Watchmaking Vlog 3 Making the Train Bridge for my watch

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Watchmaking Vlog Episode 3 Making the Train Bridge for my watch
In this watchmaking episode I start to make the watch train bridge as part of the whole watch build process for my modified ETA 6498 watch. The most critical part of making this watch part is to ensure the jewel holes are aligned perfectly, and with the aid of a skoal centering scope, watchmakers faceplate and a watchmakers lathe it is quite possible. Also, I recently received my new Cowells CW90 watchmakers lathe.
I hope you enjoyed this watchmaking vlog episode, I did as much as I could this week to try and finish making the watch train bridge, but time was not on my side. Also, I ordered some needle files to help me file some nice sharp internal corners.
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@daveg1208 6 лет назад

I have to admit, anybody that can make watch parts gets my highest respect as being the ultimate machinist. I have been a machinist for over 40 years, I love and appreciate the level of precision required to perform the tasks at hand. Thank for sharing. Thumbs up and subscribed.

@postholedigger8726 7 лет назад

Dean, Before the invention of the Jig Bore, high precision boreing was done on a lathe using a face plate and toolmaker buttons. The locations would be initially laid out using a surface plate and height gauge. The precise locations would be determined mathematically and positioned by using micrometers and readjusting the toolmaker buttons. Once the button locations were positioned, the plate to be bored would be attached to the face plate of a lathe. The buttons (bore position) would be located with a dial indicator. After the button was indicated in, it would be removed and the plate would be drilled and bored to the final size. The size of the machinery was much larger but the process was similar to the one you are demonstrating. david

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+Vivienne Pierce Whoa that is awesome information! Thank you for sharing that David! Much appreciated.

@chetankumargopinath1863 5 лет назад

Hi Dean...I am too aspiring to make my own watches...can we connect over email or video conference. Awaiting your response. Regards, Chetan chetan.gopinath@gmail.com

@aarondickenson7146 Год назад

These video's are awesome man! 👌

@totheknee 7 лет назад

Wow, I was half expecting a mill, and then you broke out the saw. This is legit!

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+→ to the knee :) thanks for watching and commenting :) hand work is too legit to quit! Lol

@dcthomson12345 7 лет назад

Wow! Just stumbled across this channel. I am a mere amateur messing around with ETA 6497's and Seiko movements and putting pieces together with cases, hands etc sourced from eBay. The work that you are doing and your method of delivery is nothing sort of inspiring.. Only downside being that i can feel the credit card twitching as you describe your toolset ! Keep it up, man.

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+Darren Thomson Thanks for your comment. Goodluck with your goals :)

@6923mama 10 месяцев назад

Excellent video! May I know which glue in 3:19 used for holding the train bridge and copper?

@LCMNUNES1962 5 лет назад

ÓTIMO PROFISSIONAL É VOCÊ , BRASIL OK.

@DeanDK 5 лет назад

🙏🏼😁

@fillj2011 2 года назад

I pressed the subscribe button 1 min into vlog nr1. Awesome stuff!

@luissandoval611 4 года назад

grasias Dean ,muy educativo tu video , que torno de relojeria recomiendas para empezar ?

@davidjames1007 5 лет назад

Thanks for sharing, love watching this delicate precision work

@DeanDK 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching and commenting David 😁🙏🏼

@watchtoolkit4247 7 лет назад

How are you liking the Cowell lathe? I am considering getting one with the wheel and pinion cutter in the summer. Excellent videos, keep them coming!

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+Cameron Fraser Hi Cameron. I am loving it! Its such an awesome lathe. I cant wait to test out the wheel and pinion cutter! Nice man, I dont think you can wrong with the lathe. Thanks man I will :)

@karni60 2 года назад

This is great. I'm late but I appreciate the video.

@rudydew111 4 года назад

Getting more and more interested in how clocks and watches work after buying my first mechanical watch, I discovered your videos and I'm amazed that it is possible for a singe guy to actually create a timepiece from scratch! Truly Wonderful and fascinating stuff, I enjoy binge watching your channel :) Did you have any formal training at a watchmaking school, or mentoring before diving in?

@DeanDK 4 года назад

Hey Rudy, thanks for watching my videos, I’m so glad you liked them and appreciate it so much. I was enrolled and completed Technician Grade watchmaking from British Horological Institute, they have a distance learning course. Other than that, it’s been help from people I’ve met in my city, and online.. also, books and am the internet 😁😁

@rudydew111 4 года назад

@@DeanDK Awesome! If I understand right, you are replicating the parts of an existing movement one by one until you will have basically recreated the movement? Is it way more complicated to make your own movement in terms of calculations or things like that?

