Would anyone be interested in buying this Watch Parts Cleaner?
I am a Watch enthusiast, tech nerd, and aspiring beginner watchmaker. My goal is to not only one day overhaul my own watches but to also salvage broken watches that others don't have the interest to fix. I have watched countless YouTube videos on watch repair and am amazed on how few tools are truly needed to start this hobby.
Inevitably, cleaning comes up as the stage between disassembly and reassembly and the gamut of solutions range from hand brushing to a combination of ultrasonic and parts washing using a machine made by L&R and others. Ebay sells used name brand machines that are over 50 years old going for 100's, sometimes 1000's of dollars. Finding replacement jars and parts are expensive and difficult. I stumbled across this DIY solution that began as a kickstarter from another enthusiast, Frank, in New Zealand. It had a majority of custom designed 3D printed parts and assembly instructions that included a proprietary pcb and interface. His parts cost were roughly $500-600, but the modern build means replacement part availability and finer digital control of the back and forth washing motion; better than even the name brand machines costing 3x-10x.
Anyway, it came out great and I wondered if there were others that might be interested in a machine for roughly $1,000 if all the hard work was already done and the unit came tested and assembled.
I love 3D printing, I love building, and I love watches. No Brainer.
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