Back to school!

 

Week 33

We are back to school after summer break and it is scorching hot in the workshops!

 

STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS

Workshop A & B

Students:
    Art, Daniel, David, Miguel, Nine & Craig

     This week Art and Nine started learning pivot gauges! 

Here Nine is turning the cones for the ends of the pivot gauge blanks.

Art is parting off segments of a blue steel bar to make the pivot gauge blanks.

Here Michael is teaching them how to glue their pieces in the carriers and seat them in the Jacot tool.

Close up of the carrier and blank in the Jacot tool before turning the pivot.

    This week Daniel and Miguel continued to service their 7 movements. Daniel finished the 2801 and 2824. Miguel is working on his 6498 and 2801.

    This week David made a new date wheel!

On the left is the original which was missing a tooth. On the right is the new one that David turned on the lathe.

He finished it by round graining with sand paper and then plating it in white rhodium.

     This week Miguel also made a custom Horia anvil to support the roller table of his 2801, 2824, 2892 and 2671 when pushing on the hairspring.

Here it is along side another custom anvil that Miguel made but this one is for the roller table support of the 6498.

    This week Craig took his winding stem practice exam! He passed, but there is still some room for improvement.

 

Thank you for reading!

Hope to see you again next week!