Making a new regulator pin in the watchmaker's lathe

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2 жыл бұрын

Here I attempt a repair I haven't done before - making a small brass regulator pin in the watchmaker's lathe. Lathes are an important tool for the watchmaker or watch repairer, and learning to use them properly is a slow but rewarding process. The regulator pins time the watch by ensuring that the balance wheel vibrates the appropriate number of times per hour. I also demonstrate graver sharpening by hand, a procedure I am still trying to master.

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@timothyglenn6024 2 жыл бұрын

That shot of the pin after you took it out of the lathe really shows the scale of this thing. Mind blowing!

@timelyvintagewatches 2 жыл бұрын

Brass is difficult - it's so soft it wants to break very easily as you make it thin!

@boydsargeant7496 2 жыл бұрын

Well done! I really enjoyed this vid. We’re you filing the length down while the pin was in the regulator? So you made it with the tiniest of taper. I’ll check out your other videos. I prefer videos where people talk, it brings it to life.

@timelyvintagewatches 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Boyd! Yes I cut it to a very slight taper, then inserted it into the regulator and filed it to the same length. That last part was hard because I didn't want to hit the other pin, so in the end I left it a bit long. It clears the hairspring, so it's all right. Thanks very much for watching! I am bad at camera work but love to talk and talk.

@boydsargeant7496 Жыл бұрын

Hi, nice job. Did you push out the old pin (how?), and then I assume you could measure it, or did you measure the good pin? I don’t have a lathe, do you know if it’s possible to purchase tapered brass for such a job? Ta.

@timelyvintagewatches Жыл бұрын

Hey Boyd, I can't remember exactly how I got the end out. My best guess is I used the staking tool to drive it out. I did measure it, but when turning it in the lathe I did not try to get it to that diameter exactly. I just did a taper pin and filed down the excess after I inserted it in the hole. I think you can buy tapered pins from CousinsUK, but whether they have something that fine, I'm not sure. All good questions!