Thanks for showing us this. My grandfather was a clock maker among other things. I have his Lorch lathe and I recognize most of his tools here too. Regards
What a great shop! Not 1 inch of wasted space. When I was watching I was in awe of the precision drill bits, and tooling. WOW ! I'm looking forward to the next shop tour! Greetings from the Hudson Valley of NY!
Hello mr.pete 25:54 SHOUT OUT you rock Lyle. A joy to come see the clock man Gary, he seems really nice, wish we were here with you Lyle. Small machines and tools, well did these two guys pick the 6 correct numbers for the lottery? Homemade tools are the best tools in the micro machining shop. Wow woodworking too, we like this wood, is not a friend of ours. No No you do have a lot of tools mr.pete, no hiding this. Oh my we love the stool, way to go what a score yes. Keep you eyes on mr.pete when you show him your Starrett stuff he might take one out for a walk, LOL no funnin but had to share it. Fisher Edge Finders was located in our Southern California area we think got bought, we bought but we scored a few hundred of the US made Fisher Edge Finder tools from there inventory before they did (now in NOS). Derbyshire 10 mm D collects great machine Gary with an open head stock. Nice press, great to see. Love the wooden clock we do not know clocks but that looks neat. Thanks to you mr.pete for taking us along and we will be back for part 2. Sorry for the long comment but this is a subject we both enjoy here at AA. Lance & Patrick.
@@JohnBare747 Hey happy Saturday and yes we are waiting for pt 2 you can well bet yourself here John, you really know our ways here, thank you in case we missed this video, we did not the man int he video Gary seems to be a really nice methodical chock making man we are proud to see him and his shop, thanking mr.pete. Lance & Patrick.
@@adamadkins9210 Hi Adam, no thinking lets do this lets get you to make and share a video of your workshop. We are convinced there are small watch and clock maker shops with enormous amounts of equipment in them globally. We both hope you to will film and share your fine shop, we are two guys that would be proud to see and then promote it to others. Thank you for the hello, Lance & Patrick.
This is all really fascinating.. thanks to both of you for making this wonderful video. All his tools are like little pieces of art themselves and are simply beautiful. I can't wait for part 2!
Drooooling. That is what a lifetime of dedication gets you. I've built up a few tools of my trade but dang! Now I want nothing more than for him to be able to mentor SOMEBODY! If anybody thinks the age of machines is over....robots.
G’day greetings from Tasmania those Sherline lathes were originally made here in Australia good field trip Mr Pete I dabble in clock repair myself but he really has a fantastic workshop. In America there must be more work in wind up clocks than here it’s a dying industry and good watch/clock makers are hard to find regards John
I hope he has a son or a student to carry on this craft. This is a rarity that I fear won’t be carried on into the next generation. Beautiful, precision machines.
I hope so to but he obviously doesn't have a wife 1) she wouldn't let him spend all that money on tools 2) she wouldn't let him fill the basement with his hobby If he does have a wife he has the best wife ever
I don't mean to hijack the thread but I see a kerfuffle on the horizon and want to short circuit it. @@zachaliles You missed the last line, 'if he has a wife she's the best ever.' And the post doesn't say edited, so yes he wrote that originally. I know what happened. Because that line wasn't 3) you paid less attention, saw the first few words, and skipped the rest. Understandable, I've done the same thing.
What a fabulous workshop. Where I was apprenticed, in Sydney NSW (1960's), we bought a Boley & Lienen capstan lathe, that I used to set up and use. Very well made.
Hey Mr. Pete, just received my hard won 1-2" Mitutoyo micrometer from the recent auction. You went above and beyond on the packing to protect the micrometer in the mail. Keep doing what you are doing and thank you very much.
What an awesome little press at 28:16! I have GOT to find one. My shop is watches and a few clocks, and you don't often need a press--but when you do, nothing else will do. Yep, your shop looks very homey. And kicked me in the head enough to remember my Bergeon end cutter sets from 0.95 to 6.00 mm, with every cutter represented by .10 mm. Just the ticket for rebuilding this Seitz Jeweling tool and the associated tooling.
i used to own a Unimat 3.. great little machine for small hobbies like RC.. But long term id rather do small work on a large machine that larger work on a small machine..
