Behold! My new lathe FINALLY - making a new stem for an Elgin B.W. Raymond pocket watch

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Күн бұрын

In this video, I introduce my Boley 8mm Geneva Swiss style watchmaker's lathe. I demonstrate how the lathe headstock is serviced and set up to be fully functional, including a custom built murphy desk. The universal jeweler's motor is also disassembled and cleaned. The first use case is to turn a brand new stem for my Elgin B.W. Raymond railroad grade pocket watch, which is created using some blued steel stock.
I am an amateur who enjoys restoring vintage watches to working order. Constructive critiques of the process are welcome. I am always learning.
Contact info: cspinnerwatchrepair@gmail.com
Many of my tools I use are affordable. If you're interested in getting started with watch repair and would like to use what I use, I've included some links below. I earn a small commission from Amazon if purchases are made using these links.
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Cleaning:
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro and the Problem
1:30 Unboxing the Lathe
2:55 Servicing the Headstock
6:04 Motor Work
8:12 Murphy Desk
8:52 Lathe Assembly
9:57 Graver Sharpening
10:30 Turning the Stem
11:31 End Result
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@rowejon 8 күн бұрын

That's a great investment. I'm now retired but, as a carpenter, I was always prepared to invest in good tools that made my work easier & better.

@goupigoupi6953 5 ай бұрын

I learned that I'll never be able to do this, but I liked watching it very much.

@mikedandurand3548 9 ай бұрын

That lathe looks like a tool guys dream.

@WatchWithMike 6 ай бұрын

I had to 'Spin' back for another watch of this video! It's a must-see for anyone interested in buying and learning about a watchmaking lathe.

@RestorationWatch 3 ай бұрын

I didn't learn something, I learned lots! Thank you so much.

@WatchWithMike Жыл бұрын

Absolutely riveting! I really knew nothing about watch lathes… now I do! It's a beautiful tool and I enjoyed seeing you take it apart and service it. Slick trick joining the drive belt, too! 😀

@csspinner Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Mike! And I like your channel. - Chris

@pipodorologio1648 Жыл бұрын

what a stunning lathe you got mate, amazing condition for its age.

@ruud9767 Жыл бұрын

Neat job! Congratulations on the lathe. It looks truly traditional, a museum piece even, like many of your tools. I imagine their total worth must be impressive. Please say thanks for me to Mrs Spinner, who accompanies you so splendidly on the piano.

@davebradford8393 Ай бұрын

I don't have a watchmakers lathe, but I still learned a lot. Thanks for posting this. Now back to the 9 X 20 to make steam engine parts.

@brucebarlow6604 Жыл бұрын

You have a great set of tools and awesome work going on here. Regards from New Zealand 🇳🇿

@csspinner Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Bruce! - Chris from South Carolina USA

@Ritopher 10 ай бұрын

I’m captivated by tools and machines. I prefer you narrating your videos!! Great setup!! Thanks for posting this. ❤

@csspinner 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! More to come

@kmalnasef1512 5 ай бұрын

me too, I am captivated by tools and machines. is that some kind of illness?

@horstb29 4 ай бұрын

Wow is all I can say right now. Thank you for sharing with us.

@redbxstr Жыл бұрын

Excellent Chris. Thoroughly enjoyed your Lathe setup and watch stem creation. Really very interesting. Very clear and concise.

@csspinner Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@stanbrown915 6 ай бұрын

As a machinist of 28 years, it is my professional opinion that that is Some kinda perdy!!

@JDRichard 10 ай бұрын

What a great find Chris, an excellent video production

@sonnymoorehouse1941 8 ай бұрын

It truly is a fantastic video.

@pablorosales1149 8 ай бұрын

I am in LOVE with such a so good tools. I have a complete lathe from Bergeon , from the 70ies. And so happy with it!!!

