Ordered a lathe and it arrived today, looking forward to making custom parts, first project is a winding stem for a 1930s trench watch.

Wish me luck.

  • tuckerm@feddit.onlineEnglish
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    2 days ago

    This is so cool! Do you do many watch repairs, or is this a first attempt? And can we see the watch?

    • Comrade_Squid@lemmy.mlOP
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      2 days ago

      working on getting into watchmaking, still very new but i have had plenty of time to research. makinbbg the winding stem will be the first time i have used a watch makers lathe but i’ve worked with industrial machinery before so shouldn’t be to foreign to me. Watch i am working on

      • tuckerm@feddit.onlineEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Wow, that things is gorgeous inside and out. I’m surprised the movement is so clean. Hope it all goes well!