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Yay! Another site that renders as a white page with 3rd party javascript blocked. WTF, people?
It's down. No need for the anti JavaScript task force here.
Since so many knowledgeable people interested in watches are around here ... What are some affordable, good quality watch brands? Somewhere around 100 to 300 Euro maybe? I like those beautiful, elegant designed watches but 10k EUR upwards is way out of my league.
If you want to get into something interesting (from a historical perspective) - these watches can be found rather inexpensively: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raketa Look for ones with mechanical movements prior to 1990 or so (?); they were one of the last (or maybe the last) company making mechanical analog movements (non-quartz) long after every other watch manufacturer switched. Eventually, they had to switch too,…
Does anyone know what milling machine he has? It has such a weird collet holder and spindle.
Looks to be a clone of a Deckel G1L. I think it is pitched as an engraving machine that can also so light milling. The pantograph allows it to make complex parts by tracing a scaled template with a stylus. This is how they made complex curves before CNC and is probably faster for certain on-off parts if you include CAD and CAM time.
Double kudos for the Pentax and the truly amazing 100mm f2.8 macro lens he uses. I have it and it's fantastic.
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Looks to be a clone of a Deckel G1L. I think it is pitched as an engraving machine that can also so light milling. The pantograph allows it to make complex parts by tracing a scaled template with a stylus. This is how they made complex curves before CNC and is probably faster for certain on-off parts if you include CAD and CAM time.
That is super awesome. I can't believe I never heard of a pantograph milling machine before. Thank you for the info!
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If anyone is really interested in Watchmaking, I wouldn't start out with G. Daniel's book. It's really about making a watch from raw materials. I would start with books by Fried. If you feel comfortable with 90% of Practical Watch Repair in a year, or two; go for Daniel's book. I guarantee most will not get through Practical Watch Repair, but might come back to the hobby/profession later in life. When time is more ch…
All the question marks make me read this entire comment in uptalk (rising terminals). I can't decide if that's a good thing? I'm Ron Burgundy?
It is. I found it a refreshing stylistic quirk
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If anyone is really interested in Watchmaking, I wouldn't start out with G. Daniel's book. It's really about making a watch from raw materials. I would start with books by Fried. If you feel comfortable with 90% of Practical Watch Repair in a year, or two; go for Daniel's book. I guarantee most will not get through Practical Watch Repair, but might come back to the hobby/profession later in life. When time is more ch…
All the question marks make me read this entire comment in uptalk (rising terminals). I can't decide if that's a good thing? I'm Ron Burgundy?
Anyone know if there's a mirror somewhere? Hackernews' "Eye of Sauron" affect seems to have nobbled the site.