One summer between university terms, I worked in a factory where they made engraved metal labels for thread gauges. The engraving was done on a Taylor Hobson pantograph engraving machine and the wax fill was done over an alcohol burner flame: Heat the label up, wax on, wipe off with a wipe on a hard wood block. Then the aluminium label was folded over the handle of the gauge and lacquered with a hard lacquer finish. Some had to be done in two colours red for the tolerance, black for the size. All I remember is burnt fingers.
@bday56 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Exactly what is required - thank you. 😊
@munnerlyn3 Жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks for showing us.
@mauriceodonnell767120 күн бұрын
thank you.
@ccooper8785 Жыл бұрын
What a brilliant end result. I wish I had the confidence (and steady hand) to try this. I would never be able to stop myself ruining the finished item by "fiddling" and "just a bit more", "almost there" etc, etc....
@briangiblin24512 жыл бұрын
Great to see you back Tommy...
@frankward7092 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video
@keene13910 ай бұрын
Fantastic
@felixarbable2 жыл бұрын
looks great I've tried this on a couple of platform escapements to get the silver back and its really satisfying. even in modern watchmaking allot of dials are still made essentially with this method just a bit less hands on.
@KevinWoodsWorkshop2 жыл бұрын
Great transformation Tommy.
@simon-xi3cv2 жыл бұрын
Great work! Thanks for sharing.
@machineshopinagarage46992 жыл бұрын
Really impressive result Tommy, I haven't tried silvering brass, thanks for the tutorial.
@HanstheTraffer2 жыл бұрын
It's great to see these marvelous old techniques saved for posterity. I was involved in a trade where most of the old techniques haven't been deemed worthy to be saved. Sad.
@bfx81852 жыл бұрын
nice technique and great work!
@ritualchaos71822 жыл бұрын
Nice. I've still got the silvering compound from years ago when I re-engraved an old clock face for a client.
@TheKnacklersWorkshop2 жыл бұрын
Hello Tommy, I have never seen that done before... you make it look so easy, which I am sure its not. Cheers. Paul,,
@JohnLearoyd Жыл бұрын
Could the wax have been done before sanding off the old silver plating ? As this would have avoided additional sanding of the brass. Just watched the whole series, brilliant.
@cabinvibeetsystore90942 жыл бұрын
New sub ! Liked 👍🙏😀❤️
@tonywatson9872 жыл бұрын
Tommy, I carve and paint mahjong tiles, so the process is similar to the waxing of the engraving; but I scrape off the paint, so I was wondering if that might be an option on your dials, avoiding much tedious sanding, and less wear on the brass? Disclaimer; I've never done it on brass, but the sinograms on the front panel of mahjong boxes are filled with wax like your dial, and I use the scraping method there too - never had any problem with harming the wood surface of the panels, so it might work for you? Thanks for showing the process.
@TommyJobson2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment. I’ve tried scraping in the past with mixed results. It’s a bit too easy to introduce a deep scratch or flick a lump of wax out of shallow engraving. I’ve found tentative sanding back to be the least invasive method, for me at least.
@bobvines002 жыл бұрын
Tommy, instead of having to "further damage" the brass by sanding the silver plate away, have you tried an Electrolytic Stripper for Silver? If done properly, you won't damage the base metal and will extend the life of the engravings.
@TommyJobson2 жыл бұрын
I did consider it at the time, but I wanted to protect the rear of the dial and didn’t want to submerge it, also I knew I was doing the waxing anyway so it didn’t make much difference.
@ianmedium2 жыл бұрын
There is so much more depth to the finish of the dial slivering this way over plating which I feel smothers the dial too much, this finish has a delightful delicacy to it. It reminds me in tone of shade to my old 19th century sterling silver full hunter English Fusee pocket watch, that old English silver look if you get my meaning.
@Paul-yk8bj2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tommy always a pleasure to watch you work a great job is it not possible to scrape some of the wax first or would that be too invasive.
@TommyJobson2 жыл бұрын
I’ve tried scraping and I’ve found this method works best for me.
@TommyJobson2 жыл бұрын
I’ve tried scraping and I’ve found this method works best for me.
@lajoskiss79232 жыл бұрын
This is lovely Tommy. Seeing the finish it makes me think that wrist watch dials and hands were treated like this? I am a hobbyist watchmaker never got the chance to talk to watchmakers in person and dealing with 50-70 years old relatively cheap mechanical watches usually. Tried to save dials and hands where the paint was badly damaged and under the paint I found a very similar finish, I was/am sure it was not a primer but a surface treatment between the paint and the brass. If so, why was this needed? Why cannot the paint directly go on the brass? When do you go back to the musical clock? :)
@TommyJobson2 жыл бұрын
Pocket watches tend to have solid dials rather than any plating. Wristwatches I think are more of a plating usually or even painted, but it won’t be completely unheard of to have a silvered dial.
@komi997 Жыл бұрын
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@matthewcondon19852 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! Did you make your own silvering paste?
@TommyJobson2 жыл бұрын
No, a friend of mine makes it. Best stuff I’ve ever used.
@matthewcondon19852 жыл бұрын
@@TommyJobson I have a recipe from Chris Bessent I’m getting ready to try. Do you know Chris?
@mantolaman2 жыл бұрын
Just watched the series on this rebuild. One of the best and most professional jobs I've seen on KZbin! Thank you.
@markrichardson13892 жыл бұрын
I prefer to use a lawyer thinner to wipe of excess black wax