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Great Wobbling Wobblesticks! The final episode of the Watchmaker's Faceplate build is good to go - do please enjoy :) 

Cheers,
Chris.

ps Plans for the tool will be up in the next few days.


Direct links to the videos -

Making a Watchmaker's Faceplate for the Sherline Lathe - Part 4

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/866950764/46ec15117c

Youtube: https://youtu.be/X4xy7TFkxsg

Engraving A Watchmaker's Faceplate (Chill Out Extended Cut - 100 Hours in 60 Minutes)

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/864184619/734f200cf5

Youtube: https://youtu.be/piqPfPU4l78

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Making a Watchmaker's Faceplate for the Sherline Lathe - Part 4 - (featuring The Wobble Stick)

Great wobbling Wobble Sticks! The final episode of the Watchmaker's Faceplate build is good to go - do please enjoy :) Cheers, Chris. ps You can find the extended cut of the engraving here: https://youtu.be/piqPfPU4l78 ________________________________________________________ A very special thank you to Patrons: Sinking Valley Woodworks Glenn Trewitt Christopher Warnock Guy Loughridge Charles Frodsham & Co. Peter John Richardson Adam Slagle Robin Haerens L'Enfant Watch Company C. A. Patrick Voigt Steven R. Crider Gary Levario Mark Coburn Pete Askew Jeff Armstrong Ralph McCoy Jim Popwell Kaedenn Bradley Pirtle PaxAndromeda Thomas Eriksen Michael Hardel Tim Ball Grant Michener Jonathan Teegarden Steve Hossner RuKiddin06 John Maksim RobinP556 Lea Bruder Armagus ________________________________________________________ (Amazon Affiliate links to items used in this video) Cameras: Panasonic GH5 - https://amzn.to/2rEzhh2 Panasonic X920 - https://amzn.to/2wzxxdT Books: "Solidworks 2013 Bible": http://amzn.to/2FObS1D "Machinery's handbook": http://amzn.to/2pi7XE5 "Lathework: A Complete Course (Workshop Practice Series)" - https://amzn.to/3Zt1DJM "Drills, Taps and Dies", Tubal Cain: https://amzn.to/3wUFNA7 "Hardening, Tempering & Heat Treatment", Tubal Cain: http://amzn.to/2IdTQLw Tools & Shop Products: Sherline Lathe: http://amzn.to/2pnXM19 Sherline WW collets: http://amzn.to/2FYZ7F8 Optivisor Headband Magnifier: http://amzn.to/2HFg1FU Norton 1-by-2-by-8-Inch Fine/Coarse India Combination Oilstone, Red: http://amzn.to/2tTEPb0 Digital Caliper 6 inch/150 mm Electronic Vernier Calipers: https://amzn.to/2EArNRU Interapid Dial Test Indicator: http://amzn.to/2FPInwH Saint Gobain (Norton) - 4 Arkansas Stones + case: http://amzn.to/2HCOAMX Dormer A190202 Jobber Drill Set, 1.0 mm - 6.0 mm x 0.1 mm Size: https://amzn.to/2DR5fdb Dormer A190203 Jobber Drill Set, 6.0 mm - 10.0 mm x 0.1 mm Size: https://amzn.to/2ITfeTa Heavy Duty Arbor Press: - https://amzn.to/46HdTZV YG1 NC Spotting Drill 8% Cobalt HSS 1/8 to 1/2" 120 Degree 5 Pc Set CNC Machine: https://amzn.to/2G7ylv6 Magnetic Base Adjustable Metal Test Indicator Holder Digital Level 14" - Tool Stand: https://amzn.to/2PkyoTV Proxxon 37172 Micro Band Saw MBS/E: https://amzn.to/2ONORR1 Anytime Tools Angle Block Set 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 5°, 10°, 15°, 20°, 25°, 30° Precision +/- 20 Seconds, Machinist Tool, 10 Piece Set: https://amzn.to/2QFqM2Y Consumables: Dykem 80300 Steel Blue Layout Fluid: https://amzn.to/3LvNAO8 Bergeon Professional Cleaning Rodico: https://amzn.to/3LyKKb3 Blue Matador Abrasive Paper: https://amzn.to/3PRnQhJ Moebius Multi-Purpose Lubricating High Grade Swiss Oil: https://amzn.to/3PNNK5M General Purpose Latex Finger Cots: https://amzn.to/3ZsYrhi Proxxon 28174 Band saw blade for MBS/E Swedish steel, fine (24 TPI), Silver|Silver metallic: https://amzn.to/3RzIV1l

Comments

Sam Bishop

No doubt I’ll enjoy it mate. Great timing on uploading this one. 👍

BS_Kustomz

Chris if you're going to put out pornography like this you need an only fans mate

Sam Bishop

Unsurprisingly, I did. Very much looking forward to seeing the restoration project — in that condition, what a find! I hope if you’re not filming the whole thing, you’ll at least share a few photos here as you progress. Cheers, Chris. 👍

Jose Rosatelli Neto

Exceptional machining skills and planning; outstanding videography. Hands down, Chris' are the best and most satisfying videos to watch on YouTube.

