Jim Crutchfield asks:

> I've acquired a lovely little Millers Falls jeweler's lathe, and it's
> missing the dog that holds the work piece to the headpiece center.
> Anybody out there have one to sell, or pictures from which I could make
> a new one?  Thanks!

There's actually a surprising amount of work done between centers when
doing clockmaking, so I'm surprised you don't find more of these than
you do.  I will occasionally find them in junk lots of jeweler's stuff
at auctions or NAWCC (the clock equivalent of the MWTCA) swaps, but
not often.

The good news is that they are really easy to make from a couple of
pieces of scrap 1/4" square stock.  Here's a picture of an example:

   http://www.cartertools.com/1034.jpg

You basically close the workpiece in the notch between the two halves,
then advance the lateral screw to engage the slot in the faceplate.
Nothing to it!

-- 
Ralph Brendler, Chicago, IL
"It's not screeching, it's coloratura!"
(overheard at Lyric Opera)
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