I finally got the drive belt for my BTM watchmakers lathe yesterday so today assembled it all.
Most parts I had previously stripped down, cleaned and unstuck so with the exception of the gravers needing rehoning it's ready to go.
I was going to strip and respray the crinkle paint on the base today but I couldn't find the paint.
Here it is with one of the small bushes I need to make for Renown overflow plugs.
This lathe will make it much easier for me to finish this part.
It is set in a 4.8mm collet.
Close up
It's just a little smaller than my other lathe. :big:
Here it is set up to use the graver.
Here is all the other goodies I have to use with it.
After some 21 or 22 years of this thing lying dormant I've finally got it going again.
This BTM lathe was made in England during the second war to service Allied equipment and is basically a copy of the Bolley lathe and used to belong to my great grandfather who was a watchmaker.
Most parts I had previously stripped down, cleaned and unstuck so with the exception of the gravers needing rehoning it's ready to go.
I was going to strip and respray the crinkle paint on the base today but I couldn't find the paint.
Here it is with one of the small bushes I need to make for Renown overflow plugs.
This lathe will make it much easier for me to finish this part.
It is set in a 4.8mm collet.
Close up
It's just a little smaller than my other lathe. :big:
Here it is set up to use the graver.
Here is all the other goodies I have to use with it.
After some 21 or 22 years of this thing lying dormant I've finally got it going again.
This BTM lathe was made in England during the second war to service Allied equipment and is basically a copy of the Bolley lathe and used to belong to my great grandfather who was a watchmaker.