@mmukherjini2161 2 года назад

Absolutely Fascinating 😊

@lacaver64 6 лет назад

you have a presiose cowhling mini lathe nice video

@space1677 6 лет назад

Hi again Dean, I am on the adventure of searching to buy a watchmakers lathe. I watched your vid of 5 tips on buying a watchmakers lathe, but in this video you have changed to the Cowells 90CW Watch clock lathe. I would like to request for you to do a short video on your experiences of using the Cowells 90CW lathe. How having / using a NEW lathe compares to a used lathe. The attachments you think will complete the watchmakers lathe setup. Also, as I am an absolute beginner, maybe getting a cheap used lathe to begin a journey will teach me all the mistakes I have to learn before hunting for new equipment. Additionally, do you know what other companies still make watchmakers lathes and parts?

@DeanDK 6 лет назад

Hi Spacey. My apologies in the delay. I have been unfortunately unable to work on my watch and required to work on something else. But now everything out of the way and I can focus on the watch. That is a good idea. I will try to do this soon! I know that Boley still make their watchmakers lathe, as bergeon, levin, I believe Derbyshire as well. There is also the chinese one on Ebay

@dimman77 7 лет назад

Thanks so much for these videos. I've been waiting for a long time for this type of watchmaking series. Superb.

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+dimman77 Hi, Im glad to hear. I have a lot planned for the future :) Thanks for commenting

@jerrytate2868 7 лет назад

Keep up the good work! I am currently a watchmaking student in the US. Your videos are very helpful as another way of seeing a technique explained or performed. Very enlightening.

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+Jerry Tate Thanks for your comment Jerry. I am glad they help. Also goodluck with your studies :)

@KnotHead1008 Год назад

You could do without the music

@loganrao6657 7 лет назад

Hi Dean, Thanks for your amazing video and looking forward to your next vlog! I was wondering if you could kindly tell me where could I buy a skoal centering scope... Best regards,

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

Hi Logan, thank you for the great feedback. At the time I believe it was use- enco tools, who have now been acquired by MSC Direct. MSC direct also sell this. I'm not sure where you are located, but sometimes when purchasing tools I use a freight forwarder if the supplier doesn't ship internationally. Best of luck :)

@scotth6848 6 лет назад

Dean, where did you acquire that coping saw that you use? I have looked everywhere for that saw and cannot find it. Thank you!

@DeanDK 6 лет назад

Hi Scott, they a made by a company called knewconcepts . I really love cutting with their saw!

@sachin-hp7xt 7 лет назад

A very well made and informative video,hope to see more such watchmaking videos from your channel ,and good luck in your future projects.

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+sachin somashekar Thank you :) I hope to aee you around

@sibidaYT 7 лет назад

Firstly you are so cute. Presentation is pleasing. You ought to have been a VJ. Being a CNC Mill/Lathe machinist I am humbled by the skill of watch makers of the pre CNC era. I never ever imagined this sort of precision is possible with manual machining. Your mission to make watches using conventional machining is legendary. All the best.

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+Ravi ganesh lmao thanks, I haven't been called cute before!! :D Thank you for your awesome compliments!

@NESZZZZZ 7 лет назад

Thanks for sharing my friend. Your videos are so encouraging and push me to pursuit the same dream as yours. Again thanks a lot from another fellow watchmaker in process. Thumbs up for you!

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+Nestor Gonzalez Thank you Nestor! I'm very happy to hear that these videos are helping. You can realise your dreams Nestor!

@postholedigger8726 7 лет назад

Dean, A small boreing head is available with either an 8mm or straight shank. This will fit into your tailstock which allow you to fine adjust the cutter position. If I can ever get out from under the time crunch I am in I will make some videos showing some of my machining techniques. It is uplifting to see someone taking watchmaking past the level of disassembly, replacing parts, reassembly and adjusting. Keep up the good work. david

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+Vivienne Pierce That would be a great video to watch David. Please let me know when you get the time to do so. Thanks for the encouragement

@pjt143 7 лет назад

Excellent videos! I'm excited to see where this journey goes! Also, excellent song selection. Can't go wrong with Ronald.

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+pjt143 Thank you :) yeah I have loved Ronalds music for years.

@arkadyromanov7803 7 лет назад

Great stuff again. Always gives me more motivation to get off my backside and get the stuff I need to do something similar. Hopefully I'll be able to tidy up my own equipment (and fill in some missing pieces) and set up a workspace soon.

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+Arkady Romanov Thank you. That is awesome to hear! You can do it!

@carnuba8926 5 лет назад

nice plunge

@DeanDK 5 лет назад

Thanks 😁

@MrPBrane 7 лет назад

I´m really curious how this series will continue, love the concept! It might be just my own perception, but the plates, bridges etc. seem to get a lot less attention in most watchmaking videos than the moving bits. Maybe they just don´t break often enough to get noticed...

