The watch movement is considerably smaller than the watch case I've made, so it will need some sort of holder to secure it in place. I'm making this ring from solid brass, so a bit different to the other method of making the ring from a bar, soldering and hammering into a ring.
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Making a watch case (part 17), making a movement holder
Making a watch case (part 18), putting on the strap
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Making a Watch.
I've been a bit worried about how to put on the strap for some time. I don't want to drill a hole all the way through the lugs and it seems impossible to get a drill access to put in a blind hole on the inside of each lug.
But, as with nearly all of this project, I don't want to think about it too much! I'll just do what I can and, by experimenting and making mistakes, the solution should present itself. It's rather like thinking with my hands.
Making a watch case (part 17), tapping some holes
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Making a Watch.
The base fits snugly into the middle watch section but it's going to need some screws to make sure it stays fixed. I'm using the middle watch section to position the mill table, using the previous holes as guides and a wiggler to centre the spindle.
Making a watch case (part 16), adding some curves
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I'm going to curve the back section to get rid of the right angled edge. I've written this g-code routine already for the top watch section so I'll use it again. Strictly speaking the back section is not supposed to be an ellipse shape, but if I tweak the parameters then it becomes a very shallow ellipse and will be fine for this initial design.
Making a watch case (part 15), fitting the back glass
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I'll be using a flat watch glass for the back section which is quite a bit smaller, in diameter, than the front watch glass. First, though, I cut the back ring diameter to match the middle watch section.