Watch Making Lathe
The watchmakers lathe its use and abuse.
Watch making lathe. Full set of ww 8mm lathe collets. Make offer antique colectable waltham watch clock lathe 80 parts wathermaker tool stark antiqùe watchmaker lathe accessories attachment 6mm collets in original box 526 50. All but two are hardened. There are a number of designs and types of lathe intended for use by watchmakers some dating back to the late 1700s and including specialised models for example fiddle lathes steel turns jacot swiss swiss universal also called the english mandrel bottum and dracip.
A story of the lathe in its various forms past and present its construction and proper uses by ward l. I got a nice little 6mm watchmakers lathe made by lorch in the mail and i invite you to take a look at the opening of the box and even some testcuts. Retired watchmaker set of 48 metric collets from 3mm to 5 0 mm. The smallest most complex components usually go to what he calls a decked out swiss type lathe.
A nine axis tornos swiss nano imported from switzerland with a number of nonstandard features that are well suited for watchmaking. If you are interested in watch or clock repair or construction but wanted a tool system more versatile and less expensive than a jeweler s lathe this t rest makes a sherline lathe a most attractive choice. However more modern examples can generally be divided into two groups the lighter geneva and heavier webster whitcombe ww. It is constructed of solid steel and clamps to the lathe s bed in seconds.
The lathe on the bench top shown above is a webster whitcomb.