Off Hours

Watchmaking – Drafting & Magnification

Listen Later

Jon and Chris continue their series on George Daniels’ book Watchmaking, delving into the craft of drafting and various forms of magnification useful to watchmakers.

  • Watchmaking The quintessential watchmaking guide, written by George Daniels
  • La Porte School of Watchmakers North America’s first school of watchmaking
  • Canadian Horological Institute The CHI opened four years after the La Porte School of Watchmakers
  • Henry Playtner Founder of the CHI
  • Dieter Rams
  • Nelson Ball Clock
  • The Real Story Behind George Nelson’s Iconic Ball Clock
  • Noguchi Table
  • Fusion 360
  • Cricut Maker An automated desktop cutting machine to help rapidly prototype ideas
  • Silhouette An alternative to Cricut
  • 3D Printer A relatively inexpensive, but reliable, 3D printer to turn drafts into physical prototypes
  • Derek Pratt A quiet, but legendary watchmaker who, like Daniels, was fond of prototyping ideas with paper
  • Solidworks A robust CAD & virtual prototyping tool
  • PTC Creo An alternative to Solidworks
  • Autodesk Inventor Fusion 360 cranked to 11
  • Rhino3D A 3D modelling tool
  • Fusion 360 Video Courses
  • NYC CNC NYC CNC’s series of Fusion 360 tutorials
  • Lars Christiansen Fusion 360 Videos
  • Fusion 360 Forums
  • Craig Struthers Artwork
  • ASCO Loupes
  • Trinocular Stereo Zoom Microscope
  • Leica Microscopes
  • Fiber Optic Light Ring
  • LED Light Ring
    • ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store
    Off HoursBy Chris Manning & Jon Edwards
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5

    5

    1 ratings