Pierre Pays a Visit

 

   Week 37

This week the school received a visit from Pierre, a former student and veteran of the independent watchmaking industry. He spent time catching up with Henrik and Michael as well as talking with the current students about life beyond graduation.

Pierre explaining his method for enlarging a hole while maintaining center.

  

STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS

Workshop A

Students:
    Art, Bernd, Cesar, Joan, Louis Lu, Mun, Nine

     Cesar is nearing completion of his brass anvil; all machining work completed so now all it needs is a nice finish.

Joan knocked out another mandatory tool: polishing tripod complete!

Using the boring attachment on the jig borer to make the hole for the pin vise

Finished product

Workshop B

Students:
    Christiaan, Craig, Gary, Jaewon, Philippe, Sense    

 

Christiaan completed his nose vise, with Phillippe close behind. 

Christiaan's vise, and the remains of the brass stock it was machined from

 

Phillippe adjusting the angle of the workpiece on the milling machine

 

Christiaan also endeavored some very fine work on his tourbillion cage, with a hole only 0.3mm in diameter.

And it's still too big????

Jaewon continued his introduction to filing. His project this week was the interior angles of the brass truing guide (not an easy thing to get sharp!).

 

Checking test angles in the profile projector

Thank you for reading!

Hope to see you again next week