@andyvan5692 8 ай бұрын

the 'off axis' center is like that on a jacot tool, for driving the wheels, while giving room to fit the burnisher onto the pivot, the tailstock accessory holds the other end of the wheel (not being worked on)- to stabilise the axis, otherwise you can get a tapered shaft.

@jimmykao3355 Жыл бұрын

Bravo Chris. Amazing work.

@csspinner Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Watcheyes Жыл бұрын

Knees felt weak when showing that Boley, what a beauty! 😮 Aha it's no ball bearings, it's plain bearings, I see, nice to see the whole process, thank you! I have an old Lorch 6 mm lathe in nice condition which needs a overhaul.

@csspinner Жыл бұрын

Those lorch lathes are gorgeous as well. I have a soft spot for these old machines. They outlived their original owners and will outlive us as well.

@glennpearce7093 11 ай бұрын

Awesome 👏 bro

@eugenioanido1289 4 ай бұрын

Excelente, una pena que vivas tan lejos....

@mikemcdonald716 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful Lathe👌

@samharper4289 6 ай бұрын

Nice lathe and great stem build! 😉

@JDRichard 2 ай бұрын

Chris, you make great videos

@alaindrolet_atlt_2019 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely interesting video, it’s a part of watchmaking that I don’t know ! ✨👌

@csspinner Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Alain! It’s what I love about this hobby

@alaindrolet_atlt_2019 Жыл бұрын

@@csspinner Absolutely there are so many things to learn ! For my part I made some mistake on a Waltham 1883 18s and of course I learn so much ! 🤪

@kungfumachinist 6 ай бұрын

I've recently acquired something closer to a 6mm Lorsch lathe that needs a lot of love. Not sure it can be restored, but there were some things you did here that help a lot with my journey, particularly the bit about fusing the cables against the hot razor blade. Thanks!

@glennpearce7093 11 ай бұрын

Nice Chris Thts going to help you in so many ways I think🧐

@thisoldwatch9944 Жыл бұрын

This guys seriously a genius… i love working on watches but I would have NO IDEA how to do ANY of THAT 😂 keep up the good content

@csspinner Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@TreyLin Жыл бұрын

wonderful video and the pocket watch :)

@csspinner Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Trey!

@richardhuxford1147 10 ай бұрын

I just purchased a peerless lathe that needs a little tlc. This video was really helpful. Thank you.

@SkyBlue-le7cd Жыл бұрын

Wow, that was really impressive. It’s a totally new language to me. Thanks for the fascinating video.

@csspinner Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I’m hoping to feature it in more videos. I have a backlog of watches I couldn’t go any further on without one

@loricastro3772 Жыл бұрын

great video, thanks for share!

@csspinner Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Lori! - Chris

@billg125 Жыл бұрын

Great video & what a nice looking lathe; you are lucky to have found one in such good condition,

@csspinner Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Bill!

@sonnymoorehouse1941 8 ай бұрын

Very nice Lathe. extremely well appointed. great video. and yeah the diamond sharpening cards are the best, very fast with HHS. and they do the job with carbide with patience, the file rest is something i lack.

@M_MTsc Жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@JDRichard Жыл бұрын

That is a nice lathe you have there mister, and a good video as well

@csspinner Жыл бұрын

Thank you, JD! I learned some great techniques from your videos.

@peterdewolff6650 Жыл бұрын

I also want such a lathe. No clue what I will do with it but it looks amazing.

@glennpearce7093 11 ай бұрын

You could trim your nails 😂

@andyvan5692 8 ай бұрын

the off center bit is a drive, you use a bow, like a 1" archery bow, but of brass, this operates the gear like a foot operated sewing machine, so you can feel if something is amiss, this turns the on axis center part, by rubber belts, as you are only very lightly polishing the part, so you don't want to go too far.

@blave549 10 ай бұрын

I loved this video. I just want to know how you know how to take all of that vintage gear apart, and more importantly (just like a watch) put it back together and have it still work.

