Something I noticed is that once you are polishing there's no way to polish the sides but if you did a polishing whenever it was square then the sides would be covered
I'm 23 and I'm working on verges and this is the video I was always looking for. Now I can repair verge fusees with broken or missing hair spring. Thank you Sir!
Glad to be able to help Sebastien. Make sure to watch Parts 2 and 3 for the rest of the info. as well as this video ( th-cam.com/video/0h--nJZPVD4/w-d-xo.html ) on how to make tweezers for the curling. Also, Repivot22 did a nice improvement of my method of making the tight inner coils: th-cam.com/video/Ebk1TzH6wUw/w-d-xo.html Cheers, and all the best. Duncan
@@theselectiveluddite Hey Duncan, thank you very much for these tips. Yes I will try it first on a piece of paper and I will create these tweezers too. Cheers and all the best too Sébastien
Thanks Jean-Yves. I am still learning :) Make sure to watch Parts 2 and 3 for the rest of the info. as well as this video ( th-cam.com/video/0h--nJZPVD4/w-d-xo.html ) on how to make tweezers for the curling. Also, Repivot22 did a nice improvement of my method of making the tight inner coils: th-cam.com/video/Ebk1TzH6wUw/w-d-xo.html Cheers, and all the best. Duncan
Thank you :) Don't forget the other two parts, as well as the Makin' a Tool episode where I make tweezers to curl the hairspring. Also, Repivot 22 did a video where he adapted my methods and has a very good way of making the tight inner coils. I recommend it: th-cam.com/video/Ebk1TzH6wUw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=cdXH1RXLFS4fW2pv Cheers
Very interesting and well delivered. I'm looking forward to part two. @Clickspring had better look to his laurels when it comes to finely crafted films.
Thank you :) I have a number of things I want to cover, but unfortunately life has been very tiring and I haven't had the energy for filming/editing for a while. I will get back to it when I can. Cheers
Thanks Phil, glad you liked it :) Hopefully new episodes coming soon: I was preparing to do a "Makin' a Tool" episode (a Pallet Warming Table) when I realised it would be useful to do a "Makin' a Tool" episode for a tool I used on the Pallet Warmer, but that would require "Makin' a Tool" to make that, and some geometry drafting would be good to talk about.......... stay tuned :D
@@juaquimgustavo4712 Yes you can, and it does work. Hand curling wire was how hairsprings were made 200 - 300 years ago. I have watchmaking books from the 1950's that show how to hand make hairsprings for modern watches, using a little drum (which they show how to make) that 4 hairsprings are wound into at once. There's no secret magic to it, just time and care. All the Best.
Good question Stefan, I have no idea :) But that is no reason not to try, It would need to be hammer hardened to give it springyness, then brought to dimension, then curled; but too hammer hardened and it becomes brittle. It wouldn't be magnetic, a vote in it's favour, but how it would respond to changes in temperature is a big question. I'm guessing it's been tried at some stage in the past, and rejected due to poor performance, but you would learn things if you gave it a try. Make sure to watch Parts 2 and 3 for the rest of the info. as well as this video ( th-cam.com/video/0h--nJZPVD4/w-d-xo.html ) on how to make tweezers for the curling. Also, Repivot22 did a nice improvement of my method of making the tight inner coils: th-cam.com/video/Ebk1TzH6wUw/w-d-xo.html All the Best.
This looked great for me until I took another look at the spring in my watch. It's ~0.12 mm wide and ~0.02 mm thick so about 1/4 of the cross-section! Still very cool!
Verge watches have the advantage of everything being more robust :) But, might still be worth tackling; would need more fine work with the Wet 'n' Dry paper stuck to paddle pop sticks to get it to dimension. All the best.
Thanks Avian, I live in a rural town in Australia, which means getting specialised items can be expensive and take a while to arrive. It's easier, and a *lot* cheaper, for me to get to a model aeroplane shop (store) and buy the finest music wire they have and do the reduction myself. Also it means that if I'm ever in need of a hairspring for a watch, I can start work on it immediately, without having to wait a couple of weeks for the materials to arrive etc. And I enjoy making things from basic stock :) Cheers.
