Clockmaker Watchmaker Lathe Projects

This is an approximate 4.5 hour long intermediate level course. It is divided into 2 volumes for a total of 4 DVDs with an accompanying manual. It is designed for the Clockmaker, Watchmaker or home machinist who may already own a jewelers lathe.

Many people use their lathes for polishing clock parts, watch parts and tools. People know their lathes can do much more, but they don't know where to start in order to learn the needed skills and techniques to get more out of their lathes. This course will teach you practical techniques and skills to learn and unlock the numerous possibilities within your jewelers lathe.

Learn to work with different metals to develop your lathe skills for making parts, making accessories for your lathe and creating customized tools. You will be introduced to various lathe accessories that are available for purchase. The accessories will be used in the projects contained within this course. There will also be discussions and demonstrations of how to do the same projects without the use of the accessories.

Most hardware stores, hobby stores, and material houses have enormous amounts of inventory, but they frequently don't have the right tool or part for the job. If you know how to make your own tools, you won't be limited by what is available on the market. Often, it is faster to make the right tool or accessory then it is to search it out, drive somewhere to find it or wait for something to arrive in the mail that may turn out to be incorrect.

The course includes a 38 page manual full of further information about the lathe and other details not in the video portion of this course. It follows the sequence of the video. All tools, materials, and equipment used in this course are listed in the manual for easy reference to model, make, price and where they can be purchased.

The 4 DVD discs are playable worldwide. Total course running time is approximately 4.5 hours.