Thanks Lyle. I can remember at least four or five of those clocks in my family. Everyone had them back then. I'd have to dig in Mom's cabinets to find a couple of them yet. Seemed a bit loud and the newer ones are cheap. Enjoyed this visit.
I made our wedding bands on my Sherline 4000. Nothing fancy just out of 304 stainless polished up. Great little machines for hobbyists, of course it just makes you want a bigger lathe and a mill.
Extra-long beds are available for pool que length stock. Taig tools also makes lathes, mills, and tooling in the US. A larger headstock is available that uses 5C collets. I have neither brand and both seem to have their devotees. Both have CNC kits available. Some users are using variable speed sewing machine motors available in 3/4 HP if you want lots of power.
What a wealth of information and nostalgia! Reminded me of a brief tour that an 'old retired jeweler' gave me of his basement shop about 30 years ago. At age 82 he demonstrated to me that he still had "the touch" for fine machining. He called it a little demo of "heavy" machining. He drilled and tapped a 1/4" deep hole 0-80 in 303 stainless steel! Magnificent! Ken
Mr Pete, I remember a phrase as a tool and die maker when we would miss a dimension, we would say "its a good thing we aint making watches". It would be nice to know what your friends says when that happens? Mike - Plus8Precision
I use the term Dream Maker, because die making especially die tryout is a black art a mix of skill and voodoo magic. I can tell you for a fact die tryout is still very much a "by hand skill" particularly large automotive dies. Mike - Plus8Precision
I have a Peerless with all matching serial numbers parts. But this one looks pretty cool indeed. I also recently purchased a new mini milling machine. It is made in Germany but can not remember the brands right now for some reason? I really like the 4 beam laser guided attachment though and running all of its programming on PC like Cad is really cool. The Peerless lathe set me back some serious funds with all the accessories it had. I almost purchased a newer Jewellers lathe. Probably would have been a slightly better choice because of ease of finding attachments vs. the Peerless. It is so important to get a lathe that accepts tons of accessories and is about as precise with no end shake or offset centers. I mainly work on Suisse automatic chronograph watches usually the ETA/Valjoux 7750 series movements. No experience working with clocks other than a old Black Forest Coo Coo clock that I own. Had to recently rebuild the baffle. I thought I had a lot of tooling and equipment. But you sir have an awesome little shop indeed! Thanks to you both for this very awesome upload! You have a new subscriber and a thumbs up of course!
Thats awesome, I wish I had the patience and precision to make and craft clocks etc. It really is in my eyes more an art of patience than anything else.
Very interesting visit, I have a friend who either busy making clocks on a lathe like the one's shown or turning Stuart castings into engines on his 'big lathe' which bye the way is a Myford super 7 :-)
It's not a ' jeweler's ' lathe, it's a watchmakers lathe. Mostly 8mm collets a few 10mm collets. 'The Watchmaker's Lathe' , by Ward Goodrich written in 1904 gives much information also 'The Watchmaker's and Model Engineer's Lathe', by Donald de Carle, written in 1952 gives info as well. The bed is shaped in a 'D'...these lathes are referred to as W.W. type/style/pattern, regardless of manufacturer, after the inventors Webster and Whitcome. Mostly 50mm but a few American made were 2''. Other watchmaker lathes have beds shaped either round or square, these are much older and not the modern WW type.
just got one of these, hasn't arrived yet, but i've designed/invented some escapements and watch designs, that i want to build. n the sherline has the best specs for the money, n hopefully it'll do exactly what i need. glad to see someone else had the exact same idea as me
What is the gearing like in the Sherline? Metal , plastic ( nylon ) or ? Boley btw is a brilliant product. Actually many products. Good vintage Boley is highly sought after. Also some of the older fusse pocket watches can be quite exceptional! I love your clock collection as well. I didn't know Westclox made Coo Coo clocks. That is quite cool. I have worked on a few Westclox pocket watches. A couple of Scotty's to be exact..
how can knuckle heads give this a thumbs down ? only thing that could make it better if mr. pete jumped on that little lathe 🤣. that would have been hilarious.