@@JayaRumahMurai Yes it is. Be sure to watch the other two parts, as well as the video on making special tweezers for doing the curling (th-cam.com/video/0h--nJZPVD4/w-d-xo.html). This was more or less how it was done in the 1700's. All the Best.
Also, check out Clickspring's video on making hairsprings, with many more turns, where he uses more modern methods, but still ones that can be done in the home workshop ( th-cam.com/video/in6yWrlighI/w-d-xo.html ). Cheers
G'day Samy, It's Music wire that I buy from model aeroplane shops (stores). It's the finest they sell, 0.015", and comes as a bundle of 5 strands, each 1 yard long. Only costs a few dollars. Cheers
Something I noticed is that once you are polishing there's no way to polish the sides but if you did a polishing whenever it was square then the sides would be covered
I cover that process in the video from 14:40 - 16:35 Cheers.
I'm 23 and I'm working on verges and this is the video I was always looking for. Now I can repair verge fusees with broken or missing hair spring. Thank you Sir!
Glad to be able to help Sebastien. Make sure to watch Parts 2 and 3 for the rest of the info. as well as this video ( th-cam.com/video/0h--nJZPVD4/w-d-xo.html ) on how to make tweezers for the curling. Also, Repivot22 did a nice improvement of my method of making the tight inner coils: th-cam.com/video/Ebk1TzH6wUw/w-d-xo.html Cheers, and all the best. Duncan
@@theselectiveluddite Hey Duncan, thank you very much for these tips. Yes I will try it first on a piece of paper and I will create these tweezers too.
Cheers and all the best too
Sébastien
With this video we know, at last, all of a watch. Thanks, many thanks too.
Thanks Jean-Yves. I am still learning :) Make sure to watch Parts 2 and 3 for the rest of the info. as well as this video ( th-cam.com/video/0h--nJZPVD4/w-d-xo.html ) on how to make tweezers for the curling. Also, Repivot22 did a nice improvement of my method of making the tight inner coils: th-cam.com/video/Ebk1TzH6wUw/w-d-xo.html Cheers, and all the best. Duncan
That was brilliant....clear, concise and extremely constructive.
It's a good job the old guys put methods like this into print....well done
Glad you enjoyed it Grotton, and, yes, those old guys have left extremely valuable information behind. I love reading it. Cheers
Ok, sir..I'm now watching from the begining of making hair spring..
I'm a new at watches, and so interested of them .🙏🙏
Simply incredible.
Thank you very much for sharing this information in your 3 videos on the subject.
I wish you much success.
Pleasure. Glad you found it useful. All the best :)
Sir, that job is so impressive. You're the guy ! You get my suscribe for sure and thank you so much ! Very great magistral lesson !
Thank you :)
obrigado!
Incredible.
Incredible!
Thank you :) Don't forget the other two parts, as well as the Makin' a Tool episode where I make tweezers to curl the hairspring. Also, Repivot 22 did a video where he adapted my methods and has a very good way of making the tight inner coils. I recommend it: th-cam.com/video/Ebk1TzH6wUw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=cdXH1RXLFS4fW2pv
Cheers
Very interesting and well delivered. I'm looking forward to part two.
@Clickspring had better look to his laurels when it comes to finely crafted films.
Thanks Jeff. I think I've got a long way to go before catching up with Clickspring :)
Thank you for such interesting,good content and delivery. Next level stuff, please keep it coming.
Thank you :) I have a number of things I want to cover, but unfortunately life has been very tiring and I haven't had the energy for filming/editing for a while. I will get back to it when I can. Cheers
That's really excellent work and presentation. Thank you for showing us.
Thanks John. I'll try and get Part 2 finished as soon as I can. Got lots happening here :)
Great presentation, clear and concise. You have a new subscriber.
