of those on my two work benches, both 2×4 feet . . . [ .6 meters by 1.2 meters] One is for wood work, the other is for metal work! I know this VIDEO IS OLD, I hope you read this! philip, from the Great Pacific NorthWET, Oregon Division, USA

I have to admit, that the bearings for the main spindle are quite worn, so to make precision parts with the lathe, they will need to be replaced. For a little playing around and hobby stuff it´s okay, but replacing them is on my to-do list. I just need to find the correct dimensions for the replacements, since measurements on the worn parts are impossible to get. The other parts of the lathe are really accurate and i would guess with the collets blanks for watch gears are doable. Not on the first try, but with a little effort and learning on the operators side definitely. If you have any further questions, let me know. Thank you so much for watching and posting the first comment here!

Its the spindle bearings that can be issue. A precision plain hydrodynamic bearing, which most 8mm are (boley ww83 would be an exception), could last for ever if properly oiled. If not, you get metal to metal contact, and its the beginning of the end. The biconical shape is about the most difficult thing imaginable to machine. the cones are relatively easy, but getting them to meet at the right diameter that is a real challenge/near impossibility. In addition, the require a lapped finish.....so CNC might address the biconical challenge, you still need a way to lap them. That's only half the battle.....as the shaft and bearing must mate perfectly! The manufacture accomplished this with specialty fixtures and dedication setups/machines. Because of these difficulties, no one can or is making replacement parts.....when they are done, they are done.

Oh! Interesting! I did not expect that the bearings are so complicated to make, but that explains why no one is offering replacement parts. Do you have any furthr information on how these spindle beaings were made and fitted? I would like to learn more about that.

I used the german equivalent to barge contact cement, it´s called Petec Profilgummikleber

@@friemeldudesworkshop5929 ok thank u for the info

The belt sander is a Proxxon BS/E www.amazon.de/Proxxon-28536-Bandschleifer-BS-Koffer/dp/B0029VOEB4