I just binge watched all your videos for this series since I subbed a few episodes ago! I must say it's been awesome so far and can't wait for future ones!!!
Dude! I dig your videos! There is all about the watchmaking and stuff, yes, which is why I came here- but they are also really well made and pleasant to watch just from the content creation point of view. Nice job! Subscribed!
Really good video, please keep us updated with the progress of the BHI course, I'm planning on starting the BHI dlc this summer, and seeing this video has made me even more excited!
Thanks for the video I look forward to them each week. I have been interested in watchmaking for several years. my dad used to be a watchmaker, I inherited his tools he even had a cleaning machine similar to the one you have I hope to get into watchmaking more
You are very clever , I,ve been fumbling at this for 25 yrs but didn't have many tools pocket watches and clocks are improving but as your lathe wok showed I need a lathe.... At 67 still learning, can do French clocks , German, Gustav Becker and American.. But need desperately to hone my skills... Thankyou so much for your videos , don't know how you do it with a job etc... You get my thumbs up God bless you in your talents....John..
Thanks John really appreciate your message, I would say I’m far from clever though! That’s awesome to hear, never giving up always trying is the key I think
Love the videos...and always looking for more! As to the 14month old, I have toddler coming up on 3 and without a doubt the book Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Weissbluth was a Godsend. That bending under the drill process had me a bit nervous, by the way. Good to see it turned out well.
Looks great! I did D5 this year (practical item #2), which was a challenge.. In one of your previous videos you were rummaging through a drawer and I already thought I saw a bunch of incomplete DLC watchmaker hammers :)
+teegeesg Nice man. I wish you all the best for it! How did you find it? Hahaha yeah it took me 4 -5 goes to get the hammer right! The first lesson for the levers I had around 14 scrapped pieces of silver steel lol!
Another amazing video Dean! I was curious if (just for the sake of constructive criticism) you could add a text overlay for the techniques and tools you use? This would encourage people like me who have no experience in this to research for ourselves in detail the methods behind making a watch but would also be easy for you as you only have to add the name of a technique/ tool and not how to actually use it.
+azmanic Thanks for your great comment. I will keep that in mind for future videos. With this video I had to leave out footage and where I explained a few things just because this is exam material and I don't want to upset BHI in any way. So I made the video with little explanation and more just showing what I did. Which leads to little substance.
That's completely understandable, I couldn't imagine they'd be too happy with you explaining their examination content to everyone. Like I said it was more just for the sake of constructive feedback, your other videos without the examination content remind me of Clickspring which I'm sure you'll agree is very high praise!
+azmanic Yeah, dont want to step on toes. But I will try incorporate what you said in future videos :) I appreciate your feedback. Helps me make better content. Thanks! He definitely has high quality videos.
Thank you Dean for this video, as always is a pleasure to watch. There's one tiny issue, the volume of the video is a little too low, I could barely hear you. Thanks again and good luck with the exams.
+David Spinadel Thanks David for your feedback. Great I will make adjustments, I had to get a new camera after I damaged my other and need to adjust settings correctly. Unfortunately I didnt have time to test as this exam deadline was priority.
Very nice work with your BHI parts. I can understand why you are pursuing that, not my thing but I get why people do it. I did get a look at your turning tool, which I would have ground a little differently but seems to be doing the job.
In your vlog 2? you made a few cutters from Hales tool steel. Did you use these same cutters in this video?? I ask this as a novice because I've had real trouble cutting it small diameters where they often break off using commercial supply fitted cutters. Your videos are an absolute education thank you. Simon
Hi Simon, most definitely these were the same tools. I still use the brass one, however, I have been upgrading my cutters using crobalt material as I now have a grinder. But these tools work great and can be made without a grinder
Good stuff. Don't feel pressured to rush to produce content though. It's ready when its ready! Also watching you drill that crosspiece hole was nerve wracking! Was it not possible to secure the other end in a tailstock? You were obviously being careful, but the piece was definitely moving/bending a bit in the collet.
+Arkady Romanov Thanks Arkady! You know I had planned too use female centre, but the hole is really close to the end of the work. If I go back in time I wouldve made a brass runner, but I ended up calling it down to the wire for time.. it flexed a little, but thankfully it worked out okay.