Max Goldstein

When using the rope knurling tool, how do you ensure that the pattern lines up correctly when you finish rotating it around the knob?

bruce linde

every aspect of this is mind-blowing... from initial visualization and design to stunning implementation. the peripheral knowledge and processes are equally deep and educational, even if ever-so-casually just out of sight. i am thrilled and honored to watch you in motion... your skillset and artistry have gone from outstanding to outrageous. 8-) my only two minor beefs are: the clickspringprojects.com home page takes forever to load (because of youtube), and i MUST have a clickspring t-shirt... but the supporter pack is no longer available?!?!? thanks again for everything!

Gavin P.

Lovely video as always! I am happy to see someone going over wobble sticks and their use.

Bryan Tretheway

Hey Chris, the wobble stick was new to me and absolutely fascinating! I really appreciate you brining in old “tech” like this. Thank you

Michael Justin

When I worked in a machine shop, my boss had an antique, commercially-made "wobble stick" that was held by the tool post. It's cool to see that a dowel can be employed to the same effect!

Sean Kirby

Great pair of long vids. :-) I have been wondering when watches were going to make an appearance. I mean, why else would you build a watchmaker's faceplate? ;-) Look forward to seeing your vids of that. Cheers Sean

Gert Sønderby

I just want to say how much I loved the camera vibrations when the shaft and handle were pressed together. It was a perfect little moment of comedy.

Maarten Daalder

I can almost imagine a stern watchmaking master to an apprentice: "You shall make your own tools. They will be held to the same aesthetic standard as the watches you are expected to be producing. Any surface that is not a reference surface shall be engraved." Or in other words, why waste material for just tools when they can be used as practice for the actual parts to be produced on those tools.

Brian Knowlton

Thank you for demonstrating what the large holes in the plate are used for. Those are ingenious.

LeoMakes

Loved the wobble-stick at the end! What a beautiful low-tech solution for high-accuracy center finding. Nice video as always!

Art Kaufmann

Wow! What a beautiful tool. I can't wait to see it in use.

Ralph McCoy

Chris, I do not have a red, or blue, or fordboy lathe, not for lack of trying. Do you think I could make one of these on my Sherline? I have risers and its a combo lathe and mill. Ralph

PJ

An hour after watching both and winding the wit of my watch, it still hasn't struck. Goodness Gracious, Chris! @¿@

Nils Rohwer

Utterly fascinating, thank you Chris.

Mike Michelizzi

Beautifully shot/edited video as usual and the engraving is gorgeous! Thanks for the practical demonstration as well!

Kevin Reardon

I can't believe how far you've come since the Antikythera Mechanism. The carving part is so overboard you make the Mariana Trench look like a kiddie's pool. Keep this up. Still waiting on the "conclusion" of the Antikythera Mechanism.

clickspring

Thank you Bruce! (working on replacing the website with something a bit more useful, more details as soon as its complete)

clickspring

I reckon you could do it ok on the Sherline Ralph, it will just come down to you coming up with some creative solutions for some of the features. Sherlines are very adaptable machines - Cheers :)

clickspring

Thank you mate. Much more to come on the Antikythera build, a few loose ends to tie up first and then back into it - Cheers :)

Mark Hobster

Very nice work , I'm in awe as always! , just a tip which I picked up from MrPete... when turning between centers using a chuck and a turned center you can use a chuck jaw as the driver for the lathe dog :) , great for multi start threads or other indexed features if the jaw count allows. Thanks a lot also for explaining how to setup a part correctly in a small faceplate for fine work, that wobble stick was ingenious thanks for adding that also.

Duncan Luddite

Watching the Engraving Chill Out video for the second time. *Very* relaxing, and informative :) Feel like you could just melt down into a beanbag while watching. I would be very tempted to have the engraved side towards the work side :D Read about wobble sticks in De Carles and Gazeley's books, and 1950's Model Engineers mags., but this is the first time seeing them in action. Thanks.

Mr. Holiday

Hello chris! What do you use to transfer your design onto the workpiece?

Doug L

Hi Chris, I have tried to see if you have answered this one before, but do you make your own engraving tools, or just get them off the shelf ?

Christopher Young

I'm pretty sure I've watched every video you've ever made, and I just realized now that I always find myself slowly shaking my head in utter amazement. It is a privilege to watch such a high level of craftsmanship.