I just purchased this same Sherline 4000 lathe about 5 months ago & when I heard him say it was 20 years old 🤯🤩 So glad I purchased QUALITY 😁 I wish that A-Z Quick Change Tool Post was still available🙁
Wished I'd known about that 'keep it loose' for wooden gear clock mechanism's . . built a reproduction of an old German black forest weight operated wooden clock . . a long time ago , that probably would have bloody worked if I had put more tolerance into it .
@@mrpete222 More is less tolerance , haha (screwed up again ) . . the innate thing still won first prize in woodworking & craft of the show . . in a Royal Easter show here in Oz
Is the clock company you mentioned the same one that made the old BIG BEN alarm clock that had glow in the dark hands and numbers? I saw some show that the plant where they were made had to be torn down due to radio active isotopes. and it is still hot. Same clock company?
i purchased a lathe, mill, cnc rotary table 10+/- years ago. never used it! i didn't even sharpen a pencil in it hahahaha. too much trouble to set up with that silly overhanging motor crap. rotary table doesn't mount easily because of the huge stepper motor interfering with things. lots of other little issues that are just a pain. i use mainly the unimat, i think it is the 2nd generation with the lathe ways and not the bars. have 2 of them i purchased used for nearly nothing, $100. the sherline system cost $3500 total. i also have a used peerless watchmakers lathe costing me $20.well the headstock is peerless. for the rest, who knows. it was a piece of crap but with a little magic it does the job with ease. it has a vintage variable speed unit which is the real deal for jeweller's lathe speed control. And....!!!! a short bed Stark tool makers lathe $75. now that is a lathe. came with a box of collets, not complete, but worth at least their weight in currency. for larger work in the jigs and fixtures category i use a seriously reworked chinese bench lathe and bench mill.not reworked in the physical sense but in how i use them. you want talk about chinese junk machines? i trued the spindle of an ATLAS(usa... usa...usa...) 618 bench lathe with the chinese lathe. gotta laugh..i remachined the entire gear/ back gear system of the "ATLAS" (usa...usa...usa...) with the chinese junk ... most of what i see on this site is about buying name brand equipment and not about the machinist and real machining skill. anyone can spend money but not everyone can do more with less. i think more with less was how the usa was built?? maybe i am mistaken.. granted, the sherline is a nicely finished machine. it is a quality product from that point of view. it is slick, but not so practical for someone who has limited funds. i purchased mine before i had some machining savvy. you know a crow likes shiny things, and now it reminds me every time i look at tools, is it shiny or practical?
Hey mr Pete. I was wondering how you like the sherline lathe for watchmaking and was curious if you find it adequate for making balance staffs and other small stainless parts
I may not have seen correctly but the ways of the little Sherline were not prismatic but merely flat top. I would have thought for the precision required, any deflection of the saddle would be very bad for the really small stuff requiring such tight tolerances. Perhaps its not such a big deal?
I now noticed that the hand driven lead screw is positioned very close to centerline between the ways of that little lathe, thereby removing a lot of the tendency for deflection the saddle would take when reversing direction of travel. My bad. LOL
I love seeing people like this that have hobbies and workshops like this, and you as well. Is there any chance he repairs watches? I have an original Hopalong Cassidy watch that I got many years ago when I was a young kid around 60 years ago. It has a chip in the glass cover and otherwise doesn't work.
I wish I could just meet this man, Ive dreamt of having just a 1/1000th of the tools he has, but I could work the rest of my life and never com close to anything he has, Its amazing how much things cost these days if you can even find them, its just a dying hobby/art
Thanks for showing us this.
My grandfather was a clock maker among other things. I have his Lorch lathe and I recognize most of his tools here too.
Regards
What a great shop! Not 1 inch of wasted space. When I was watching I was in awe of the precision drill bits, and tooling. WOW !
I'm looking forward to the next shop tour! Greetings from the Hudson Valley of NY!
Hello mr.pete
25:54 SHOUT OUT you rock Lyle.
A joy to come see the clock man Gary, he seems really nice, wish we were here with you Lyle.
Small machines and tools, well did these two guys pick the 6 correct numbers for the lottery?
Homemade tools are the best tools in the micro machining shop.
Wow woodworking too, we like this wood, is not a friend of ours.
No No you do have a lot of tools mr.pete, no hiding this.
Oh my we love the stool, way to go what a score yes.
