I bought a CNC Machine - Watchmaking Vlog 48 

Dean, If you ever need someone to talk to, please feel free to reach out to me. I wish you and your family well, and am so happy to see you posting content again. God Bless!!

I'm so glad you're back, please, please keep the momentum going!!

Yeah, welcome back Dean...

Looking forward to your next video , glad your back!

So glad you are back.

Glad you’re back!!

Nice tools very well done and great to see you making parts and using your tools.

Is good to see you again Master 👌👏

Glad you are back!

You are intelligent , you are respected , you are strong and you are a bro with the coolio attitude .... welcome back fella

So glad you are back, better and haven't given up on this great project. Welcome back Dean!

I've been a machinist for 48 years, and you are giving me fantastic free machining lessons. I am learning so much from you dude. glad you are going cnc. I have a small cnc mill in my garage and use it all the time for everything. Shine on crazy diamond.

so you mill all the parts your self thats nice keep it up keep posting your work .

So sorry to hear you where in such a bad place, and so happy you're back. I'll keep following all your hard work. Thanks for this video.

Keep pushing!!!!

Welcome back!! I was following your progress and have been concerned since your channel went dark. It’s great that you are on the road to recovery- please know that we are all cheering for you! I look forward to following your journey wherever it takes you. Be well, and let us know how you are doing!

When Vinny Halter is behind you no time be sad .. Keep workin g on your dream Im so jealous that you meet him

Yes Dean!! Great to see you back!!

So psyched to see you back, man -- rooting for you and can't wait to see what you do with the new gear.

DEAN! Welcome back man! Glad to hear you’re doing better. Can’t wait to see what you make!

Hey Dean it's a pleasure to see you Don't worry better times will come! Beautiful machines you got there, keep up the great work!

Great to see you back. Glad you're feeling better. The way I view your videos is just excitement of seeing great progress in developing a working watch. I'm not expecting series production here, learning to walk before you can run. Looking forward to your next video :)

Glad to see you back. Look forward to your next creations.

Great to see you back. Cant wait to see CNC at work.

Great to see you back and with two lovely new additions to the workshop! I hope your health is holding up.

Welcome back. Nice to hear from you again. Keep up the good work.

Yey!! You're back 💪😁👍. Missed your smiley videos. Very excited to follow your adventures in new paths to watchmaking.

Dean, good to see you again. I’m glad to hear that you are in a better place. Depression is no joke. The Nikon looks like a winner. Without good measurement good machining cannot be had. I’m excited to see more about the bantam. I think the way forward is a mix of new machines and old techniques. Another quality tool in the tool box is nearly always a good thing. I enjoy your videos. One foot in front of the other ...

Cool new gear! Excited to see what's to come

Welcome back Dean. Glad to see you're doing ok. Particularly with everything else going on these days it's critical to take care of yourself. If you want to make more than one of something, unless it is a trivial thing to make, you need to find force multipliers to assist. Even with something like a CNC mill there is still a huge amount of manual and hand work required to complete a watch. I'm looking forward to following along.

Dean so glad you are well, we missed you. Definitely will be waiting with bated breath for this project! Recently retired so nothing but time now. Take care keep us updated!

Good luck, nice to see you back making videos!

Hi Dean, It is very nice to have you back on our screens but also sad to hear you've had a few problems which has kept you away from us. Take care Paul,,

Awesome addition. Nothing wrong with embracing technology. The time saved allows for more creativity in you're work. You've gone from "maker" to "designer" : )

Use the best tool you can for the job. The process is only partially the objective. Thanks for taking the time to show us how it’s going.

I'm in love with that Bantam tools cnc machine!

Thanks for return mi friend, the mix between classic and modern watchmaking is better for all, is the future

Ive wondered about using the Bantam for watchmaking. Looking forward to your progress.

cheers, keep well, enjoy exploring the cnc and cad experience and thanks for sharing.

Great! Cant wait for more content!

Man I'm glad to see you back!

Welcome back dude!

British super master watch maker Daniels says in one of his books says he would use any CNC machine if it made for a better watch. He's the man!

Welcome back dude. Glad you’re in a better place!

