Another day another dollar

This week flew by fast, everyone was busy at work. In workshop 2 Gary, Chris, Jaewon and Phillip started the technician course! A big jump from micro mechanics, learning very different content. As always the technician starts with trial by fire, oiling 30 Incablocs to get a feel for the finer work which is required by the technician course. After which they moved on to the wheels, tedious work. Bending a series of wheels is harder than is sounds, the high spot is always running away from you. Nick, our newest student just took his very first exam, a grueling 8 hour exam!

Gary bending wheels 

As for our workshop, I took my hairspring exam! The last exam before the final exams, if that makes sense. A very difficult exam, requiring many different skills to complete. While Caio and Gui have almost mastered the turning of the winding stem and hopefully will take their exam soon. 

How it starts 

Winding and grinding 

On some side news, our professor Michael and I have been experimenting on how to turn a regulator balance to a free sprung without adjusting the inner pinning point. Results have been promising.

That’s it for now, until next time!