Keep you eyes on mr.pete when you show him your Starrett stuff he might take one out for a walk, LOL no funnin but had to share it.
Fisher Edge Finders was located in our Southern California area we think got bought, we bought but we scored a few hundred of the US made Fisher Edge Finder tools from there inventory before they did (now in NOS).
Derbyshire 10 mm D collects great machine Gary with an open head stock.
Nice press, great to see.
Love the wooden clock we do not know clocks but that looks neat.
Thanks to you mr.pete for taking us along and we will be back for part 2.
Sorry for the long comment but this is a subject we both enjoy here at AA.
Lance & Patrick.
You guys are crazy in a good way. I watch your video's now and then. Did you see that great name on the lathe AZ pretty brilliant
I figured you guys would be all over this video like white on rice!
@@JohnBare747 Hey happy Saturday and yes we are waiting for pt 2 you can well bet yourself here John, you really know our ways here, thank you in case we missed this video, we did not the man int he video Gary seems to be a really nice methodical chock making man we are proud to see him and his shop, thanking mr.pete.
Lance & Patrick.
@active Atom not surprised to see your name here. Looks really homey, doesn't it? Even makes me think about sharing a video of my shop...
@@adamadkins9210 Hi Adam, no thinking lets do this lets get you to make and share a video of your workshop. We are convinced there are small watch and clock maker shops with enormous amounts of equipment in them globally.
We both hope you to will film and share your fine shop, we are two guys that would be proud to see and then promote it to others.
Thank you for the hello, Lance & Patrick.
This is all really fascinating.. thanks to both of you for making this wonderful video. All his tools are like little pieces of art themselves and are simply beautiful. I can't wait for part 2!
Some of the older tooling was made to be pleasing to the eye not just functional. I believe it is art in itself
Boy oh Boy ..I sure could have fun playing with the mini lathes ..and all the extra attachments that you can add
I bet my cnc mill cost less than that lathe and all the attachments and collets lol
I found a little sherline at the pawnshop for $120, gotta start somewhere I've enjoyed it.
@@lonniewhite258 wow that's awesome man! Great deal
A much appreciated tour. Having been a clock repairer for more than 40 years I enjoy tours of other clock repairers.
Now you know how Abom feels around normal lathes.
What an excellent tour of a very fine shop! Looking forward to part 2. Thanks, Mr. Pete! :-)
Compound crossslide on jewelers lathe was gorgeous German Precision
I'm just up to the clocks. ----- hard to believe they all came from the same factory. Amazing. Going Back for more
I like the way your friend Gary holds his impressive collection of pliers on the wall.
Drooooling. That is what a lifetime of dedication gets you. I've built up a few tools of my trade but dang!
Now I want nothing more than for him to be able to mentor SOMEBODY! If anybody thinks the age of machines is over....robots.
Yes, my friend has quite a nice shop and accumulation of tools. He is exceptionally smart, a Clock maker and chemist
I would need a double optivisor to work on clocks. LOL Kudos to the clock makers!
Well that's the cutest little machine. He's got an amazing place. This is true wealth. I just hope one day I can be half as accomplished.
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G’day greetings from Tasmania those Sherline lathes were originally made here in Australia good field trip Mr Pete I dabble in clock repair myself but he really has a fantastic workshop. In America there must be more work in wind up clocks than here it’s a dying industry and good watch/clock makers are hard to find regards John
I hope he has a son or a student to carry on this craft. This is a rarity that I fear won’t be carried on into the next generation. Beautiful, precision machines.
I hope so to but he obviously doesn't have a wife
1) she wouldn't let him spend all that money on tools
2) she wouldn't let him fill the basement with his hobby
If he does have a wife he has the best wife ever
@@rickhammar1636 Mr. Pete is married and has a basement full of projects and tools. So your point is invalid.
I don't mean to hijack the thread but I see a kerfuffle on the horizon and want to short circuit it. @@zachaliles You missed the last line, 'if he has a wife she's the best ever.' And the post doesn't say edited, so yes he wrote that originally. I know what happened. Because that line wasn't 3) you paid less attention, saw the first few words, and skipped the rest. Understandable, I've done the same thing.
@@rickhammar1636 better in the basement than down at the bar.
I thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed this video, beautiful machines.
