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July 2015 Patreon supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

2015-08-01 06:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post

How To Make A Clock In The Home Machine Shop - Part 11 - Making Polishing And Blueing Bezel Screws

There are quite a few fasteners that need to be made for this clock, and I thought it was about time I showed the whole process from start to finish. Making custom screws is quite a time consuming process, but I think ultimately it adds quite a lot to the character of the clock.

Plenty of small lathe work, some freehand turning, as well as final finishing with oilstone powder, diamantine and heat blueing.

2015-07-18 03:12:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Spare Parts #2 - Drilling And Tapping A Small Blind Hole On The Mill

In this video I drill and tap some quite shallow holes in an ornamental bezel, to accept a set of bezel screws.

The main project video that this video is related to is "Making, Polishing And Blueing The bezel Screws"

2015-07-18 03:12:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Patreon Q and A July 2015

Hi folks, here's this months Q and A, I hope you enjoy it!

Cheers,

Chris.

2015-07-08 01:31:41 +0000 UTC View Post

Tap And Drill Extenders

http://www.clickspringprojects.com/tap-and-drill-extenders.html

2015-07-04 05:35:40 +0000 UTC View Post

June 2015 Patreon supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

2015-07-01 06:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post

How To Make A Clock In The Home Machine Shop - Part 10 - Machining A Bezel For The Chapter Ring

The chapter ring gets a little extra bling in this episode, with the addition of an ornamental bezel.

Plenty of lathe and milling operations in this video, as well as some of my favourite activity at the moment: hand turning with a graver.

Thanks for watching. If you enjoyed the video please give a thumbs up, and leave me a comment.

2015-06-26 22:19:02 +0000 UTC View Post

How To Make A Clock In The Home Machine Shop - Part 9 - Etching, Waxing And Silvering A Chapter Ring

In this episode, I use some relatively unusual techniques to make one of the most viewed parts of the clock: The chapter ring.

I show the chemical etching process, using photo resist and ferric chloride, as well as the traditional method of waxing and silvering a clock dial.

Thanks for watching, and be sure to leave me a comment here on the Patreon platform.

Kind regards,

Chris.

2015-06-14 20:50:39 +0000 UTC View Post

How To Make A Clock In The Home Machine Shop - Part 8 - Making The Barrel Arbor

2015-06-01 23:21:51 +0000 UTC View Post

May 2015 Patreon supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

2015-06-01 06:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Machining A Replacement Pulley With A Keyway

In this video, I machine a replacement pulley for my 1" Delta belt sander. This is a perfect mini lathe project, with some interesting turning between centers, as well as the formation of a keyway using the lathe as a manual shaper.

2015-05-28 12:17:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Spare Parts #1 - Making, Hardening And Tempering A Keyway Cutter For The Lathe

You may have noticed that the video's I make are all approximately 10 minutes in length. Thus far I've been aiming for that duration, because I think it's a good length for the sort of project work that I do. However there are often times when I have something really fun or interesting recorded, but I can't include it because it would blow out the run time of the video. Usually this stuff just gets left on the hard drive, and I forget about it. Rather than continue to let this footage go to wast...

2015-05-26 23:11:07 +0000 UTC View Post

A Screwhead Holding Tool

Hi Guys, here's a bit of detail on a tool that I made some time ago. It's super simple, but incredibly useful.This content won't be released for general viewing on the website until Tuesday. I wanted you to have it first, as a way of saying thank you.Cheers,Chris.

2015-05-23 23:36:07 +0000 UTC View Post