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- Watchmaking Studio in a Box
Having recently rescued some sorely abused collets after acquiring yet another lathe, Chris is now swimming in a sea of collets. He and Jon discuss various tools, blackest black ink, hyperwhite paint, watch photography, and movement finishing.
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- Southbend Lathes
- Cromwell Lathes
- Waterjet Cutting Service at Carleton University
- Schaublin 102
- Cardon Tools
An example of a turret for a Schaublin 102- Schaublin 70
- Aciera F1 Milling machine that uses the same collets as the Schaublin 70
- Sixis 101 Another milling machine that shares the same collet system as the Aciera F1 & Schaublin 70
- Hardinge
- Stuart Semple BLINK Ink
- Whitest White Paint
- Watch Photography Using Camera Flashes Some timely, macro photography perspective from GaryG
- Aputure Lights
- Light Tent
- 100 Ways to Improve Your Photography by Ming Thein
- Ming Watches
- Focus Stacking
- Camera Bellows
- Anglage Work A macro video of Chris polishing the chamfer on one of the bridges for the watch movements he has been working on
- Sigma 105mm F2.8 Macro Lens One of the lenses that Chris has been using to film watch work with
- Laowa 24mm f/14 Probe Lens Another of the lenses Chris has been using to film watch work with
- African Blackwood
- Gentian
- Ebony
- Gold LUXOR Polishing Compound
- Jeweller’s Rouge
- Chopstick Master from Bridge City Tool Works, the jig that Chris has been using to shape wooden laps for polishing the chamfers on the movements he’s been working on
- Daniela Dufour Interviewed alongside her father, Philippe Dufour, on The Watches TV
0 min - Over-polished Bevel
Chris and Jon continue their discussion of finishing techniques, as well as custom tools, and specialized work holding techniques.
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- Straight Line Engine Turning An introduction to the art, by Roger W. Smith
- 8mm Watchmaker’s Lathe
- David Lindow
- A unique & memorable unboxing experience
- Dr. Rebecca Struthers
- Struthers 248 Craig & Rebecca Struthers project to craft a timepiece using two minds, fours hands, & an 8mm watchmaker’s lathe.
- Struthers’ Screw Head Polishing Tool
- KHWCC Screw Head Polishing Tool
- Henrik Korpela Director of the KHWCC
- Glendo Accu-Finish The lapping machine Chris uses to prepare his cutters for engine turning
- BECS Sàrl Jon mentioned CNJ Duret in the episode, turns out since he last purchased from them they’ve been acquired by BECS Sarl
- Rich Loen
- LUXOR Polishing Compound
- Jeweler’s Rouge
- “Metal is fibres.” Denis Flageollet, of De Bethune, interviewed in the latest issue of Europastar Magazine
- 904L Stainless Steel A video detailing an alloy Rolex now refers to as Oystersteel
- Manufactor S.A. Official Instagram account
- Philippe Narbel Official Instagram account
- Nathalie Jean-Louis Official Instagram account
- Contantin Chaykin
- Super Glue Fixturing for CNC Machining From John Saunders & crew at NYC CNC
- Painter’s Tape
- Super Glue
- Powder Coating Masking Tape Thinner than painter’s tape, this is what Chris uses for fixturing watches dials for engine turning
- Vacuum Chuck
- Breguet
0 min - Mill of Theseus
Chris and Jon are back recording after lockdown. They discuss the first-documented watch produced in Canada, which Jon recently performed some conservation work on, Chris’ many machine woes, and what constitutes a perfect finish.
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- Compliant Mechanisms
- Bistability
- Chaykin Minotaur Wristwatch Konstantin Chaykin beat Jon & Chris to production
- Dr. Organ’s Retirement Dr. Robert Organ has retired from the Goldsmiths’ Company after 21 years of hallmarking
- Trial of the Pyx
- Kicked Out by Royalty Chris recounts his visit to the Goldsmiths’ Company back in episode 17 of Off Hours, the show art for the episode features one of the one-kilo gold proof coins
- Rich Loen
- 007 Special Issue A Bond-inspired, seven-kilo gold proof coin in a very limited edition of one.
