[STATUS] - June 2018 (Update June 30th, 8:00pm AEST)

Graeme Brumfitt

Lovely little vid Chris TFS "thanks for sharing" G

Clickspring

On its way to you soon mate, just doing the last shots for the video today, followed by edit/narrate/tidy up drawings over the following 2 days - Cheers :)

David Paterson

Well, i'm looking fwd to the BSC and associated plans. We've just about run out of bits to make ;-)

Ken Potts

Thanks for the link to WR Smith's books. The biography on the website is quite good. You've probably already read it but if not it's here: <a href="https://wrsmithclocks.com/about/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://wrsmithclocks.com/about/</a>

Clickspring

Thank you mate - that part of the video is 27x speed, it takes about 10 minutes all up to prepare the diamantine - Cheers :)

Clickspring

Ha ha! Great to hear from you mate :)

Chris Talbot

Ha, wow, running on at the mouth a bit tonight aren't I? Looking forward to the next A.M. vid! And that's just about enough from me. :)

Chris Talbot

Hi mate, one thing I always find 'strangely satisfying' is watching you break the edge of the screw faces (or other fine edges) with the oilstone, that final little finishing touch. I reckon those shots make a really nice compliment on your attention to detail, kindly feel free to include more of them in your future videos. Cheers :) EDIT: Question re. your editing, in the quickest part of the Diamantine preparation time lapse, what speed were you running the video at, and how long did it take to prepare the paste in real time? I love the multi-speed timelapse "speed-up slow-down" effect you have going there, it works so much more smoothly than a typical smash cut into/out of a timelapse sequence, and it allows the audio to be more tidily spliced in too. Nice work. :)

Clickspring

Me too, because I'm using two of them...

Kevin Reardon

What is your strange fixation with screws? Dang, though, they sure are beautiful! Oh, wait... Sure hope your wife didn't find out you used one of her sushi plates.

A1BASE

Not just metal. I sanded down an abalone shell last year - it blows my mind the finish you can get with abrasives. Totally magic.

Paul Devey

Is it me or do others think the process and effect of polishing metal to a mirror surface to be magical? I have polished metal to a high degree but never to a mirror finish. Beautiful.

Clickspring

Thank you mate :)

Clickspring

My fave part of heat treating :)

Clifton Ballad

I love the green flame from the borax burning/reacting

Even your short videos are amazing!

Clickspring

Ha ha! Thank you mate :)

Andrew Webster

Good edit too - getting the quench flash timed with the music was a nice touch!

Clickspring

Yes exactly, the Boric Acid dissolved in the alcohol :)

Clickspring

There is a durability benefit (eg reduced slot deformation over many years of services) but in this case, it is primarily to enable a better quality polish - hardened steel can be taken to a black polish that exceeds what is normally possible with un-hardened steel - Cheers :)

Clickspring

Cheers Chris :)

Forth Sadler

Where did that flash of green flame come from? I'm guessing all the metal there is ferric so it's not copper. The borax?

I guess I am missing something here. What is the reason for hardening your hardware? I can't imagine there would be a structural need for this.

Chris Muncy

I remember doing something very similar back in the early 80's when I was working on clocks. Can't wait for the next episode Chris.

Tom Colson

Nothing better than a little flash of flame to liven up your quench...