Quiet week.

 

Week 38

  

STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS

Workshop A

Students:
    Amer, Dunham, Daniel, David, Harold, Miguel

     This week Amer and Dunham had their hairspring practice exams. 

The timing of Dunny's 6498 hairspring. It was Delta 6.

Hairspring was vibrated, double bend and regulating curve was formed by hand.

    This week David made a 0.06mm pivot gauge in preparation for making balance staff.

It was made in the shape of a balance staff.

    Miguel continued to practice pivot gauges. He made a 0.20, 0.19 and 0.11 pivot gauges. He also had to refresh the female cone of his lathe.

The inner edges are wavy and have uneven areas which cause the piece to wobble.

 

After turning in the lathe and removing the remaining burr in the center by hand.

    This week Harold practiced on winding & setting system lubrication, flattening of wheels, barrel disassembly, assembly, adjustment and lubrication, and adjustment of gear train.

 

GUEST STARRING

Workshop B  

Students:
   Faris, Ivan, Louis, Varun

    This week Ivan, Louis, and Varun sharpened their gravers in preparation to start learning how to make winding stems. Henrik also taught them how to heat treat steel.

    This week Faris continued practicing working on gear train and mainspring in preparation for his exam next week.

Thank you for reading!

Hope to see you again next week!