@csspinner 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! I know others that have lathes and their designs are very similar. While this was my first time laying hands on this one, I had already done the research.

@RestorationWatch 22 күн бұрын

Did anybody tell you yet that the attachment @2:12 is a Jacot Pivot Lathe type attachment used for burnishing and polishing pivots yet? This is used with a bow. Ask me if you need more info, like how to used an ID card holder with retractable cord as a vastly superior alternative to a bow. The reason you need to do this manually is that burnishing is a back and forth process to case harden the surface and remove the least amount of material as possible. I'm pretty sure you have the same jacot pivot lathe as me, but not sure if you know the ID card holder tip?

@jatco84 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic. Most entertaining video..especially the 'new' lathe cleaning and preping for it to be put to use. Love your new 'murphy' work bench too. How did you work the new stem to function properly without a template of some sort...- just by trial and error..? Great job. Kudos

@csspinner 6 ай бұрын

Thanks. Yes on the trial and error. There were parts of the old stem that I used as a reference. Made things larger than needed, then tweaked down to size for final fitment

@jatco84 6 ай бұрын

Well done my man. Right on. @@csspinner

@jdmccorful Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to future adventures with the lathe. Found the stem build quite interesting. How did you know the correct shape required? Did you have a build drawing? Thanks for your time.

@csspinner Жыл бұрын

Thanks, John. For the shape I estimated based on the position of failing detent on the one I was replacing. I used a rod about the same width and surprisingly the crown threaded fine. I thought I would need to rethread it with Swiss

@Watchmaker_Andra Жыл бұрын

(2:11) that is safety pulley work with tapered holes lathe center plate (2:17) and jacot drum (2:20) , you can use dog (2:07) or Bergeon 30090 to drive the parts with no spokes parts such as cannon pinion or winding stem , or use the pin on pully to drive the pars with spokes such as gear and balance wheel . You can drive that by bow like jacot tool , or you can use motor and thinner belt to drive the safety pully , and adjust the tight or loose of belt by change the angle of pully arm .

@csspinner Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the response! Makes a lot more sense now.

@HarryLewinASR 7 ай бұрын

Wonderful and informative video. Where did the specs for the stem come from? What does the lathe description of 8mm refer to?

@csspinner 7 ай бұрын

The stems are specific to the case, but the winding square is standard for an 18S pocket watch. I designed the new stem as comparison with the original, factoring in the changes I wanted to make to the detents. The 8mm nomenclature refers to the shank size of the collects that fit into the headstock

@DutchClawz Жыл бұрын

I also have no idea what that guy does, I was wondering the same thing when discovering my lorch

@briang.valentine4311 7 ай бұрын

Is that unknown thing you showed for holding a tool in position for lathing? How did you know the screw pitch?

@argat11 11 ай бұрын

What kind of steel did you use for that stem, Chris? Thanks for sharing your videos and expertise with all of us.

@csspinner 11 ай бұрын

Hi, thanks for the comment. I use steel rod that’s hardened and then tempered to a blue color. Allows it to be easily cut by my carbide gravers, yet appropriate and suitable for use as most watch components (balance staffs, pivots, stems, etc). Esslinger sells these and their packs contain an assortment of different sized rods

@larrykelly2838 Жыл бұрын

That is a rare lathe I would think. Could you work on a Hamilton Engineers Corps USA #531. It does run but I can't get the bezel off to pull the little tab for setting?

@csspinner Жыл бұрын

Hi Larry, please send me some more details and pictures at cspinnerwatchrepair@gmail.com

@MichaelEdwards2 8 ай бұрын

fantastic. Would you be able to supply the ebay seller of the graver blanks please. Currently looking for some.