Thanks Phil, glad you liked it :) Hopefully new episodes coming soon: I was preparing to do a "Makin' a Tool" episode (a Pallet Warming Table) when I realised it would be useful to do a "Makin' a Tool" episode for a tool I used on the Pallet Warmer, but that would require "Makin' a Tool" to make that, and some geometry drafting would be good to talk about.......... stay tuned :D
@@theselectiveluddite I look forward to future episodes. I take if from the lack of accent your in Australia?
Too right Mate, spot on! :D In a little country town in VIctoria.
Incredible job. Congratulations
You cant simple make and spring and put in your watch it will not work.
@@juaquimgustavo4712 Yes you can, and it does work. Hand curling wire was how hairsprings were made 200 - 300 years ago. I have watchmaking books from the 1950's that show how to hand make hairsprings for modern watches, using a little drum (which they show how to make) that 4 hairsprings are wound into at once.
There's no secret magic to it, just time and care. All the Best.
Just perfect!
Thank you :)
This is amazing! Do you know of any copper wire that can be used in this manner?
Good question Stefan, I have no idea :) But that is no reason not to try, It would need to be hammer hardened to give it springyness, then brought to dimension, then curled; but too hammer hardened and it becomes brittle. It wouldn't be magnetic, a vote in it's favour, but how it would respond to changes in temperature is a big question. I'm guessing it's been tried at some stage in the past, and rejected due to poor performance, but you would learn things if you gave it a try.
Make sure to watch Parts 2 and 3 for the rest of the info. as well as this video ( th-cam.com/video/0h--nJZPVD4/w-d-xo.html ) on how to make tweezers for the curling. Also, Repivot22 did a nice improvement of my method of making the tight inner coils: th-cam.com/video/Ebk1TzH6wUw/w-d-xo.html
All the Best.
Nice and informative! One more subscriber!
:) Thanks Nemozoli. Hopefully Pt.2 will be within a couple of weeks.
this is awesome!
Glad you liked it Bobby; now on to watch Parts 2 and 3! :D
This looked great for me until I took another look at the spring in my watch. It's ~0.12 mm wide and ~0.02 mm thick so about 1/4 of the cross-section! Still very cool!
Verge watches have the advantage of everything being more robust :) But, might still be worth tackling; would need more fine work with the Wet 'n' Dry paper stuck to paddle pop sticks to get it to dimension.
All the best.
Nice, i have been wanting to try that for a while. Why not just buy the right sized wire though?
Thanks Avian, I live in a rural town in Australia, which means getting specialised items can be expensive and take a while to arrive. It's easier, and a *lot* cheaper, for me to get to a model aeroplane shop (store) and buy the finest music wire they have and do the reduction myself. Also it means that if I'm ever in need of a hairspring for a watch, I can start work on it immediately, without having to wait a couple of weeks for the materials to arrive etc. And I enjoy making things from basic stock :) Cheers.
amazing... im from indonesia
Thank you :)
So this is the tool, that we can use for making hair spring, sir??
@@JayaRumahMurai Yes it is. Be sure to watch the other two parts, as well as the video on making special tweezers for doing the curling (th-cam.com/video/0h--nJZPVD4/w-d-xo.html). This was more or less how it was done in the 1700's. All the Best.
Also, check out Clickspring's video on making hairsprings, with many more turns, where he uses more modern methods, but still ones that can be done in the home workshop ( th-cam.com/video/in6yWrlighI/w-d-xo.html ). Cheers
Interesting, what kind of wire are you using? Where could it be bought? Thanks.
I used the finest music wire (sometimes known as Piano wire) made by K&S Metals. I buy it from model aeroplane stores and it is quite cheap. Cheers
What's the mateial of hairspring please and how can i find it ?
G'day Samy, It's Music wire that I buy from model aeroplane shops (stores). It's the finest they sell, 0.015", and comes as a bundle of 5 strands, each 1 yard long. Only costs a few dollars. Cheers
This is unreal.
:) Thanks. Don't forget the others in the series so you can see what it becomes. Cheers