Making the Bridges of my Watch - Watchmaking Vlog 52
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- Опубликовано: 17 мар 2021
- Watchmaking Vlog Episode 52
In this watchmaking episode I start producing brass bridges which are going to be used to make for my watch. The bridges secure the wheels of the watch to the mainplate.
My daughter was born recently, hence the delayed upload and the bit of difference in video style.
I hope you enjoyed this episode, it was exciting for me to see a prototype of the bridges and watch part of the watch come to life, from my initial design using Fusion 360 to using the Bantam CNC machine to cut it out of brass. Stay Tuned for the next watchmaking episode.
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Dean where'd you go?????? You were doing great work on this channel.
Hope all is well.
this channel is a true gem and i hope you come back to it some day, from new zealand
Hats off to you for taking on a project of this magnitude. 👍👊
I keep coming back to go through your videos, its brilliant to see the dedication you are putting into your craft. Can't wait to see a finished watch of yours....just wish I could afford one !! 😆
We want more!! Hope all is well
Congratulations on your growing family, and thanks for making the time for us folks watching your craft
Thank you so so much, appreciate it a lot
It's good to hear your daughter is doing well. as far as time is flying by it won't be long before your having grandkids, haha. great job on the watch.
Hahaha Pete! Oh dear I hope I have this watch finished before than 😂
Congrats on the birth of your child, best wishes to you and your family from Manchester, England
Thank you so much 😊
Hi Dean, so glad to have stumbled upon your channel! :D I can see you’ve not posted anything new for a while! I know life can often get in the way of things, especially lately. Hope all is well and that you can even get back to your watchmaking videos at some point! Best wishes! :)
Congrats in your daughter! Get some sleep man, we can wait for the watches.
Thanks Daltonier, appreciate the support. I really want this to finish this badly though
Ah! Looking good so far! And congratulations to you and your family! Bless you for continuing this project throughout such an intense part of life! I can hardly wait to see how this watch turns out!
Thanks so much George really appreciate your comment and support
Congratulations on the new baby! And thanks for another great video - always delighted to see these interesting stories!
Glad you like the videos Paul! Huge thank you, its a blessing having another little one :D
Hi Dean...Congratulations on the birth of your daughter....Looking forward to next episode.
Thanks Joe! Appreciate it so much!
Looking very good you look like a professional well done thxs for the video
Congrats on the little lady to you both, Dean. Well done! My youngest is a year old tomorrow...my eldest 31. Yes you forget those 3 hour cycles but it doesn't last for too long and as you know....within a year you can be sleeping 12 hour stretches and the next thing they are adults and wonderful people in their own right. Only way through is through. Thanks for the video and enjoy your wee addition there. Everything else can wait......
Wow! That’s awesome Geoffrey you are a seasoned parent indeed!! 💯 you are correct thank you 🙏🏼
Dean, where are you?
Właśnie, gdzie on jest i czy żyje?
Hi Dean! Congratulation for your daughter! Happy to know your family and you are ok! I have to say that your prototype looks very nice! Great job man! I'm already waiting for the next vlog!
Thanks so much! Hopefully soon I will have some juicy content 😀
Congratulations on the new addition to your family!
Thank you so much David ! 😀
Thanks for the new video, Dean! Congratulations again. Tarzan’s grip all day on the wax chuck!
Thanks Reuben! Appreciate it man. Hahaha yeah that stuff is great!
Congrats on becoming a father again! Remember that superglue gives off toxic fumes when heated. You can mix in a small amount of bees wax with the shellac to create engravers wax. More shock resistant. Also, try your Seitz tool for holding the taps for tapping small holes, if your set has a collet holding runner. My Favorite jewelling tool does and I use if for everything that is sensitive and needs to be upright.
Thanks Karl! hehe yes I remember, this time I'm a bit more ventilated. It's just so good though. Yeah, I'm think of making a small holder for the taps, at the present just prototyping, I think hand is sufficient even if not perfectly perpendicular. Hmmm I might look into the Favourite jewelling tool! Appreciate your constant support from the very beginning Karl!
@@DeanDK Cheers, glad you remember. My own watchmaking plans have been kind of halted, been moving around a bit. Man, moving sucks... Especially when you have to move machinery!
The Favorite really is pretty neat. I have two of them. One has a faceplate with toe clamps and can be held in a watchmakers lathe. But the best parts is the collet holding runner. Best part about it is that you don't break taps that often! But you seem to have gotten away with it :).