What a fabulous workshop. Where I was apprenticed, in Sydney NSW (1960's), we bought a Boley & Lienen capstan lathe, that I used to set up and use. Very well made.
Hey Mr. Pete, just received my hard won 1-2" Mitutoyo micrometer from the recent auction. You went above and beyond on the packing to protect the micrometer in the mail. Keep doing what you are doing and thank you very much.
Thanks 👍👍
@@mrpete222 ,
Please provide the address for this mini lathe dealer/distributor, in *Indonesia* .
What an awesome little press at 28:16! I have GOT to find one. My shop is watches and a few clocks, and you don't often need a press--but when you do, nothing else will do. Yep, your shop looks very homey. And kicked me in the head enough to remember my Bergeon end cutter sets from 0.95 to 6.00 mm, with every cutter represented by .10 mm. Just the ticket for rebuilding this Seitz Jeweling tool and the associated tooling.
i used to own a Unimat 3.. great little machine for small hobbies like RC.. But long term id rather do small work on a large machine that larger work on a small machine..
Thanks Lyle. I can remember at least four or five of those clocks in my family. Everyone had them back then. I'd have to dig in Mom's cabinets to find a couple of them yet. Seemed a bit loud and the newer ones are cheap. Enjoyed this visit.
Wow! I like the tiny stuff, not sure I would have the patience for it and I definitely don't have the skill. Thank you.
I made our wedding bands on my Sherline 4000. Nothing fancy just out of 304 stainless polished up. Great little machines for hobbyists, of course it just makes you want a bigger lathe and a mill.
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I've had my Sherline mill for about 16 years and she still works great. Works together with my Craftsman 109 lathe. Little stuff shop.
THANK YOU...for sharing. A wonderful shop.
Beautiful collection of tools! Thanks for sharing Gary!
I REALY LOVE YOUR WORKSHOP AND ALL A STUFF 'AMAIZING!!!
Extra-long beds are available for pool que length stock.
Taig tools also makes lathes, mills, and tooling in the US. A larger headstock is available that uses 5C collets. I have neither brand and both seem to have their devotees. Both have CNC kits available.
Some users are using variable speed sewing machine motors available in 3/4 HP if you want lots of power.
Very interesting thanks Mr Pete
What a wealth of information and nostalgia! Reminded me of a brief tour that an 'old retired jeweler' gave me of his basement shop about 30 years ago. At age 82 he demonstrated to me that he still had "the touch" for fine machining. He called it a little demo of "heavy" machining. He drilled and tapped a 1/4" deep hole 0-80 in 303 stainless steel! Magnificent!
Ken
Mr Pete, I remember a phrase as a tool and die maker when we would miss a dimension, we would say "its a good thing we aint making watches". It would be nice to know what your friends says when that happens?
Mike - Plus8Precision
it fits with an inch to spare!
No kidding! lol
Good thing we ain't making rockets?
One of the owners of a dieshop from long ago told me, " We ain`t making Bulovas here! It`s only a die, it don't have to look like a jewel!
I use the term Dream Maker, because die making especially die tryout is a black art a mix of skill and voodoo magic. I can tell you for a fact die tryout is still very much a "by hand skill" particularly large automotive dies.
Mike - Plus8Precision
Damn,looking at this makes me think of just how much of a barbarian I really am!Wow,such fine and precision work,my utmost respect!!!
Nice shop thanks for sharing
I have a Peerless with all matching serial numbers parts. But this one looks pretty cool indeed. I also recently purchased a new mini milling machine. It is made in Germany but can not remember the brands right now for some reason? I really like the 4 beam laser guided attachment though and running all of its programming on PC like Cad is really cool. The Peerless lathe set me back some serious funds with all the accessories it had. I almost purchased a newer Jewellers lathe. Probably would have been a slightly better choice because of ease of finding attachments vs. the Peerless. It is so important to get a lathe that accepts tons of accessories and is about as precise with no end shake or offset centers.
I mainly work on Suisse automatic chronograph watches usually the ETA/Valjoux 7750 series movements.
No experience working with clocks other than a old Black Forest Coo Coo clock that I own. Had to recently rebuild the baffle.
I thought I had a lot of tooling and equipment. But you sir have an awesome little shop indeed!