Finally! Welcome back Dean 😁

glad you are back :)

Happy to see you're alive and kicking ! I stumbled upon your channel by coincidence but I have enjoyed your videos very much. You sure have a lot of cool tools and instruments but it must've set you back quite a bit but perhaps it is worth living your dream.

You ARE BACK!!! :)

I use cnc all the time to cut all my wheel crossings and cut profiles on clock plates, at my age I wont live long enough to do them by hand. good to have you back

My thoughts were revamping reengineering and you are back! Those straight plunge by hand . Glad you are doing well ,and thank you.

Nice video i am very happy come back)

Welcome back dean :).

Dean glad your back 😀 your living the dream and we are here to cheer you on. Keep on keeping on. A natural anti depressant is tryptophan. Its essential for your brains neurotransmitters. It’s a protein powder made from food, milk eggs meat. it changed my life for the better. Stay strong.

I am sure that the old masters would use CNC if they had an opportunity, Omega, Rolex and other top watch brands use CNC machines. Nice to see you back :o)

As much as I agree with the old crafts we do have to move on and CNC is a total change in the way we think about building. Making the basic part is one thing ( perfect for cnc ) but the finish is all about hand done. Love that you are willing to use new tools :)

Glad your feeling better.. why is it that those who do cool things seem to suffer...keep fighting and do what is good for u

Damn dude wtf. I was looking at benchtop vertical mills, I ended up buying one. Because at the time I couldn't really find information on if a desktop cnc would cut stainless steel for watch cases n it didn't seem like most in my budget were ridged enough. Idk if this machine is capable of that but as you said it's not worth milling everything by hand.i can cnc the machine but I'm not sure how fast it will be. I think I'll just get a couple blocks of aluminum and stainless to start and see if I can cut something out of it. I got it to make order stuff too but mainly cases since I can't find any I really love. I'll definitely be watching more.

sad to hear about ur depression, most people dont realize how devastating to you life if can be as most consider only physical injuries/sickness can have that affect. But hope you are out and wiser on how to deal with the next one. Sadly they do seldom come alone. But glad to see you back and psyched to see how the Bantam works out for you. I might conciser one 2 if you become happy with it and use it more.

Glad you back! CNC is cool technology! dont't listen to anybody.

Hey mate welcome back just discovered your channel last week and have binged every video. Very keen to take a horology course after watching your journey

Hopefully nobody gets "froggy", this is your journey not theirs. Cheers and welcome back!

CNC is a good skill that is necessary if you want to be semi professional

WB dude. Not easy times for anybody.

We've missed you!

Love it Dean Fusion is a gas and powerful and CNC is the way to goto go for reliable not so crazy time consuming repeatability. Have you seen the 5 axis pocket cnc?

Super,,,,!

I have chosen to only make one of a kind pieces, precisely for the reasons you said.

He's back! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BSfpoSrCGsQ.html I missed your updates. Hope everything is well. 1:04 That is a great spot to be at. Depression is hard and you are lucky to recognize the signs now. A Dutch saying is not to let your head down if you are up to your neck in a pit full of sh@T

Very nice setup! Did you acquire the scope and cnc new?? Curious how much they cost.

So good you're back. Depression is an insidious bstard. The thing is to take control of your recovery and accept what's happened. Love yourself and be in the present. I love your work and your passion is very evident.

You are a live!🎉🎉🎉 I hope you and your family are also fine. Really looking forward to new clips.

Hi Dean, did you finish the brass base plate or any other bridge accurately on your new machine. Love that small machine I hope it is sturdy and accurate for the job.

niece mill, could you write how accurate it is and the power of the spindle 👍

it's like a month that I discover your channel and I like a lot. I understand that you will not make the wheels, why? it's too small, you need another tools? Good day and a lot health

All the best, would like to know the accuracy of the CNC machine, It doesn't look like watchmaker grage CNC ??? Did I missed something?

Good to see you back ..keep safe and well 👍

Haha there you are mate got some new toys💪🏆❤

Keep feeding us vids .. You are making watches hand made..I cant hit the bell no harder.. We are all in this shit togther..

but the BANTAM WILL NOT GIVE YOU THE ACURACY THAT YOU NEED. ITS N CNT NOT CNC

Glad to see you back!