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+MrPBrane Thanks for your comment :) I hope to pursue this with everything I got. Yeha there arent too many other videos out there, but most are repair vids, so other than jewelling or rebushing older movements the plates get no love. Hehe

@johnnyllooddte3415 4 года назад

theres a lot easier way to do that...ahahaha

@alexandreferro3638 5 лет назад

Muito bom, sou Relojoeiro em Apucarana - Brasil e sou admirador de seu trabalho suas ferramentas e maquinarios. Custa muito caro um torno Relojoeiro mais simples?

@DeanDK 5 лет назад

Obrigado. Eu estou usando o Google Tradutor. Eu aprecio sua relojoaria e comentar sobre o vídeo. Algumas dessas máquinas podem ficar caras com todos os anexos. Mas você pode economizar para cada um deles lentamente.

@sushilbalakrishnan 7 лет назад

Could you tell a little bit of the Lathe machine you are using? good video liked it, Thanks

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

Hello, this is the Cowell's CW 90 Lathe. Thank you ")

@skaterfugater 6 лет назад

can you please explain the tools more? can you recommend any lathes? and how are the holes tapered? it was mentioned ealier that the holes for the jewels are tapered. also how do you control the exact diameter? how can it be that the original bridge wasnt damaged if the holes are the same size and you did not drill the holes ready after removing the original bridge.

@DeanDK 6 лет назад

Hi, sorry about the delay, I will be covering this shortly. Using reamers :)

@JF_Projects 7 лет назад

Great video series, I enjoy watching, don't give up the great work, greetings Joost

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

Thank you Joost :) giving up is not an option! :) chasing dreams is what life is about!

@RJSoftware2000 7 лет назад

Is there any money in it? Can a person make custom watches and scratch out a living?

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+RJSoftware2000 Hi there, it is possible. There are many independent watchmakers making beautiful watches. But whether or not the money is good I dont know, I just want to do what I love for a living.

@postholedigger8726 7 лет назад

The Cowells lathe looks like a beautiful machine. I have seen pictures of them but have never seen one in the flesh. How long have you had it and what did it cost? david

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+Vivienne Pierce It is so beautiful! This last week has been such a pleasure.. I have had it for just over a week. It was worth the 3 month wait for Cowells to make it! They have the prices available on their website, it varies greatly depending on the attachments you purchase

@marshalcraft 6 лет назад

The little lathe costs 2600 usd

@nigelmcmorris9096 3 года назад

Another fabulous video - invaluable to a watchmaking enthusiast. Thanks again.

@TheElderlyBiker 7 лет назад

Dean, good vids and informative. Whilst I may never make my own watch, its great to see someone else at work!

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

Thank you Matt! Never say never!

@aserta 4 года назад

Every fives strokes, give the saw blade a fraction of a section to cool, and you won't have problems, if you work it into your rhythm, you'll only break blades because of wear.

@juanmontielvalcarcel9983 7 лет назад

Hi Dean, i´m spanish, and i´d like to start by my own in this business, you know manufacturating watches. And summarizing, you are so inspiring for me. Please, continue doing this kind of videos.

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+Juan Montiel Valcárcel thank you. New video coming soon!

@juanmontielvalcarcel9983 7 лет назад

I'd like to learn much more about watches. How can i contact you? I will explain you my comercial point of view. I just want to start with this as soon as i can. But first i think i need some notions that you can provide me. Thanks a lot.

@MrUltralove 5 лет назад

like for the ressence logo

@iuiz 7 лет назад

Thanks again for your video. This was very interesting. The cutting was nice and you added some laughs (for example "I expect a lot of broken..." *SNAP*), which add to a nice style when mixed with your nice music selection. However when you were turning the work piece you removed all sounds of the lathe. So there is no feeling for what you are doing. Mixed with the dark background it adds to a slightly grumpy or film noir like feeling. Maybe you can add some work sounds mixed into the music? Buuuut: This is just a very small thing and your video is actually produced very nicely.

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+iuiz Thanks for your comment! I get what you mean, I will see if I can incorporate it in the future with a way that Im happy with

@iuiz 7 лет назад

If you can't just stick to your style. Your editing is nice and well done :).

@LuizCma 6 лет назад

VERY GOOD SERVICE, BRASIL OK.

@raymond15101984 7 лет назад

i really apreaciate and trying to do the same! how much did you spend on that lathe? keep on going this way!

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

Thanks Raymond, I wish you nothing but the best of luck on your journey. Hopefully something I do may help you. I am currently in a all in approach trying to achieve my goals. Cowells have there prices available on their website. Thanks for the motivation, you too!

@14220cz 6 лет назад

Wouldn't it be more precise to calculate the distances of wheels?

@DeanDK 6 лет назад

Thanks for your comment. It would be if I could accurately position those distances onto a hole. I now position the holes from the actual pivot hole of each jewel.

