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The October 168 Sydney Chapter had 25 in attendance - the most so far.
They must have known something special was on (penultimate slide!)
John Stapleton shares his knowledge on cutting out a dovetail for a tooth repair
Doug Minty discusses the do's and don'ts of tooth repair
Especially difficult if it is in a barrell
Kevin Hession tries his hand
Carla Bosch cuts her dovetail with a slow even hand stroke, cutting on the downward action
John talks about barrel repair
Lionel Ansselin and Howard Bate inspect a barrel repair
Some non round dials were on dispalay. These are 3 Schatz
Graham Mitchell shows a Schatz square and diamond dial examples and a JUF red dial with crest
A pre WWII Octagon dial JUF, not very popular at the time, and another Schatz diamond dial 1952 without adjusting feet and green painted base.
Doug shows how thin brass can be soldered
Two thin sheets of brass being soldered
Libra 5 - Lindsay Bramall's latest project to shock us all - the clock is also the pendulum!
See- it is swinging around
Right round!
The secret is in the detail
The brass weight on the right side keeps the clock in balance
Fred Duchemin says "what twisted mind could think this up! Jack Percival was speechless!
This is what everybody came for - thanks to Jeanette Bramall for this delight
Congratulations Sydney Branch of Chapter 168 - First Anniversary!