Congratulations. New life how wonderful.
Thank you Jeb! 😊
When do we get to see more? We miss you!
Hello Dean,
Great to hear you are okay... and that your new daughter arrived safely...
Take care.
Paul,,
Paul! Thank you! The stork arrived haha. You takecare too 😀
where are you brother
Keep it up bro 🤜
Widać Progres. Pozdrawiam z Polski.
Thank you 😊
Hello Dean, how is your watchmaking journey going? Hope to see a update on your development
Congrats on your daughter! ❤️
I must have missed the beginning, what type of watch movement are you making? There’s always a trial an error with any project but you seem to be more than on the right track 👌❤️👍
Very good video,
John
Congrats on the new arrival (the baby, not the end mills) : )
hahah thank you 😀
Congrats! I know you now have no time on your hands, but someday, could you make a video about your Cowells, why you bought it and your thoughts since using it, particularly if you cut escape wheels on it. Thanks!
Hi Dean, great to see you back, congrats on the baby! It sounds like your milling machine is losing steps somewhere. If the Bantam CNC is using stepper motors, that means there is no closed loop control on the output (the computer can tell the motors where to go, but does not actually verify that they got there). I have had issues like this before on my home CNC as well, it sometimes happens if the cut was too hard and the motors stalled just a bit. This can also happen if your speed, acceleration, etc. settings for the motors arent tuned quite right. Basically, sometime during your program, the motors are not rotating but the computer thinks they are, thus losing their reference point and cutting features in the wrong spot. -Mark
Thanks Mark! I think what you described must’ve happened as it does use stepper motors
Dean there's also the possibility that the frame is flexing or shifting. HDPE isn't a temperature stable material it expands/contracts ~6x more than aluminum with temperature changes, as well as being lower in rigidity.
If you could, I'd maybe try to find a local machine shop and see if they could copy the plastic frame parts in aluminum or even steel. Will greatly assist the rigidity and stability.
What happened bro? I was really enjoying these build videos!
Congratulations brother
My sister had her son the 7th 😍 I wish you the best and hope she's healthy
Thank you 🙏🏼 how exciting! I wish your family well, watching kids grow is amazing!
@@DeanDK absolutely 🙂
Hi Dean! i have just a question: if you make bridges using cnc the holes of the bridges are already aligned and centered or you have to use the centering scope on the lathe??? of course i mean the rubie's holes
Are you alright dude? It’s been a year
Please tell me you finished your watch and you can now walk around with a working watch you made. Completely understand if family came first but the amount of skill/effort you put in make me wish you did!
Congratulations on the baby Dean.
It's great news. Might slow you down enough for me to catch up and become your new Canadian friendly watchmaking rival.
Cheers.
Thank you! Haha that’s awesome, I encourage as many people as I can to follow their watchmaking dreams! Wish you all the success brother! 👍🏼😁 we can have a friendly rivalry if you wish 😂
@@DeanDK It's on like the break of dawn! Lol
I just kicked a proverbial hornets nest on a Canadian forum regarding hands, so I'm going to start with those. I've got some CAD done by a coworker for a heavily modified Unitas as well, and have just started trying to sort out Fusion 360.
Hahahaha nice man! You can do it bro, use the momentum 👍🏼😁
Are you still working on this project? I've just discovered your series and actually hoping you will continue this series soon :)
@Dean DK - Is everything OK? Your FB and Your YT is empty above 2 years... is everything OK?
Dean, I’ve had a Cowells lathe for a year and can not cut threads on it using dies as the cutting force is greater than the holding force of the collet. I saw you cut a thread using a die you handheld and am perplexed. Any thoughts on this problem would be much appreciated. Happy to share my email if that’s easier.
Bro he hasn’t been active in 2 years
Hello Tweed Rhino, the cutting die should not be having too much force on the material. I think possibly a couple things I would check. 1. Material turned down to correct diameter for threading. 2. Ensure collet holding the material is tight correct fit to 0.1mm. I used to measure material and select collet, but now I just test fit the material in collect first outside of lathe.
What CNC machine do you use ?
Does anyone know what happened to dean? I hope he is ok its been years since we have seen any updates
Hi Dean. Can you share a model of your CNC machine?
i really enjoy your videos....i hope that you are "alive and well", but just needed to stop videos for simple reasons in life.
Happy 2024!
Ktoś coś wie czy nasz Mistrz żyje?
Bro send me the watch.😀