You are doing really great stuff! Thanks for sharing it! Where did you come across the compass (timestamp 6:20)? I've been looking for one for a long time!
+therealrepete Thanks Pete! I scored it from ebay a few back. I was looling for a while too, what I found is they usually come up for sale under titles such as unknown watchmaker tool or unknown tool etc..
+assad awan Thank you. Yes I use Sherline collets. Except where I cross drilled the hole, the work piece was held in a Chinese Sincere Lathe collet. Because I needed the drawbar for the milling spindle.
Dean, I just looked again at the BHI website and still cannot get a clear picture of the program. Every course bundle seems to say "clocks and watches". Do they offer just a watch program? Nobody buys clocks anymore and repairing clocks takes up a lot of room and bench space. Do you have to travel to England to take any of the tests? Their page says that the course is a series of 12 lessons. Do they send all 12 lessons at once? Does a fee have to be paid to have the tests graded? david
+Vivienne Pierce Hi David, yes you choose either watch pathway or clock pathway.. For technician grade they send all 12 lessons at once.. for intermediate and final grade its one big folder.. yes you must pay everytime u sit a unit for an exam. For the level 4 or 5 diploma there are a few units you must go to the UK to complete.. the others can be taken in your country as long as you have an approved invigilator.. i.e. a MBHI. I contacted the BHI and they put in contact with someone who helped me.
@10:20 something. Shouldn't you have clamped something to the lathe's cross-slide (whatchamacallit) behind the thingy you're drilling into? Or use the tailstock? It bends an aweful lot, and your hole will be ... not cylindrical, not conical, but weird - kinda banana shaped. I suppose you can make a semihole to prevent flat spots... Dunno, I'm not a watchmaker. Come to think of it, wouldn't a mill be much better at making these holes?
Thanks Remco, I understand what to mean. I was rushing and definitely should have supported the other end to prevent bending. The hole turned out okay in the end. Yes a mill would be nice, still a long way of saving to go 👍🏼😁
Machining Basics sorry I missed your comment. Thank you for commenting. We do indeed for now. However the Super 7 is a restoration project, she was quite badly abused. I might end up selling due to time constraints. :(
Dean, I have wanted to take the BHI course for a long time. The problem I have had is trying to get somebody from the BHI to answer my emails. They simply do not respond and I have sent more than 20 emails over the past several years. Their website has contact email addresses but no one from the BHI has answered any of them. How do I enroll in their course? david
Hello mate. I am looking to change careers but can't justify uprooting my life or the financial implications of two years elsewhere studying watchmaking or repair. I've been looking at the BHI distance learning courses and having found your channel recently only realised you did/do them too. Do you feel they're enough to get you work in a jewellers, for example, doing watch repairs? A foot in the door? Cheers!
Mike the BHI gives you the written knowledge. But note it is you that will have to spend the time and money on tools and parts to practice on. If you do certainly follow the BHI course through, you will definitely be an appropriately qualified watchmaker in my opinion.
+Vivienne Pierce Hi David. Used a piece I had made a mistake on to test if it would drill perpendicular. I did it slowly both times successful. However, end support of the work piece would have made the process a lot easier.
Dean, I could not have gotten the hole centered to .10mm doing it the same way. I probably would have to make a drill guide, use an undersize drill bit, and then make the final centering and hole diameter adjustments using a boring head with a tiny boring bar and readjusting the X-Y axis to get the final hole properly located and on center. david
+oli696969 Yes this was for Technician Grade. I have completed the other units for the watch and clock pathway, so hopefully I will get the first certificate if I pass.
For a while I've wanted to be a sort of jack of all trades, watchmaking was something I wanted to start but I know literally almost nothing about watchmaking and I have no tools, any tips?