- Hazy Blue Halo Episode 30 of Off Hours
Masterpiece watch completed in 1890 by the Canadian Horological Institute’s first graduate, John Kincaid.- Henry Playtner
- NAWCC Bulletin May/June 2021 Issue Featuring an article on Henry Playtner, as well as John Kincaid’s pocket watch (subscription required)
- Museum of Timekeeping Museum of the British Horological Museum
- Speaking Clock
- Rigid 10K Resin From Formlabs
- Schwartz Étienne
- Techform Advanced Casting
- Castable Wax 40 Resin From Formlabs
- BlueCast Resin
- ANYCUBIC Photon Mono X A relatively inexpensive but effective resin-based 3D printer
- Elagoo
- B9 Resins
- Chris’ Taig Mill Conversion
- Haas Super Mini Mill 2
- Haas Compact Mill
- Rexhep Rexhepi
- Grönefeld Brothers
- Greubel Forsey
- Lapping Film
- Lee Yuen-Rapati
- Watches and Wonders
- WWDC
0 min - Symphonic Sounds of the Shop
An off-hand remark from Jon leaves Chris‘ lathe in pieces. The duo also get into what just might be the most expensive liquid on earth, as well as the exciting results of Chris’ latest casting experiment.
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- Derbyshire Lathes
- Project Minotaur
- Schaublin Lathes
- Cromwell Lathes
- Southbend Lathes
- Tormach 15L Slant-PRO
- Haas Mini Mills
- Powermax45 XP Plasma Cutter
- Waterjet Cutting Service at Carleton U
- Flow Mach 2B The waterjet cutter at used at Carleton University
- Wire EDM
- Ottawa U Machine Shop
- WAZER Desktop waterjet
- Anular Cutter
- NRC The National Research Council of Canada
- £24,000/L Watch journalist, Alex Doak, on the price of escapement lubricant
- How Sharpie Markers Improve Metal Cutting Performance
- Teresa Frye Founder of TechForm
- TechForm Casting
- Hot Isostatic Pressing
- H-Bridge Jon & Chris first touched on the h-bridge technique for creating watch case lugs back in episode 15 of Off Hours
- Case Design at A. Lange & Söhne
- Makerjuice
- Formlabs
- Castable Wax 40 (Blue) from Formlabs
- Castable Wax (Purple) from Formlabs
- BlueCast Castable resin from Italy
- Elegoo Saturn MSLA 4K
- ANYCUBIC Photon Mono X with 4K monochrome screen
0 min - Using the Hive Mind
Chris and Jon discuss joining the 21st Century, some interesting dial experiments for Project Minotaur, and Chris’ change of (mechanical) heart.
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- Satellitemap.space
- Sub-surface laser engraving
- CO2 Laser Cutter
- Fiber Laser
- Black 3.0
- Vantablack
- Moser Swiss Alp Watch Final Upgrade
- Waiting list for Dufour Simplicity now over 155,000
- Chris on 5th Wrist Radio
- Ribena
- ETA 7001
- Schwartz-Étienne
- Habring²
- Christian Lass
- Roger W. Smith
- Ming Watches
- “Diana” Moonphase by Konstantin Chaykin
- _DavidSmith
- Polsalux
- Chris’ Instagram Post
- Ron Landberg
- Project Minotaur Video Series
- Digikey
0 min - Standing Watchmaker’s Bench
Chris and Jon discuss the standing desk and standing watchmaker’s bench Chris has made, as well as Jon’s attempts to automate himself.
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- Christian Lass Official website of Danish watchmaker, Christian Lass
- Christian Lass on Watches by SJX
- Christian Lass on Hodinkee
- Philippe Dufour
- Gold Coin Heist
- Frank Cooper
- Making the World’s Largest Gold Coin A video produced by the Royal Canadian Mint
- Royal Canadian Mint
- Bank of Canada Museum
- Cameron Precision Drill Press Review Chris’ review on YouTube
- Chris’ Latest Standing Desk
- IKEA Standing Desk
- Jarvis Standing Desk
- GRS Plate
- Jeweller’s Bench Pin
- Knew Concepts Jewller’s saw
- Rubio Monocoat
- No Tree is the Same A conversation with Jon’s brother, Josh Edwards, on Off Hours
- Powermax 45 The plasma cutter at the studio
- TextExpander
- Keyboard Maestro
- Alfred
- Hazel
- David Sparks
- Mac Power Users Podcast
- The Automators Podcast
- Titlecase.com
- Independent Thinking with Chris Manning Chris joins 5th Wrist Radio for a discussion of watches, pens, craft & art
0 min - Entropy Will Eventually Prevail
A new year comes with reflections on last year’s themes, and new themes for 2021. Chris and Jon also discuss where they are in the process of building Project Minotaur.
