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Making a set of 'turns' for the Cowells 90CW
To Do List:
make the work-drivers
Finish tailstock components
Finish headstock centers
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Note board (13 June 2011):
I am currently working on the turns setup. It will be useful to complete the escape pinion and mount the wheel to it. It will also assist in putting a fresh finish on the other arbors and pinions of the watch. The most recent photos of the movement assembled or laid out are below. They are getting quite old; the result of working at a snail's pace. The movement is awaiting completion of the escape wheel and pinion. The wheel train will be then complete and can be tested before moving forward. This will be an opportunity to clean up and polish for proper fitting, and to photograph. Until then, the movement is in various states of assembly and are not very photogenic.
The 'Parts Box' - June 2010
Top side - as of January 2010
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Movement - as of June 2010
Total Project Time (June 2010) : approx. 1000 hours
General disclaimer concerning this site:
I thought it may be prudent to post a disclaimer, in an attempt to absolve myself from any potential litigation. This website is simply a journal of my experiences and the methods I used for the purpose of constructing a watch from raw, 'bar-stock' material. Although most of these methods are based, at least in part, on published techniques, they may or may not be the most sound or safest methods, or even the most accurate. The use of machinery and metalworking, in general, is inherently dangerous, and proper precautions must be taken. Some steps or details may have been omitted or forgotten, since the entries found on this site were typically written several days after the work was performed. This site was not intended to be instructive, and anyone trying to reproduce what they see or read here should use their own judgment and experiences to carry out such a task.
