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Patron Series 3 - Constructing a Dial Indicator (Making The Wheels, Arbors & Pinions) (Patreon)

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Hi Folks,

Episode one of Patron Series #3 is good to go, do please enjoy!  (The drawings for this episode can be found at the attachment links just below this post on Patreon)

Cheers,

Chris.

Direct links to the video -

Vimeo:  https://vimeo.com/652736367/c779d692f1

Youtube:  https://youtu.be/pOWhVj0rLrk

-------------- Video Notes: ---------------

References:

WHAT MAKES IT WORK? #18 "How a Dial indicator Works" tubalcain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp6D3YTx7iU

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indicator_(distance_amplifying_instrument)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltham_Watch_Company

Great photo’s of the Waltham factory: http://www.pocketwatchrepair.com/histories/factory-albums/waltham-factory.html

Waltham Ad in ‘The Bulletin’ Sept 7th 1889: https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-442754483/view?sectionId=nla.obj-511422161&partId=nla.obj-442840319#page/n0/mode/1up

John Logan Gage Patent: https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/33/85/5a/d7166aa525c3f5/US283627.pdf

Other John Logan Patents:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pdfs/US360234.pdf

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pdfs/US287448.pdf

Aldeborgh et al Dial Indicator Patent: https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/a6/8f/be/9407d8e42afd52/US1937936.pdf

(Amazon Affiliate links to items used in this video)

Cameras:

Panasonic GH5 - https://amzn.to/2rEzhh2

Panasonic X920 - https://amzn.to/2wzxxdT

Books:

"Watchmaking" by Daniels: https://amzn.to/2V8ljSe

"Wheel & Pinion Cutting in Horology": http://amzn.to/2HI6ca9

WO Davis – “Gears For Small Mechanisms”: https://amzn.to/2Yj2Ben

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Optivisor Headband Magnifier: http://amzn.to/2HFg1FU

Norton 1-by-2-by-8-Inch Fine/Coarse India Combination Oilstone, Red: http://amzn.to/2tTEPb0

Digital Caliper 6 inch/150 mm Electronic Vernier Calipers: https://amzn.to/2EArNRU

Interapid Dial Test Indicator: http://amzn.to/2FPInwH

Saint Gobain (Norton) - 4 Arkansas Stones + case: http://amzn.to/2HCOAMX

Sherline Lathe: http://amzn.to/2pnXM19

Sherline WW collets: http://amzn.to/2FYZ7F8

Dormer A190202 Jobber Drill Set, 1.0 mm - 6.0 mm x 0.1 mm Size: https://amzn.to/2DR5fdb

Dormer A190203 Jobber Drill Set, 6.0 mm - 10.0 mm x 0.1 mm Size: https://amzn.to/2ITfeTa

YG1 NC Spotting Drill 8% Cobalt HSS 1/8 to 1/2" 120 Degree 5 Pc Set CNC Machine: https://amzn.to/2G7ylv6

Magnetic Base Adjustable Metal Test Indicator Holder Digital Level 14" - Tool Stand: https://amzn.to/2PkyoTV

Jewellers Bench Block - https://amzn.to/3clHQD2

Accusize Industrial Tools 81 Pcs Steel Gauge Block Set, Grade B: https://amzn.to/3h0KAct

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Files

Patron Series 3 - Constructing a Dial Indicator Part 1 (Making The Wheels, Arbors & Pinions)

Hi Folks, Episode one of Patron Series #3 is good to go, do please enjoy! (The drawings for this episode can be found at the attachment links just below this post on Patreon) Cheers, Chris. ________________________________________________________ A very special thank you to Patrons: Sinking Valley Woodworks (http://www.sinkingvalleywoodworks.com) Glenn Trewitt Christopher Warnock Guy Loughridge Peter John Richardson Adam Slagle Robin Haerens Charles Frodsham & Co. Thomas Veilleux C. A. Patrick Voigt Mark Coburn Bogdan Dan Steven R. Crider Gary Levario Pete Askew Jeff Armstrong Rudolph Bescherer Jr Robert Petz Ralph McCoy Jim Popwell Bradley Pirtle Alan Carey PaxAndromeda John A McCormick Thomas Eriksen Michael Hardel Tim Ball Dominik Rogala Xanadu-King Eric Witte Peter Grant Michener ________________________________________________________

Comments

Anonymous

Howdy. Perhaps I've missed it -- when do you anticipate finishing up the Antikythera project? Cheers from the US.

clickspring
>>72995518

Hello mate, much research to be done, so hard to say. You'll hear about it here first - Cheers :)

Anonymous

LET'S GO!! Love the new project. Super useful tool.

Anonymous

How far out to you do the project before you post it? Do you finish it completely before posting?

Anonymous

.... I was just watching Kurtis - at Cutting Edge Engineering (also on the upsidedown part of the planet) make a boring bar just last month 🤔... albeit a slightly larger one 😎 ... Very much been looking forward to this series!!

Damian Sutter

Love this project! Less intimidating than a füll clock build, yet we get to learn more techniques. I assume the case of the indicator is cast?

clickspring
>>72996058

I complete the prototype, all drawings and process flows etc before shooting any video. Then I shoot the videos one after another, and as soon as each one is finished they get posted here - Cheers :)

Matt Waite

Loving the art deco theme

Anonymous

Is it OK to watch this during daughter's ballet recital ?

chris grainge

Holy hell... that is beautiful... wondering how to get my hands on a sherline lathe...

Stefan

The size of the parts insane and the tiny boring bar is almost comical! Astonishing work as always, Chris!

Anonymous

Thank you Chris...Another informative and enriching video!!

