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SUMMARY:Gear Train Design & Layout - 3 CEUs
DESCRIPTION:This 3-day course covers the basics of gear train design and layout.  This 3-day course covers the basics of gear train design and layout for clocks. Students will work in pairs to get a better understanding of gear engagements and how to troubleshoot weaknesses in gear trains and find remedies for them. They’ll test wheels and pinions in a depthing tool and choose the best of them. Then they’ll lay out the gear train in a set of plates and make shafting and do press fits as well. \nAttendees are encouraged to bring the following items to class: \n\nMicrometer\nCalipers\nDepthing tool\nYour other favorite hand tools\n\nDavid Lindow is owner of Lindow Machine Works in Lake Ariel\, Pennsylvania. His work includes period clock restoration\, vintage machinery restoration\, and making reproduction clockworks. He also manufactures the Lindow Rose Engine and the MADE lathe. Lindow is the president of Ornamental Turners International and a regular guest tutor at the Memoria Technica Workshop in Seattle where he teaches engine turning classes.
URL:https://www.awci.com/event/gear-train-design-layout/
LOCATION:Holiday Inn Austin Midtown\, 6000 Middle Fiskville Road\, Austin\, 78752\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,TimeCon
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SUMMARY:The Chronometer Club Seminar - 1 CEU
DESCRIPTION:Tom Schomaker presents Hairspring Manipulation Techniques at this year’s chronometer club seminar. \nThis class encompasses the basics of hairspring manipulations.  Students will learn the fundamentals of hairspring straightening\, correction of errors\, leveling of the hairspring at the collet\, and more. \nThe class will also touch upon truing the hairspring at the collet\, safe removal\, installation\, manipulation\, centering in the round and flat\, regulator pins\, and its effects on timing. \n  \nTom Schomaker\, CMW21 develops the curriculum and is the lead watchmaking instructor for AWCI. He has received brand-specific training in Switzerland\, plus additional training on Rolex and Breitling timepieces. He has performed after-sales service for a Swiss manufacturer of complicated watches and operated his own watch-repair business before joining AWCI as a full-time instructor. He has provided watchmaking education and consulting for three of the largest independent service centers in the US.
URL:https://www.awci.com/event/the-chronometer-club-seminar/
LOCATION:Holiday Inn Austin Midtown\, 6000 Middle Fiskville Road\, Austin\, 78752\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,TimeCon
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