In this video, the process of making a watch gear is shown. The gear is made from a disc blank and requires a special arbor to hold it in place. The arbor is made from a brass blank and a spigot, which is glued using super glue. The disc is machined using a micro-boring bar and a tungsten carbide end mill before the spokes are milled into the rim of the gear and the hub is filed. The finished gear is stored in a membrane box until it is ready to be used in a watch.
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1. The process involves machining watch gears.
2. The gear starts as a disc blank.
3. Super glue is used to hold the gear blank.
4. Micrometers are used to machine the arbor accurately.
5. The spigot is machined down to the correct diameter.
6. The gear blank is taken from a round bar for minimal warping.
7. A micrometer barrel is used to measure the depth of cut.
8. A micro boring bar is used to bore the hole accurately.
9. The final gear diameter is determined by the number of teeth and module.
10. Precision is crucial due to the small scale of watch components.
11. The spokes on the gear are created through milling.
12. Leather-lined vise jaws are used to protect the wheel.
13. Escapement files are used to clean up the milling.
14. Champagne corks are used as a holding surface during work.
15. The wheel is stored in membrane boxes for future use.
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