LeoMakes

Funny you mention cycloidal vs involute gearing profiles. I was just designing and 3d printing some gears for a future video and learned about the relative benefits of involute profiles the hard way. As in, I picked the wrong option and things simply won't run smoothly unless you set distances *just right* :) As you say, involute is much more forgiving. Great video, as always!

Sean Kirby

Ahh, I needed that after a rough week. Ta. :-)

Mike Michelizzi

Outstanding work all around as usual!

Thomas McGinnis

Yay! ... Looking forward to the next vid!!!!

James Korman

BRAVO! And thanks for the plans. It's nice having those to look at as you're progressing through the build.

Justus Dehegovit

Excellent video as always, Chris. Really needed this after the last few weeks. Thank you.

Dan

Absolute delight to watch, Chris! Must have been some fun, grinding out that minuscule boring bar :)

Andrew Webster

Thanks for the simple explanations. I'm not an engineer or machinist, so a Dial Indicator always seemed to be witchcraft to me. This had me go, "Well, that would just work then!" Love how such precision seems so simple and so hard at the same time.

Anonymous

I doubt I'll get the chance to build one for a long time yet but I'm super excited to watch this intricate device come to life! Cheers from Victoria

Glenn Trewitt

Hey Chris, I appreciate the video, most featuring the Sherline lathe (which is what I have at the moment.). Could you post what you have for the quick-change toolpost and collet set? (Your link is just for a single collet.) Thanks!

Glenn Trewitt

And, just sayin'... I doubt that a jeweler's staker (?) is any more expensive than your gear-cutting setup. :-)

clickspring
>>73067516

Hello mate, I have accumulated the collets individually over time, you can get them from Sherline here, as well as a box to hold them: https://www.sherline.com/product/individual-ww-collets-copy/ The toolpost looks to be no longer available for purchase. I have it down on the to-do project list! Cheers :)

clickspring
>>73067541

True, but that little gadget is really just to spoil me! The CNC divider isn't at all essential to any wheel cutting project; lathe spindle division can be done with something as simple as a bit of wood and tape measure, or perhaps a little more presentably with a division plate and a detent, both of which can be shop made for the cost of the plate material - Cheers :)

Brad Thayer

When I see dial indicators in use, they take a certain amount of abuse, with the plunger sometimes rapidly thrust in and out. Will brass gears hold up to that, or are you expecting the user to be more gentle? Perhaps the real question is, is brass used in commercial dial indicator gears?

Brian Lenz

The burnishers you used, are they shopmade or bought? Are they simply files with teeth ground off?

clickspring
>>73089134

The pivot file/burnisher in the video are store bought ( https://www.hswalsh.com/categories/pivot-file-burnisher ) They are a combination #8 cut file and burnisher, with a parallelogram profile that permits action into the 'corner' of a pivot shoulder. The tool is approx 3mm x 6mm x 180mm, with the working surfaces about 70mm on each end. The burnisher could be made from an existing file as you suggest, taking off the teeth and then a careful grind to establish the profile, or from scratch with gauge plate - Cheers :)

Paul Devey

This video was worth the wait! I can see in my "minds-eye" more videos, tooling, details, and capabilities as you progress from here. Great job. I hope Mrs. Clicksrping (your better 3/4?) is going well.

naota3k

I cannot imagine how small the margin of error is when you're making a tool that literally measures margins of error.

Anonymous

This is awesome! Great to see Clickspring taking on a project at the watchmaking scale. Very interested to see how that case is cast, my amateur eye tells me it won’t be a traditional sand cast with the undrafted surfaces. Is investment casting in a home shop going to make a debut?

Anonymous
>>73119777

At least three times more accurate and preferable ten times more accurate.

clickspring
>>73103633

Thank you mate, yes a fun set of side projects will parallel this build - Cheers :)

clickspring
>>73137434

Yes it is, in the meantime there is a little more detail on the casting setup here: https://youtu.be/8nU0rEGo-wU - Cheers :)

David Few

What brass are you using for the wheals Chris?

David Few

Thanks Mate, amazing project!

Anonymous

Love the video! Just hoping that progress on this doesn't mean that the Antikythera project has been scrapped....

clickspring
>>73238141

Glad you enjoyed it Christopher. The Antikythera project continues - Cheers :)

Anonymous

I always imagined that these things would have internally preloaded gear trains. Is it just that with such fine teeth and tight lashing, the backlash is small relative to a dial increment?

Rickwest Sampaio

BEST 1$ I ever spent. This project inspired me so much. Thanks chris for the amazing content.

Duncan Luddite

Nice to see that Charles Frodsham & Co. are now one of your Top Tier supporters :) Good on you Guys.

clickspring
>>73325351

Hi Evan, yes the train is indeed lightly preloaded as you suggest. A small hairspring provides the backlash compensation - Cheers :)

Anonymous

Hi Chris, good to hear from you again. Are you still going to finish the antikithera mechanism?

clickspring
>>73545891

Hello mate, Yes the Antikythera reconstruction continues as a long term project - Cheers :)

Anonymous

I love watching you make parts for projects. How hard is cutting harder steels on the jewelers lathe?

clickspring
>>73938446

So pleased to hear that Mike :) If I scale the cuts down to match the size of the machine it really does a great job, even on harder steels like the pivot steel. Its easy to forget tho, and go a little too hard on the cuts! - Cheers :)

Borislav

As for the small boring bar, I have used a parting tool and ground it down until it became a small boring bar, It works great!

Dustin Graybill

What happened to this project?

John S Dilsaver

Just re-watching this, I'm really enoying this. I'd like to try to make a gear at some point.