Hello from new member

Hello,

I saw your note on the alt. machines. cnc newsgroup and decided to join.

I am a clockmaker who makes precision regulators, mostly half second mantle
regulators. I make my living repairing old clocks, mostly european 18th
and 19th century pieces.

Like most classically trained horologists, I was trained to work with
files, and hand gravers on watchmakers lathes, and all sorts of bizarre
techniques from the dark ages of metalworking. There are clockmakers who
think it is somehow cheating if you have a lead screw on your lathe.

I have slowly expanded my machine shop where I have a 10" south bend lathe,
a Bridgeport clone kneemill with DRO, both bought new, and two surface
grinders, the older of which I plan to rig up with polishing wheels and use
as a surface polisher. I have a bench top horizontal mill by Barker, which
I use as a dedicated wheel cutter, when accuracy is not of critical
importance, and an old potter lathe which I use for abrasive stuff which I
want to keep away from my good tools. That and a few of the aforementioned
jewelers lathes and a couple of polishing spindles make up my basic setup.

I suspect that there is no way to make a living at what I like to do unless
you do things in quantity, and hence my interest in CNC. I have been a
longtime lurker in alt. machines. cnc, but find it puzzling and ocasionaly
intimidating.

Anyone with an interest in my work can take a look at my (somewhat
outdated) web site at www.arcadianclock.com

I look forward to some interesting stuff.

David M. Munro