Re: how do the Chinese do it
- From: Frank Adam <fajp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:12:49 +1000
On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:47:07 +1000, dAz <daz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think the robur tool was made at the time when watchmakers used to fitYeah, we used that cutter, but very rarely.. Back then we could pick and
celluloid glasses to watches, I do remember seeing a special cutter that
would cut the glass from sheet celluloid and with a bevelled edge, the
robur dies would curve the flat glass to fit the bezel, the downside the
choose pocket glasses and the old "sorry, don't have a 418 mineral hunter"
were words i didn't understand. Come to think the only time we used that thing
was when the boss was in a "saving mode" or we had a deadline.
Ahh, the days when i'd have 20 things on the parts shopping list and 18 of
them would be crossed out upon leaving the counter with the other 2 arriving
2-3 days later from Sydney..
celluloid would go yellow after a while, apart from being flammable ;)One of the reasons i've always wanted an apprentice is to give him an old
watch with one of those glasses and get him to polish it. <sigh> Just another
of my life ambitions failed.. :)
http://members.optushome.com.au/daz7/horological/Robur1.jpgWell you use these for both low and high chevees too.
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Regards, Frank
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