Seán Martin Machinist. Watchmaking is basically a small sized subset of machining. Everything he did in this video was something I had to do in my apprenticeship, only smaller. I might take a bit to adapt to the smaller sizes but the principles don't change. First year machining covers hand tools, machine tooling, drill press, bandsaw, lathe, milling machine, heat treatment, and some scraping. All in-depth. If you want to become a super Jack of all trades, look at a millwright course. Machining is taught up to about 2nd year level, plus welding, hydraulics, bearings, gearboxes, pneumatics, conveyors, machine install, etc... These programs are usually a lot easier to find than watchmaking courses.
dimman77 thank you so much! I'm planning on building a forge for blacksmithing, I've been working towards that for a few years but I'd love to be a handyman. Thank you for the advice however!
+Seán Martin what dimman said ia true for basics, however if you want to make watch parts then there are also specific tools and processes. Which George Daniels Watchmaking book gives the most info. However, there are specialized books. I will cover the books I use in more detail in futire videos. :)
@@DeanDK yeah it's the only way to get your own way of doing it, I'm a watchmaker student here in Denmark, and we learn clock repair first and using the lathe.
Nice man! That’s very cool to hear. I learnt by myself, but also learnt freehand first. I wish you all the success in your school and watchmaking beyond 😁👍🏼
+Drawing watches Hi there. You can go to www.bhi.co.uk Next week I will talk a more indepth about the course from my experience so fsr. They have the 1st lesson for the Technician grade for free (I hope they still do).
Thanks for watching and commenting. Yes two years ago I was always looking for good copyright free music on youtube and many youtubers use the same songs (mainly because they are the good, well I think so anyway hehe). However, around 6-7 months ago I switched to a paid source for music. A lot of youtubers also use this service, and many people have the same songs also. I always try to do my best, while trying to focus on my dream of becoming a watchmaker. :)
Dean DK I liked it 😎, I'm just enrolling in the technician grade today! I have been working in a clock shop restoring clocks for 4 years, thought I'd better get a qualification now. Watching this has me nervous, in not that great with lathe work, I have other people make the more difficult stuff so I can get on with services and dial restoration. How hard did you find the technician grade overall.
Really pleased to see somebody taking this wonderful art forward. You have some lovely gear and I'm enjoying watching it being used.
Hi Campbell, thank you for your comment it is much appreciated! I hope I continue making videos you enjoy :)
I know these aren't new videos anymore but I am really enjoying them. Thanks for making the effort to capture your work.
Dean, your videos are an excellent source of knowledge. Thank you very much and congratulations on doing fabulous work.
Thanks so much Siddhartha 👍🏼😁
Really digging your videos man. Just wanted to thank you for taking your time to do this for all of us.
+Bob Builder thank you so much :)
I just binge watched all your videos for this series since I subbed a few episodes ago! I must say it's been awesome so far and can't wait for future ones!!!
+Alex Smith Thanks again Alex. It's been a bit of a tumble out of the starting blocks. But with determination we will get there!
As always, great video. And don't worry about churning them out quickly. When I get the email saying a new video is up, it's always a nice surprise.
+Jeremy Matters Thanks Jeremy :) it is an awesome feeling to hear someone say that.
Dude! I dig your videos! There is all about the watchmaking and stuff, yes, which is why I came here- but they are also really well made and pleasant to watch just from the content creation point of view. Nice job! Subscribed!
Really good video, please keep us updated with the progress of the BHI course, I'm planning on starting the BHI dlc this summer, and seeing this video has made me even more excited!
+Cameron Fraser Thanks for your comment. Awesome will do! I wish you all the best :) just stay determined!
Thank you Dean . You have made good use of the Cowells lathe.
+assad awan Thanks :) hopefully better use in the future too hehe
Another amazing video, my friend....just keep it going, your passion is an inspiration for me because we are chasing the same dream!!!!
+Nestor Gonzalez Thank you :) that is awesome to hear!
Ok...just finished watching all your videos...I'm all caught up now. I'll be eagerly awaiting the next one!
+Matthew Condon Thanks, whoa that is awesome to hear.. stay tuned the week is nearing an end :)
I really like the effort you put in. Keep them coming.
