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Lathe Part II: Prepping a Graver and Making Initial Cuts

Lathe Part II: Prepping a Graver and Making Ini...

Colin Potts

This Lorch 8mm came to me as part of a watchmakers estate. This is part 2 of the series where I prep a graver for cutting, load a 4mm steel...

Lathe Part II: Prepping a Graver and Making Ini...

Colin Potts

This Lorch 8mm came to me as part of a watchmakers estate. This is part 2 of the series where I prep a graver for cutting, load a 4mm steel...

Lathe Part I: Setting up a Lorch 8mm Lathe

Lathe Part I: Setting up a Lorch 8mm Lathe

Colin Potts

This Lorch 8mm came to me as part of a watchmakers estate. The lathe was previously driven with a Singer sewing machine motor and foot pedal. The foot pedal was...

Lathe Part I: Setting up a Lorch 8mm Lathe

Colin Potts

This Lorch 8mm came to me as part of a watchmakers estate. The lathe was previously driven with a Singer sewing machine motor and foot pedal. The foot pedal was...

How To: Change the Strap on a Nixon Watch

How To: Change the Strap on a Nixon Watch

Colin Potts

How to change the strap on a Nixon watch. There are a few unusual things about the Nixon watches in this video. First the lug widths are unusual, 23mm and...

How To: Change the Strap on a Nixon Watch

Colin Potts

How to change the strap on a Nixon watch. There are a few unusual things about the Nixon watches in this video. First the lug widths are unusual, 23mm and...

January 2025 State of the Union Update

January 2025 State of the Union Update

Colin Potts

January 2025 Update. New items available on the website, my first watch purchase in 6+ years. A Watchmakers estate with Lorch 8mm lathe that I'm looking forward to getting running...

January 2025 State of the Union Update

Colin Potts

January 2025 Update. New items available on the website, my first watch purchase in 6+ years. A Watchmakers estate with Lorch 8mm lathe that I'm looking forward to getting running...

Shop Stuff:  Mounting New Capacitor Chart Behind my Bench

Shop Stuff: Mounting New Capacitor Chart Behin...

Colin Potts

A little shop upgrade to ring in the new year with, a new set of capacitor reference charts mounted behind my bench. It is a simple example of trying to...

Shop Stuff: Mounting New Capacitor Chart Behin...

Colin Potts

A little shop upgrade to ring in the new year with, a new set of capacitor reference charts mounted behind my bench. It is a simple example of trying to...

How to: Select the Right Type and Size of Finger Cots

How to: Select the Right Type and Size of Finge...

Colin Potts

I talk about getting the correct size and type of fingers cots.

How to: Select the Right Type and Size of Finge...

Colin Potts

I talk about getting the correct size and type of fingers cots.