Thanks to you both for this very awesome upload! You have a new subscriber and a thumbs up of course!
👍👍👍
very nice workshop
Amazing workshop ... thanks for sharing!
SUPER! Thank you and Garry!
Thank you sir allways nice to see you on my screen be well and keep the good videos up
God bless you
Wow, he has 6 or 7 clocks on the wall that I learned to tell time with as a young child. Awesome shop.
Thats awesome, I wish I had the patience and precision to make and craft clocks etc. It really is in my eyes more an art of patience than anything else.
Yes
@@mrpete222 ,
Please provide the address for this mini lathe dealer/distributor, in *Indonesia* .
“We’re not looking at blood cells”. I love it!
That's great. Thanks Gary and Lyle
Thanks for the tour! Pretty much the opposite end of the spectrum from what I do.😎
That is for sure. You could set that little jewelers lathe on the compound of your big machine.
Very interesting visit, I have a friend who either busy making clocks on a lathe like the one's shown or turning Stuart castings into engines on his 'big lathe' which bye the way is a Myford super 7 :-)
It's not a ' jeweler's ' lathe, it's a watchmakers lathe. Mostly 8mm collets a few 10mm collets. 'The Watchmaker's Lathe' , by Ward Goodrich written in 1904 gives much information also 'The Watchmaker's and Model Engineer's Lathe', by Donald de Carle, written in 1952 gives info as well. The bed is shaped in a 'D'...these lathes are referred to as W.W. type/style/pattern, regardless of manufacturer, after the inventors Webster and Whitcome. Mostly 50mm but a few American made were 2''. Other watchmaker lathes have beds shaped either round or square, these are much older and not the modern WW type.
just got one of these, hasn't arrived yet, but i've designed/invented some escapements and watch designs, that i want to build. n the sherline has the best specs for the money, n hopefully it'll do exactly what i need. glad to see someone else had the exact same idea as me
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Great shop tour. In part 2, it's amazing how he has collected like mine, (belsaw, woodmaster, craftsman radial arm).
Thanks Lyle
These beautiful little machines are priceless in the right hands...definitely not mine : ).
Very interesting mr pete . Thanks
All I can say right now is WOW that's really special!
very nice for sharing
So incredibly neat.
T.C. " Whadda mean its not a Starret?"
What is the gearing like in the Sherline? Metal , plastic ( nylon ) or ? Boley btw is a brilliant product. Actually many products. Good vintage Boley is highly sought after.
Also some of the older fusse pocket watches can be quite exceptional! I love your clock collection as well. I didn't know Westclox made Coo Coo clocks. That is quite cool. I have worked on a few Westclox pocket watches. A couple of Scotty's to be exact..
Sorry, I do not know much about these little machines
really miss that design style of the jeweler's lathe. Smooth rounded curves.
Um sure we ALL have clocks that need some TLC. I have a bunch that are shelf candy.
Does Gary take on work, if so, how can he be contacted?
how can knuckle heads give this a thumbs down ? only thing that could make it better if mr. pete jumped on that little lathe 🤣. that would have been hilarious.
Thanks yes 👍
I work in a clock...shop ..and I wish i had , just a quarter of those tools....esp the indexer and cuter....what town are you in...???
Nice tour. Lance and Patrick will be jealous.
Love my metric Sherline lathe and mills.
Thanks you guys ,really interesting 👍🏻
I just purchased this same Sherline 4000 lathe about 5 months ago & when I heard him say it was 20 years old 🤯🤩 So glad I purchased QUALITY 😁 I wish that A-Z Quick Change Tool Post was still available🙁
Very nice that’s some small stuff .
Great tour. Your friend has some amazing skills
nice shop for watcmakers all the tools is very cheap its little but its beutifull
Does the Sherline headstock offer passthrough for small diameter (16mm) tube machining?
WOODEN CLOCKS!! WoW! I never knew!
nice and small!!!
Impressive...!!!! Half the shop fits in pill boxes... It's not the case over here, thought... ;)
lol
Wished I'd known about that 'keep it loose' for wooden gear clock mechanism's . . built a reproduction of an old German black forest weight operated wooden clock . . a long time ago , that probably would have bloody worked if I had put more tolerance into it .