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- It was Utterly Terrifying Last year’s ‘Yearly Themes’ episode
- My Chaos is Self-imposed 2019’s ‘Yearly Themes’ episode
- WORKBENCHcon
- Loen Design Youtube Channel
- Initial Walkthrough of the New Studio
- Project Minotaur An introduction to Chris & Jon’s first watch collaboration on Youtube
- Adobe Illustrator
- Library & Archives Canada
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- BHI The British Horological Institute
- NAWCC National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors
- Pliny the Elder on Science & Technology
- On Divers Arts by Theophilus Presbyter
- Treatises on Goldsmithing & Sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini
- Freebooting
- NFB National Film Board of Canada
- The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen
- How Will You Measure Your Life by Clayton Christensen, James Allworth, & Karen Dillon
- Tungsten Carbide Micro Drill Bits
- HSS Micro Drill Bits
- Cameron Micro Drill Presses
- Gage Pins
- Paul Burberry
- David Lindow
0 min - The Shop is a Tool
It’s been a year since Chris and Rich moved into their new studio. Chris and Jon talk about the ups and downs of the first year, what has changed, and how it has affected our work.
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- Dufour Simplicity Lottery Half of the 20th Anniversary Edition of Dufour’s Simplicity will be sold by lottery
- Rue Pigalle Time Series In conversation with Seth Kennedy
- Seth Kennedy Official website of antiquarian horologist, Seth Kennedy
- Gang Tooling
- Dan Symonds
- SpaceX SN8 Starship SN8 high-altitude flight test
- Time 4A Pint is resuming their virtual get-togethers
- Time 4A Pint vGTG Time 4A Pint virtual get together with Chris & Jon
- Chris Mann of Time 4A Pint
- Mat the #watchnerd
- Time Æon Foundation
- BHI The British Horological Institute
- Learn Watchmaking with Christian Lass
- George Daniels
- Coaxial Escapement
- Crowd Accelerated Innovation How the rise of web video is driving a worldwide phenomenon
- Dean DK YouTube Channel
- Livestream Breakthrough The moment Julia Minamata’s 8-bit artwork workflow takes a giant leap forward, thanks to a seemingly small tip from a viewer on her livestream
- How to Rotate Guidelines in Adobe Illustrator
- edelkrone SliderONE v2 The slider Chris picked up for his camera setup this year
- DJI Ronin 2
- Glide Gear TMP100 Teleprompter Chris’ new teleprompter
- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K The video camera Chris uses
- Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro HDMI Live Stream Switcher The HDMI live stream switcher Chris acquired this year
- LILLIPUT A8S Field Monitor The field monitor Chris uses in conjunction with his camera
- HDMI Switcher
- Sennheiser XSW-D Portable Lavalier Set Chris’ lav mics
- Shure BETA 58A The mics that Off Hours is recorded with
- Rode NTG4+ Shotgun Mic The mic that Chris recently set up in his studio
- DJI RS 2 Gimbal
- Lidar Autofocus in Action
- 8-axis Camera Crane
- Fiber Laser
- Kent Pad Printers Makers of Chris’ pad printer
- Formlabs Form 3
- Aciera F5
- Powermax 45 The plasma cutter in the studio
- Langmuir Systems The CNC system that drives the plasma cutter in the studio
- Sawstop
- Reglus A precise, universal drilling jig
- Foredom Hammer Handpiece
- Cameron Makers of micro drill presses
- Uprighting Tool
- Derbyshire Lathe
- Pin Gage Set
- Signs of Our Times The sign outside Chris & Rich’s studio was recently featured on Apt. 613
- Rich Loen
- Loen Design on Instagram
0 min - High-end Art
Chris and Jon discuss case making ideas and techniques, Christian Lass’ prototype reveal, and Dufour’s phenomenal success at auction. Plus Off Hours merch is now available
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- Paul Burberry on Instagram
- Paul Burberry on Off Hours
- SIHH 2019 The episode in which Jon & Chris first discussed the remarkable engraving on Greubel-Forsey’s timepieces
