There are a number of beautiful Pantograph engraving machines in the workshop. While working today, I moved some flat aluminum stock that was sitting on top of the Leinhard engraving machine. Underneath I found this: I wonder if Dennis had it set up to engrave a sign... The other engraving machines aren't as [...]
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Day No.7 – Now that’s a demagnetizer !
To use, a watch is placed inside of the core; the slide is then moved in and out to change the polarity of the magnet, as described in patent number 699863: The slide and comb thereon constitute a pole changer, and in practice the same is actuated to cause frequent reverses of the [...]
Day No.5 – leaks
Today the roof was inspected and deemed beyond repair. The options are limited, so we've decided to have the roof tarped in the meantime. New leaks have started and the buckets are filling fast. I spent much of the day navigating the leaks, as we experienced a torrential down pour. In between emptying buckets, I [...]
In the shop – Day No. 2
I have spent two days in the shop. What an amazing place. Everywhere I look, some treasure is hiding. Here are some photos of today's finds. This gem was hiding under a bunch of bubble wrap in a bag in a box under more wrapping material and other boxes under a bench. This is why [...]
Old & New
I was recently offered the post of finishing the work I began on the 1765 George Pyke clock at Temple Newsam House I mentioned in a previous blog entry. You can read about it here.Unfortunately this old path is not the future path. It was extremely difficult to set aside my feelings of attachment to [...]