Yes
@@mrpete222
More is less tolerance , haha (screwed up again ) . . the innate thing still won first prize in woodworking & craft of the show . . in a Royal Easter show here in Oz
I wonder if Clickspring envies this setup :-)
Yes
I would need smaller hands, great tools, thanks for the show.
id need steadier hands !
Amazing.
Wow. I didn’t see a Greenfield #7 tap handle anywhere.
Thanks...Loved the tour!
Sterrett do have a plant in Scotland UK!
Thank you for the video greatly appreciated and can you please talk Gary into starting a UA-cam channel of his own please?????
Is the clock company you mentioned the same one that made the old BIG BEN alarm clock that had glow in the dark hands and numbers? I saw some show that the plant where they were made had to be torn down due to radio active isotopes. and it is still hot. Same clock company?
Luminous dial dial is the name of the company that they tore down. They were the subcontractor for the Diles.
Very interesting
i purchased a lathe, mill, cnc rotary table 10+/- years ago. never used it! i didn't even sharpen a pencil in it hahahaha. too much trouble to set up with that silly overhanging motor crap. rotary table doesn't mount easily because of the huge stepper motor interfering with things. lots of other little issues that are just a pain.
i use mainly the unimat, i think it is the 2nd generation with the lathe ways and not the bars. have 2 of them i purchased used for nearly nothing, $100. the sherline system cost $3500 total. i also have a used peerless watchmakers lathe costing me $20.well the headstock is peerless. for the rest, who knows. it was a piece of crap but with a little magic it does the job with ease. it has a vintage variable speed unit which is the real deal for jeweller's lathe speed control. And....!!!! a short bed Stark tool makers lathe $75. now that is a lathe. came with a box of collets, not complete, but worth at least their weight in currency.
for larger work in the jigs and fixtures category i use a seriously reworked chinese bench lathe and bench mill.not reworked in the physical sense but in how i use them. you want talk about chinese junk machines? i trued the spindle of an ATLAS(usa... usa...usa...) 618 bench lathe with the chinese lathe. gotta laugh..i remachined the entire gear/ back gear system of the "ATLAS" (usa...usa...usa...) with the chinese junk ...
most of what i see on this site is about buying name brand equipment and not about the machinist and real machining skill. anyone can spend money but not everyone can do more with less. i think more with less was how the usa was built?? maybe i am mistaken..
granted, the sherline is a nicely finished machine. it is a quality product from that point of view. it is slick, but not so practical for someone who has limited funds. i purchased mine before i had some machining savvy. you know a crow likes shiny things, and now it reminds me every time i look at tools, is it shiny or practical?
I too, have the same organization method
Hey mr Pete. I was wondering how you like the sherline lathe for watchmaking and was curious if you find it adequate for making balance staffs and other small stainless parts
Looks like fun.
Nice shop!
I may not have seen correctly but the ways of the little Sherline were not prismatic but merely flat top. I would have thought for the precision required, any deflection of the saddle would be very bad for the really small stuff requiring such tight tolerances. Perhaps its not such a big deal?
Thanks for sharing guys..
Wow.
I now noticed that the hand driven lead screw is positioned very close to centerline between the ways of that little lathe, thereby removing a lot of the tendency for deflection the saddle would take when reversing direction of travel. My bad. LOL
hi what is the bore size of the sherline
Where's clickspring at?
I love seeing people like this that have hobbies and workshops like this, and you as well. Is there any chance he repairs watches? I have an original Hopalong Cassidy watch that I got many years ago when I was a young kid around 60 years ago. It has a chip in the glass cover and otherwise doesn't work.
Love that Made in USA
The true mark of an antique.
my grandfather was a watch maker and repairman
Absolutely beautiful, thank you to both of you for sharing this
He wins!
Wow!
I wish I could just meet this man, Ive dreamt of having just a 1/1000th of the tools he has, but I could work the rest of my life and never com close to anything he has, Its amazing how much things cost these days if you can even find them, its just a dying hobby/art
Yes
Thank you.
hope im not thee only one who thought if they had that box of watch screws it would end up all over the floor the first time you opened it lol
I'm sure I would have opened it upside down
How does he do it....? Organizational elitist for sure...great vid Mr Pete