I bought some watch makers stuff on eBay and tried my hand at fixing a clock. Didn't take long for me to sell them back on eBay, my eyes couldn't handle it. I did keep a tiny Suisse micrometer (metric) out of that lot of stuff though, don't know why, just thought it was cute I guess.
As long as the tool pressure is exerted in the direction the machine was designed to accept. So as long as the tool pressure is not trying to "lift" the carriage and is exerting downward pressure I use that method. Never on an Atlas with its thread on chuck though! I've disable reverse on my machine
Nice work sir. Small parts will give you pain sometimes. He he. That is where I struggle most
I bought some watch makers stuff on eBay and tried my hand at fixing a clock. Didn't take long for me to sell them back on eBay, my eyes couldn't handle it. I did keep a tiny Suisse micrometer (metric) out of that lot of stuff though, don't know why, just thought it was cute I guess.
What are your thoughts on the inverted tool method of threading?
As long as the tool pressure is exerted in the direction the machine was designed to accept. So as long as the tool pressure is not trying to "lift" the carriage and is exerting downward pressure I use that method. Never on an Atlas with its thread on chuck though! I've disable reverse on my machine