Questions on collecting watch making tools addiction

[GeoffD]

Is there anyone else here that is a good tool "junkie"? - I love finding new tools to do a job better

I'm up-rating my watch making tools at the moment as I try to extend my abilities to do work on watches, and have recently found an incredible web site run by a guy called Tom Mister from Virginia, that doesn't appear to get mentioned much.
It's a real Aladdin's Cave of mainly used and hard to find watch making tools and materials and I feel like a kid in a sweet-shop browsing though all the treasures tucked away there. Anyone else here know the one I mean? I wonder if it's being kept as one of those "hidden secrets" that people keep to themselves?


finally, any feedback on the possible usefullness of this lathe/mill from the 'Bay?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... otohosting

Initially I want to be able to do jobs such as turning movement holders, drilling lugs and such, and possibly prototyping cases.


"My name is Geoff and I'm a Toolaholic" :D

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[rfrazier]

Dashto is one of the better ones. I'm not sure about the Emco. Will it take horological collets? Can you get it to go fast enough for very small bits? Can you get a tool rest for it (flip over, if possible), for turning by hand?

Best wishes,
Bob

[GeoffD]

Thanks Bob, I freely admit your feedback was one of the ones I was hoping for.

Dashto is one of the better ones.

You mean there are others like his? I'd be broke for a month :twisted:

I've already ordered a specialist hand holder, a hand gauge, to place over hour wheel and cannon pinion to determine hole size needed, a crystal sizing guage, and a case straightening block.
And I've only just started really looking through :roll:

Currently deciding which staking set and crystal/case press to get.

All I need to do now is learn how to use them :wink:

[Gary]

Theres a box of tools here mate.

http://www.girards.com/sell/frame28.shtml

gary