@csspinner 8 ай бұрын

The seller is “favoriteusa”

@MichaelEdwards2 8 ай бұрын

@@csspinner thank you so much

@georgewolf7063 Жыл бұрын

I love that Murphy desk setup! I'm using a folding desk for mine as well! And, every time I try threading rods of that diameter, my material always slips in the collet unless I cinch it down uncomfortably tight. Is that normal? x.x

@csspinner Жыл бұрын

Thanks, George! Yes I get the same slippage unless I really torque it down. I’m always fearful of snapping the handle off the drawbar with how tight I need it to be

@georgewolf7063 Жыл бұрын

@@csspinner Same here. x.x Or afraid I've somehow used the wrong collet, but I'm always very careful, so... *shrugs*

@zegarmistrz2675 Жыл бұрын

🙂🙂👍👍

@reeeeeem69420 4 ай бұрын

was that a seth reference?

@danielowens4789 Жыл бұрын

Looks like a Jacot tool to burnish pivots??

@csspinner Жыл бұрын

You’re right! I learned this lathe came with quite a few attachments sized for clicks though.

@BruceWSims Жыл бұрын

Not being very familiar with mini-lathes, could you give me a sense on how you determined the range for your speed settings?

@csspinner Жыл бұрын

Bruce, machining guidelines recommend around 700-800rpm for steel- though that could vary depending on temper. The harder the material, the slower to go (example- for blued steel I usually drop a couple hundred rpm). Something soft like brass I can get away with over 1000 rpm. Though that’s all a guideline. What I really shoot for is nice, long curly swarf from the work. If the graver seems like it’s sliding and skipping over the top then it’s likely too fast and you end up burnishing the work instead

@BruceWSims Жыл бұрын

@@csspinner Thanks so very much! That was exactly what I wanted to know. Much appreciated.

@SteelMagnolia8 7 ай бұрын

Love it! Murphy table and new lathe are the bomb!

@nickhuwar7920 11 ай бұрын

You need a more rigid base for that lathe I’m sorry to say. The vibrations will eventually give you trouble and headaches.

@csspinner 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback.

@mikebruegger8654 11 ай бұрын

Don't even want to know the cost of that awesome lathe setup and accessories.... 😢

@johndegnan5703 4 ай бұрын

Hehe.. He said "Frikkin" hehe.. Oh, "Franken" bleh

@ndspeedster 6 ай бұрын

Funny how you say you don't do this professionally or anything. But you have thousands of dollars worth Of tools to do all of this stuff

@1sashimi11 11 ай бұрын

Omg, my heart stopped at 5:09 when you start hitting onto the back side of the conical bushing... That shaft is keyed and the bushing needs to fit into the key (I hope you did that, it is hard to tell from the video). In no event, should you go straight to hitting the headstock with wood/bronze/brass as you will risk damaging the thread and jamming the bushing.

@csspinner 11 ай бұрын

Everything was aligned before I started tapping. It’s all friction fit together, tightly. This was a similar process to other literature and guides for headstock servicing. Can you recommend an alternative approach? Lathe has many hours on it since then and no issues.

@1sashimi11 11 ай бұрын

@@csspinner Not sure how to describe without an image, but at 5:11, when you place that brass part at the end of the shaft, you can see it sits very high - the reason for that is that there is a key on that conical bushing that you need to align with with the shaft slot - you shouldn't need to tap that back part in as it is actually the nut that controls the friction (when you spin the shaft at 5:17 you can see the keyed slot briefly under your fingertips).

@csspinner 11 ай бұрын

@@1sashimi11 yea I get what you’re saying. I definitely aligned the slot. But there’s no way it would press in all the way without tapping it in. I had it apart some time after that and the key was still there 🤷‍♂️

@csspinner 11 ай бұрын

@@1sashimi11 also here was one of the references I used to learn how to assemble a headstock. He also points out the key, aligns it, and still needs to tap it into place. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/erJmoq5yndy8o2Q.html

@csspinner 11 ай бұрын

@@1sashimi11 anyway you’ve always given me good advice, so I trust your opinion on it. I will have to see if I can drive it home with just screwing on the nut next time I need to reassemble