Hair Spring Straightening (1974)
Added 2021-11-07 22:24:21 +0000 UTCThis 16mm Eastman Color film was produced by the Bureau of Audio Visual Instruction and the Office Of Career Education of the Board of Education, City of New York in 1974 and features a tutorial on various methods of correcting damaged hair springs in watches and clocks, as demonstrated by horologist Henry B. Fried.
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I’ve done this kind of work (as an absolute novice) and its wonderful to watch a pro tackle these issues without breaking a sweat. This is great stuff Fran, thanks so much for posting. BTW, this applies to Mitutoyo test indicators too. I found out the hard way ;)
Bill Noren
2021-11-09 22:45:36 +0000 UTCI love the transfers you're obtaining with this setup. Specifically, they look rock solid, with no jiggle due to pull down sloppiness. Most of the films are pretty neat, too!
Jeffrey R. Broido
2021-11-09 22:14:01 +0000 UTCFascinating
Dr Andy Hill
2021-11-09 00:21:38 +0000 UTCFantastic. As a watchmaker, it’s great to see Henry at work. It takes a lot of practise to tackle hairsprings without fear and dread. That’s a real gem of a movie - thanks Fran!
Mark Wilkes
2021-11-08 23:23:52 +0000 UTCWow, was 1974 that long ago???
2021-11-08 14:30:29 +0000 UTCme
Nerdful Things
2021-11-08 04:13:17 +0000 UTCMy dreadlocks will never look the same again!
Ymir the Frost Giant
2021-11-08 03:45:24 +0000 UTCThat was intriguing, but very specialised. I wonder just how big an audience that would originally have had?
David Peaker
2021-11-08 00:47:55 +0000 UTCThanks for sharing, Fran. 🙂 Interesting!
Joacim Wennerberg
2021-11-08 00:41:15 +0000 UTC
