Graduation!

 Week 26

 

This week we officially said goodbye to Xin! He completed the Watchmaking Technician course!

 

We had an evening party to celebrate!

 

STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS

Workshop B

Students:
    Dean, Ivan, Louis, Tetsu, Varun

     This week, Ivan, Louis and Varun learned how to use the schaublin 70 lathe. How to tap, drill and thread on the drill press and the lathe.

Varun operating the drill press.

Louis learning how to turn to make his balance bridge holder.

Ivan learning how to make threads on the lathe.

Practice piece, tapping into a screw.

    Ivan finished his poising plate this week! With simple round screws and a nice, simple straight graining.

    Varun finished his steel angular rule.

    Louis finished his balance bridge holder.

     This week, Tetsu and Dean took their third and fourth practice hairspring exams, which they thankfully passed.  Each of these exams provided a variety of challenges, enabling them to take the real exam with greater confidence.

     Next week, they will be taking the lessons they learned from these experiences and apply them to the exam where they will build a balance complete from the ground up and regulate it in a movement.

 

     

GUEST STARRING

Workshop A

    David, Daniel, Miguel and Dunham.

    This week they learned how to use the jig borer. How to set it up properly, make precise measurements for drilling, scribing lines, how to bore holes and how to clean it properly.

 

Finished exercise piece with a scribed cricle, square, and drilled holes.

COMING UP NEXT...

 

Nothing for now, stay tuned for Workshop A's highlights.

 

 Thank you for reading! See you next week!