@s3dsiy 5 лет назад

Your job is very wonderful, keep on innovating Your friend from Saudi Arabia 👍🏼

@zeddieb5150 4 года назад

I'm just now getting into watch making I've been nuts with mechanical things since we'll 4ever I worked on needle looms as a career for years I noticed the Japanese machinery were tight fit everything in the machines the gears and cam plates were amazing tolerances where the German European were a little sloppy fine just less tight fitting now I've discovered watches somehow and wow I love your channel

@CarlosPipeful 4 года назад

your welcome

@karlmansson8319 7 лет назад

Great work again Dean! Seeing this done is very worthwhile and gives a great deal more depth than reading "Watchmaking". It's an excellent book but seeing someone using the instructions is great! About the train bridge: the positioning pins seem rather critical to me. Wouldn't it have been more precise to press them out of the old bridge first, marking out the holes for them and them drilling the holes for the rest of the parts? To do it all in one go? Also, as I really enjoy watching your progress I hope that you mind your health :). Please don't heat cyanoacrylate glues in a confined space without very good ventilation. The fumes are really quite toxic. Best regards Karl

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+Karl Månsson Thanks Karl :) In regards to the pins, their holes aren't through, so I can't press them out one end, only pull them out? When looking through the scope the pins are very clean rounds, making them easy to centre. I found even using jewel press the smallest deformation to the edge of the hole make it more difficult to centre during the fine tune part, as it get can difficult when turning the faceplate to tell if the hole is a little eccentric or its a slight deformation of a hole. I think the next time I do this to make the master, I will try leaving the jewels in to centre the part. Thanks for your support Karl, I will take your advice onboard, I tend not to use super glue, so its unfamiliar for me.

@AtelierDBurgoyne 7 лет назад

Dean DK Hi Dean! What did you use at 10 sec into the video to fix the original bridge to the brass stock?

@karlmansson8319 7 лет назад

Maybe I misunderstood, wasn't that super glue in the video?

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

it was super glue. I was worried I may not get the shellac even and flat.

@karlmansson8319 7 лет назад

Okay, then my word of caution applies :) Also, the locating pins, aren't they pressed in, machined off and then plated over? Have you tried pressing them out of the bridge?

@Kerwyn204 7 лет назад

how much have you invested in tools? im looking into making some of my own watches myself as a hobbie

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+K3K I have invested quite a lot. But in saying that I have made many mistakes along the way! The more I learn I will share, so others dont make these same mistakes. That was the motivation behind the lathe tips video.

@Kerwyn204 7 лет назад

that would be awesome, looking forward to these videos! any tips on the books i should read about?

@1007usmc 6 лет назад

Amazing

@golfpark94 4 года назад

You’ve given me a lot of inspiration, again........!

@rogers531 5 лет назад

Lovely work... I need a lathe ...

@DeanDK 5 лет назад

Thanks man. A lathe opens up your possibilities

@Watchmaker_Andra 7 лет назад

Where can buy that scope ? thanks

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+洪嘉韓 I got mine from use-enco which I believe was bought by Mscdirect.com I would check them out.

@makkauhijau7660 6 лет назад

hi thats great i would like to ask you what kind of material you used?

@DeanDK 6 лет назад

Hi there, the material is brass

@makkauhijau7660 6 лет назад

thanks

@makkauhijau7660 6 лет назад

thanks for reply you used another blue and green colour thing what are that?

@PamirPEKSEN 7 лет назад

nice video ;)

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

+Pamir Thanks Pamir

@markguitarlfk 6 лет назад

Love what you're doing, fantastic!

@DeanDK 6 лет назад

Thanks Mark :)

@yourdata2478 7 лет назад

👏👏👏🖖

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

@onodifilip 6 лет назад

Great videos, thank you very much!

@DeanDK 6 лет назад

Thank you :)

@xzzx4664 6 лет назад

This is a really cool job!

@duston1540 6 лет назад

편~~~~안

@lostboy288 7 лет назад

When they say engine turned does that mean turned by a lathe? Great work btw love the videos!

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

Are you referring to the decoration pattern like guilloche? If so it is a lathe by definition but a different type of lathe, also known as rose engine lathe. Thanks for the great feedback!

@lostboy288 7 лет назад

Oh I did not realize there were different types of lathes for decoration. Rose engine lathe will look that up. Also rw smith has amazing how to videos on watch making.

@DeanDK 7 лет назад

Roger is awesome and shared great info on his channel. I wish to one day be on the same level he is on, but it will take a lot of harder work and dedication as he would have.

@lostboy288 7 лет назад

Best of luck on your journey. Cant wait to see your progress!

@lostboy288 7 лет назад

www.mandalaroseworks.com/site/home Might come in handy when you or I want to make a beautiful dial for the watches