- How Die Sink EDM Works
- Mike Walker A knife maker who uses EDM extensively in his work
- Rich Littlestone A pen maker who has used EDM for marquetry work in pens
- Making a Watch Case with a Pantograph from DM Tiffany Timepieces on Instagram
- HAAS Automation Inc. Makers of CNC equipment
- AB Tool
- Rich Loen
- 3D Printing Lugs The episode of Off Hours in which Jon & Chris discussed A. Lange & Söhne’s technique for attaching lugs to their watch cases
- Casting Stainless Steel The episode of Off Hours where Chris & Jon first discussed the possibility of casting watch case components in 316L stainless steel
- Chris Ploof
- Damascus Steel
- McMaster-Carr
- Beutler Casemaking Lathe One of Christian Lass’ Beutler casemaking lathes
- Lass Prototype The grand reveal of Christian’s first prototype
- Lass Movement The movement side of Christian’s fist prototype
- Hanne Gleich performed all of the engraving work on Christian’s prototype
- Joanne Ryall
- The Art of Breguet by George Daniels
- Watches by Cecil Clutton & George Daniels
- Watchmaking by George Daniels
- Peter Speake-Marin
- Christian Lass
- Patek Philippe Museum
- Anthony McGonigle The rarest of the McGonigle brothers
- Watchmaking in Cambodia Anthony McGonigle on Fifth Wrist Radio
- Prince Horology School in Cambodia
- Philippe Dufour Simplicity 20th Anniversary Sells for $1,510,000 USD
- Previous Record Holder A little over a month earlier, an older Dufour Simplicity sold for $662,000 USD
- F.P. Journe
- Rexhep Rexhepi
- Kari Voutilainen
- Roger W. Smith
- Bob Kramer
- [email protected] The email address to get on the list for a Philippe Dufour 20th Anniversary Edition of the Simplicity
- Time 4A Pint Official Website
- Time 4A Pint Virtual GTGs Previous virtual get-togethers on the official Time 4A Pint YouTube channel
- Chris Manning
- Mat The OG #watchnerd
- Seth Kennedy Interview
- Off Hours Merch Pick up an Off Hours t-shirt, stickers, or travel mug & help support the show
0 min - Paul Burberry
Chris and Jon are joined by precision machinist, vintage pen restorer, and pen maker, Paul Burberry.
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- University of Ottawa
- Solidworks 3D modelling software
- HAAS Automation Inc. Makers of CNC equipment
- Machinery’s Handbook The quintessential machine shop Bible
- Thread Micrometer
- Thread Measuring Wire (Best used with an elastic)
- Haas Super Mini Mill 2 One of Paul’s favourite machines to operate
- WIPS Haas Wireless Intuitive Probing System from Renishaw
- Dynamic Tool Pathing A video showcasing the use of Mastercam Dynamic Tool Paths
- High Speed Tool Paths A video of Paul’s daily driver in action
- The Appeal of Peel Milling
- Chip Control Chips that don’t break, break tools
- Gang Tooling
- Dan Symonds
- Wire EDM A brief introduction to wire EDM machining
- Mastercam
- Nicholas Hacko An Australian watchmaker who has experimented with cutting gears using wire EDM
- Mike Walker Creator of the “zipper blade” knives Chris referred to
- Phil Poirier
- Ultra Small Holes: EDM vs. Drilling From an episode of the Japanese game show Supreme Skills!
- Cooksongold
- David Fletcher An interview with David Fletcher of Cooksongold
- Hybrid Machining An example of a multi-axis CNC machine equipped with 3D printing head
- Sandvik Carbide Reclamation
- Adam Booth
- Ebonite
- Omas Pens
- Casein
- Jowo Nibs
- Michael Masuyama Renowned custom pen nib grinder
- Montblanc Meisterstück 149
- Pelikan Souverän M600
- Pelikan Souverän M800
- Aurora Optoma
- Silver Hand Studios Home of the infamous SHS Model 08
- Paul’s Forthcoming Safety Pen
- Retracting Nib A video of the retracting nib for the safety pen that Paul designed & manufactured
- Montblanc
- Pilot Pens
- Sailor Pens
- Machinist Paul Follow Paul on Instagram
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Off Hours is a conversational podcast that delves into technology, working with our hands, and other curiosities.