Cutting the Fusee

The making of the fusee for WR Smith's Grasshopper Clock.
Link to Active Atm's "Cold bluing" episode:
• SHOP ADVENTURES 09: Co...
The link to my video "Gear Cutting on the Atlas Lathe" will be here soon.

[@anvilfireguru8690]

I love to see someone using an old Atlas 6" lathe. I have an identical Craftsman version that my Dad bought in the early 1950's and I've used since the 1960's.. I rebuilt it in the 1980's just before parts stopped being available. Sadly I did not replace the lead screw which is now worn out. . . I tend to always be making parts at the limits of its capacity. I have larger machines but the little 6" lathe is so much fun to use that it gets over used. I also loved to see the adaptive tooling. Great video

[@robertt-cs8fe]

Ya...I love my old 6" Atlas...rebuilt it about 7 years ago...Also I've got a 3" Sears Craftsman lathe that is now Sherline...from the early 1980's...and an old Moseley watchmakers lathe over 100 years old...still running a leather belt...not museum pieces...but real working daily machines...we all understand each other...like old friends...bob

[@ActiveAtom]

Hi wow we are here watching you machine another great part with such a great curve in brass on a beautiful lathe and all of the sudden I hear our name Active Atom, we are proud to hear you like us and our work, it means a lot to the both of us, if I may just say another thing because we are here to enjoy you making machined parts not talk about us, being new to making KZbin videos we realize what a great community of makers you all are, we have a lot to live up to, again thank you for this nice shout out about the bluing and for being our friend robertt4522.

[@robertt-cs8fe]

Your cold bluing brought back memories of an old shotgun I blued over 50 years ago...don't remember much but it was a lot of work...and I really liked the results! Your advise made bluing the crank handle easy and once again I like the results...thanks guys!

[@joecnc3341]

Beautiful work, Bob! I am also a fan of WR Smith's clockwork and especially have an eye on that grasshopper escapement (Thank you John Harrision).

[@JourneymanRandy]

Another very skillful job completed. I enjoyed it.

[@robertt-cs8fe]

Thanks....I've got a bunch of parts now...

[@brianwarburton4482]

Yet another excellent video. Thank you.

[@robertt-cs8fe]

Tnx Brian...never got a notification of your comment...just kinda came across it today...don't know why it didn't come up...but thanks...bob

[@colsanjaybajpai5747]

Verily well annotated video. Wonderful

[@BillSikes.]

G'day Rob, fascinating watching a real craftsman

[@robertt-cs8fe]

Thanks...that fusee is going to be part of a clock I'm working on now. If you'd like to follow along it can found here: kzbin.info/door/kHKrJPnvvza82a5StqV-SQ ...bob

[@Just1GuyMetalworks]

Very nice! Looks (and sounds lol) great! 👍😁👍

[@robertt-cs8fe]

Thanks...sound I'm looking forward to is "Tic...toc..."...bob

[@davidstansbury3204]

That is so cool makes me want to build a clock. Thank you

[@robertt-cs8fe]

Thanks a lot David...that makes me want to finish off this Eureka Tool series...and install the mainspring and finish the frames...it's all coming...and ya go build a clock!...bob

[@CandidZulu]

Mind blown again!

[@robertt-cs8fe]

Thanks Robert!

[@CraigLYoung]

Nicely done Robert! And here I was thinking that your wife offed you and sold all your equipment.

[@robertt-cs8fe]

Thanks Craig...I'm trying to shoot for one video a month but...holiday obligations also keep me busy...number one slow down for me is compiling the video...when we go on vacation my wife takes the pictures...I'm just trying to figure it all out. (:

[@johnhili8664]

Hi I was just watching this video very interesting but I did not understand how you control the depth of the thread since the tool is held by hand pressure ??

[@DeliciousDeBlair]

Interesting.

[@noelrieusset718]

Hello Robert, Did you make your own cable clamp ? It looks a nice size, I would like to use that on my clock. Cheers Noel

[@robertt-cs8fe]

Sorry I thought I answered this...sometimes I miss stuff...I took a look at the fusee last night and for the life of me I can't remember if I made it or it came on the cable when I bought it...most likely the latter...but I make the ends a lot using fishing cable stops and solder...bob

[@noelrieusset718]

Is it a soldered fitting?

[@robertt-cs8fe]

It sure is...a fusee mainspring is huge and plenty powerful,...bob

[@gordonburns8731]

It's not pronounced FOOSEE, it's a French word, pronounced 'FUZAY'!