Week 10
STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS
Workshop A and B
Students:
Art, Daniel, David, Harold, Miguel, Nine
Amer, Dunham, Faris, Ivan, Louis, Varun
This week Daniel, David and Miguel started the hairspring course. They started with removing the balance staff from the balance wheel and installing a new one.
Michael demonstrating how to remove the roller table on the Bergeon Platax.
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| Michael also showed them how to remove the roller table using the roller table removing tool. |
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| After removing the roller table, the balance is clamped into the lathe and the balance staff is mostly turned off close to the hub of the balance wheel. |
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| Using the staking set to punch out the remaining part of the balance staff. |
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| Preparing to fit in a new balance staff on the staking set. |
Miguel prepared his staking punches before riveting. He refreshed the staking punches by grinding away the deep scratches with a diamond file and then polishing it.
2 Flat punches 
2 Tapered punches
This week Art and Nine learned how to use the milling attachment for the lathe. Afterwards, Art used it to make the locking screw for his graver holder.
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| Art made a hexagon shaped screw using the lathe's divisions. |
Thank you for reading!
Hope to see you again next week!
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