The ring, now with lugs attached, goes back on the lathe. Since I'll be cutting the outside of the watch I put the clamps on the inside of the ring.
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Making a watch case (part 7), cutting the lugs into shape
Making a watch case (part 6), soldering the lugs
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Making a Watch,
Soldering and welding.
To solder the lugs onto the centre watch section I'm using hard solder and borax flux. The helping hands make things a lot easier as the watch ring needs to stay in the same position. The lugs fit well enough in the ring not to fall over.