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I have to cut a thread M35x3 on my Schaublin 102 VM. The heaviest I ever did, with some trouble , was a 1,25 mm pitch so a 3 mm pitch is a challenge. The traditional methods to cut a thread all end up with 3 mm facing the tool. So I decide to try cutting the groove in layers: Basically...

My lathe is a venerable 60 - 70 year old Schaublin 102VM, excellent precision, but which has several components that follow no known industrial standard. I need a light dog drive plate for small work between centers. Even if you can get one buying is prohibitively expensive. To make one I need...

A good friend of mine recently went on, and I am tasked to find useful destinations for his machines, tools and materials. His collection shows that he was am avid home machinist for more than 65 years. Not everything is clear to me, as he was more into tools, machines and general construction...

Horology is the name of my game, but mostly tooling up for it. As lathe I use the solid and precise 60-70 years old lady Schaublin 102 VM. Its design is of the 1930's. In my first machineshop it was used for precision parts and when you wanted to avoid grinding as 2nd operation. My early model...

With retirement approaching I started to develop a machineshop which by now occupies 75 square meters and has a wide variety of tools and machines. I try to focus on horology but I get mostly detracted by building special tooling and upgrade my machines which are up to 80 years old. Approaching...