Thanks so much Robert. Really appreciate it
Thanks for the video I look forward to them each week. I have been interested in watchmaking for several years. my dad used to be a watchmaker, I inherited his tools he even had a cleaning machine similar to the one you have I hope to get into watchmaking more
+Pete Larsen Thanks Pete! That is great, I hope you do get into watchmaking :)
You are very clever , I,ve been fumbling at this for 25 yrs but didn't have many tools pocket watches and clocks are improving but as your lathe wok showed I need a lathe.... At 67 still learning, can do French clocks , German, Gustav Becker and American.. But need desperately to hone my skills... Thankyou so much for your videos , don't know how you do it with a job etc... You get my thumbs up God bless you in your talents....John..
Thanks John really appreciate your message, I would say I’m far from clever though! That’s awesome to hear, never giving up always trying is the key I think
Love the videos...and always looking for more! As to the 14month old, I have toddler coming up on 3 and without a doubt the book Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Weissbluth was a Godsend.
That bending under the drill process had me a bit nervous, by the way. Good to see it turned out well.
+Eric Michalsen Thanks for your comment Eric! I will check that book out :) yeah it definitely was!
Excellent video Dean. Keep up the great work👍🏻
+James Alexander Thanks James! I will do my best!
Looks great! I did D5 this year (practical item #2), which was a challenge..
In one of your previous videos you were rummaging through a drawer and I already thought I saw a bunch of incomplete DLC watchmaker hammers :)
+teegeesg Nice man. I wish you all the best for it! How did you find it? Hahaha yeah it took me 4 -5 goes to get the hammer right! The first lesson for the levers I had around 14 scrapped pieces of silver steel lol!
Priceless effort, thanks for video
+Pamir Thanks Pamir!
Great video - keep em coming.
+DanMc0H9 Thanks Dan! Im going to keep on working! :)
Amazing work as always man!
+leotreo97 Thanks for your support! ;)
Beautiful work Dean! :)
+The Joy of Precision Thank you :)
Another amazing video Dean! I was curious if (just for the sake of constructive criticism) you could add a text overlay for the techniques and tools you use? This would encourage people like me who have no experience in this to research for ourselves in detail the methods behind making a watch but would also be easy for you as you only have to add the name of a technique/ tool and not how to actually use it.
+azmanic Thanks for your great comment. I will keep that in mind for future videos. With this video I had to leave out footage and where I explained a few things just because this is exam material and I don't want to upset BHI in any way. So I made the video with little explanation and more just showing what I did. Which leads to little substance.
That's completely understandable, I couldn't imagine they'd be too happy with you explaining their examination content to everyone. Like I said it was more just for the sake of constructive feedback, your other videos without the examination content remind me of Clickspring which I'm sure you'll agree is very high praise!
+azmanic Yeah, dont want to step on toes. But I will try incorporate what you said in future videos :) I appreciate your feedback. Helps me make better content. Thanks! He definitely has high quality videos.
Thank you Dean for this video, as always is a pleasure to watch. There's one tiny issue, the volume of the video is a little too low, I could barely hear you. Thanks again and good luck with the exams.
+David Spinadel Thanks David for your feedback. Great I will make adjustments, I had to get a new camera after I damaged my other and need to adjust settings correctly. Unfortunately I didnt have time to test as this exam deadline was priority.
omg this videos are the bomb!!!! so much wuality
Well done excellent video stay safe.
Very nice work with your BHI parts. I can understand why you are pursuing that, not my thing but I get why people do it. I did get a look at your turning tool, which I would have ground a little differently but seems to be doing the job.
In your vlog 2? you made a few cutters from Hales tool steel. Did you use these same cutters in this video?? I ask this as a novice because I've had real trouble cutting it small diameters where they often break off using commercial supply fitted cutters. Your videos are an absolute education thank you.
Simon
Hi Simon, most definitely these were the same tools. I still use the brass one, however, I have been upgrading my cutters using crobalt material as I now have a grinder. But these tools work great and can be made without a grinder
@@DeanDK thank you, I will explore making my own cutters as you explained. Simon
Good stuff. Don't feel pressured to rush to produce content though. It's ready when its ready! Also watching you drill that crosspiece hole was nerve wracking! Was it not possible to secure the other end in a tailstock? You were obviously being careful, but the piece was definitely moving/bending a bit in the collet.
