Thread: Phoenix watch bits Rosewood burl torch

Great job on both. I especially like the watch pen. I just bought a Mickey Mouse watch on Ebay to give this a try.

Nice Job John

The watch parts pens always come up pretty well

how do you go about bending those heavier plates, my fingers just wont budge them at all

MIK

Originally Posted by BSea

Great job on both. I especially like the watch pen. I just bought a Mickey Mouse watch on Ebay to give this a try.

Bob , just be aware that modern battery watches have very few working parts and then mostly plastic I am sure you can get small bags of "dissasembled " watch gears and parts off Ebay pretty cheap ,they are used in steampunk a lot . A bit of a learning curve with these ,just try and choose kits with plenty of meat to allow the gear bits some cover when cast , and turned worth the effort but you need to be in the mood for a bit of "fiddling" hehe, cheers ~ John

Originally Posted by MBUMIK

Nice Job John The watch parts pens always come up pretty well how do you go about bending those heavier plates, my fingers just wont budge them at all MIK

Mik ,I use a few methods for bending parts ,for the lighter bits gears etc I use a pair of modified pliers from Ebay, originally designed for bending watch shafts ,I simply replaced the plastic anvils with ones fabricated from cutting boards, For the heavier parts I file them as thin as possible ,they are mostly plated brass ,then after an initial bend with a form and die in my drill press as a start, then I use 2 pairs of long nose pliers to bend to the required final curve , as you know its all a bit fiddly hehe, cheers ~John

As John said if it is a battery operated watch it will have very few usable parts. Also be careful there are some valuable Micky Mouse watches out there. If it is windable I would look further into it before destrying it. I also would practice on some other cheap $1 watch first. These are on my to do list also. Have some different ideas in mind. Hope you don't steal my ideas.