+Arkady Romanov Thanks Arkady! You know I had planned too use female centre, but the hole is really close to the end of the work. If I go back in time I wouldve made a brass runner, but I ended up calling it down to the wire for time.. it flexed a little, but thankfully it worked out okay.
sooo awesome
+K3K Thabk you for your support :)
Good job! Looks like you have some nice tools there. Maybe sometime you could do a video on them.
+Phillip Yannone Thanks Phillip. I have been wanting to do that, I think I will start next week :)
Wow 😜
This guy C likes your gear, and like seeing you use your gear. May be C commented on the wrong channel.
Dean
At 5:40 do you use wooden stick for polishing? Or just cleaning? Very informative video, thanks!
I use it for both. For brass after micron film I use Autosol for polishing
You are doing really great stuff! Thanks for sharing it! Where did you come across the compass (timestamp 6:20)? I've been looking for one for a long time!
+therealrepete Thanks Pete! I scored it from ebay a few back. I was looling for a while too, what I found is they usually come up for sale under titles such as unknown watchmaker tool or unknown tool etc..
A few months back
Good work . Are the lathe collets made by Shereline ?
+assad awan Thank you. Yes I use Sherline collets. Except where I cross drilled the hole, the work piece was held in a Chinese Sincere Lathe collet. Because I needed the drawbar for the milling spindle.
Dean,
I just looked again at the BHI website and still cannot get a clear picture of the program. Every course bundle seems to say "clocks and watches". Do they offer just a watch program? Nobody buys clocks anymore and repairing clocks takes up a lot of room and bench space. Do you have to travel to England to take any of the tests? Their page says that the course is a series of 12 lessons. Do they send all 12 lessons at once? Does a fee have to be paid to have the tests graded?
david
+Vivienne Pierce Hi David, yes you choose either watch pathway or clock pathway.. For technician grade they send all 12 lessons at once.. for intermediate and final grade its one big folder.. yes you must pay everytime u sit a unit for an exam. For the level 4 or 5 diploma there are a few units you must go to the UK to complete.. the others can be taken in your country as long as you have an approved invigilator.. i.e. a MBHI. I contacted the BHI and they put in contact with someone who helped me.
Dean,
How many exams are involved with the 12 lessons?
david
There are 3 formal exams from the technician grade 12 lessons.
@10:20 something. Shouldn't you have clamped something to the lathe's cross-slide (whatchamacallit) behind the thingy you're drilling into? Or use the tailstock? It bends an aweful lot, and your hole will be ... not cylindrical, not conical, but weird - kinda banana shaped. I suppose you can make a semihole to prevent flat spots... Dunno, I'm not a watchmaker. Come to think of it, wouldn't a mill be much better at making these holes?
Thanks Remco, I understand what to mean. I was rushing and definitely should have supported the other end to prevent bending. The hole turned out okay in the end. Yes a mill would be nice, still a long way of saving to go 👍🏼😁
Do we have the same machined ? Both a myford super 7 and ml7? Great video
Machining Basics sorry I missed your comment. Thank you for commenting. We do indeed for now. However the Super 7 is a restoration project, she was quite badly abused. I might end up selling due to time constraints. :(
Dean,
I have wanted to take the BHI course for a long time. The problem I have had is trying to get somebody from the BHI to answer my emails. They simply do not respond and I have sent more than 20 emails over the past several years. Their website has contact email addresses but no one from the BHI has answered any of them. How do I enroll in their course?
david
Vivienne Pierce Hi David, sorry I missed your comment. have you tried contacting zanna@bhi.co.uk?
Hello mate. I am looking to change careers but can't justify uprooting my life or the financial implications of two years elsewhere studying watchmaking or repair. I've been looking at the BHI distance learning courses and having found your channel recently only realised you did/do them too. Do you feel they're enough to get you work in a jewellers, for example, doing watch repairs? A foot in the door?
Cheers!
Mike the BHI gives you the written knowledge. But note it is you that will have to spend the time and money on tools and parts to practice on. If you do certainly follow the BHI course through, you will definitely be an appropriately qualified watchmaker in my opinion.
Cheers buddy! P.S. what macro lens do you use? :)
canon 100mm macro lens :D
@@DeanDK ahh nice one. Same as mine.
My first video, this is incredibly enjoyable
Drilling a perpendicular hole through a shaft and ending up with the hole centered is difficult. Did you just drill the hole and get lucky?
david
+Vivienne Pierce Hi David. Used a piece I had made a mistake on to test if it would drill perpendicular. I did it slowly both times successful. However, end support of the work piece would have made the process a lot easier.
Dean,
I could not have gotten the hole centered to .10mm doing it the same way. I probably would have to make a drill guide, use an undersize drill bit, and then make the final centering and hole diameter adjustments using a boring head with a tiny boring bar and readjusting the X-Y axis to get the final hole properly located and on center.
david
I assume this is the technician grade? I'm looking to start that course soon
+oli696969 Yes this was for Technician Grade. I have completed the other units for the watch and clock pathway, so hopefully I will get the first certificate if I pass.
For a while I've wanted to be a sort of jack of all trades, watchmaking was something I wanted to start but I know literally almost nothing about watchmaking and I have no tools, any tips?
Seán Martin Machinist. Watchmaking is basically a small sized subset of machining. Everything he did in this video was something I had to do in my apprenticeship, only smaller. I might take a bit to adapt to the smaller sizes but the principles don't change. First year machining covers hand tools, machine tooling, drill press, bandsaw, lathe, milling machine, heat treatment, and some scraping. All in-depth.
If you want to become a super Jack of all trades, look at a millwright course. Machining is taught up to about 2nd year level, plus welding, hydraulics, bearings, gearboxes, pneumatics, conveyors, machine install, etc...
These programs are usually a lot easier to find than watchmaking courses.
dimman77 thank you so much! I'm planning on building a forge for blacksmithing, I've been working towards that for a few years but I'd love to be a handyman. Thank you for the advice however!
+Seán Martin what dimman said ia true for basics, however if you want to make watch parts then there are also specific tools and processes. Which George Daniels Watchmaking book gives the most info. However, there are specialized books. I will cover the books I use in more detail in futire videos. :)
Do learn to use the lathe by free hand?
Yea but it’s all learning is by doing 👍🏼😁
@@DeanDK yeah it's the only way to get your own way of doing it, I'm a watchmaker student here in Denmark, and we learn clock repair first and using the lathe.
Nice man! That’s very cool to hear. I learnt by myself, but also learnt freehand first. I wish you all the success in your school and watchmaking beyond 😁👍🏼
@@DeanDK that's impressive, it's not as easy as it might look so hats off to you and thank you! Good luck with your craftsmanship as well 💪
what the lathe you are using thasnks
how does one enroll in the distance watchmaking lessons? I'd love to enroll for it ( based in Canada) thanks in advance!
+Drawing watches Hi there. You can go to www.bhi.co.uk Next week I will talk a more indepth about the course from my experience so fsr. They have the 1st lesson for the Technician grade for free (I hope they still do).
Dean DK thank you so much for this! :)
You style of speech is the same as Imam Omar Sulaiman
Hehe I had to look up who that was. They seem to do a lot of speeches, Thanks Ammar 😊
Love the vids, but the backing tracks are horrendous! Explanations of what you are doing would be great, or even just the sounds of the machines.
N
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I'll look you stole the music from the place where Casey neistat gets his just like everybody else on ewetube
Thanks for watching and commenting. Yes two years ago I was always looking for good copyright free music on youtube and many youtubers use the same songs (mainly because they are the good, well I think so anyway hehe). However, around 6-7 months ago I switched to a paid source for music. A lot of youtubers also use this service, and many people have the same songs also. I always try to do my best, while trying to focus on my dream of becoming a watchmaker. :)
is the highly annoying sample chopped "music" really necessary? it's so bad my teeth hurt.
UA-cam Support yep!
Dean DK I liked it 😎, I'm just enrolling in the technician grade today! I have been working in a clock shop restoring clocks for 4 years, thought I'd better get a qualification now. Watching this has me nervous, in not that great with lathe work, I have other people make the more difficult stuff so I can get on with services and dial restoration. How hard did you find the technician grade overall.