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Hi Folks,  

Here is an introduction video for the Rose Engine, a companion machine to the Straight Line Engine. Much like the recent SLE video I have put this video together without narration, as more of a chill out thing. The plate material is fine silver, the pattern is sometimes referred to as 'Escargot' and the pendant is an anniversary gift for my lovely wife.  The enamel is from Milton Bridge, 263 Series K62 Jade. More detail on the casting & finishing of the pendant structure in a later video.

Do please enjoy!  

Cheers,

Chris.


Direct links to the video -

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/619371080/9ca0306a16

Youtube: https://youtu.be/Gw3aCAQjC88

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Guilloche - Introducing The Rose Engine (Happy Anniversary, Mrs Clickspring.)

Hi Folks, Here is an introduction video for the Rose Engine, a companion machine to the Straight Line Engine for generating Guilloché. Much like the recent SLE video I have put this video together without narration, as more of a chill out thing. The plate material is fine silver, the pattern is sometimes referred to as 'Escargot' and the pendant is an anniversary gift for my lovely wife. The enamel is from Milton Bridge, 263 Series K62 Jade. More detail on the casting & finishing of the pendant structure in a later video. Do please enjoy! Cheers, Chris. Also, be sure to check out this fantastic video of Jochen Benzinger (https://www.jochenbenzinger.de) describing and using both the Straight Line and Rose Engines to create a watch dial for Yvo Staudt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFfLWvwN1Bk - Come for the #Guilloche, stay for the accordion! And, for an in depth #Guilloche masterclass on the Straight Line and Rose engines, be sure to check out the peerless series from Roger Smith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBiiDpexmA8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS_G8Vm1gyQ The Clickspring Clips channel can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9UjDtkpr2I-5G51vMJZvnA Milton Bridge Enamels: https://www.milton-bridge.co.uk/products/jewellery-enamel ________________________________________________________ A very special thank you to Patrons: Sinking Valley Woodworks (http://www.sinkingvalleywoodworks.com) Glenn Trewitt Christopher Warnock Guy Loughridge Peter John Richardson Adam Slagle Robin Haerens Bogdan Dan Niels Palmann Steven R. Crider Gary Levario Pete Askew Jeff Armstrong Rudolph Bescherer Jr Robert Petz Ralph McCoy Tim Bray Jim Popwell Bradley Pirtle Thomas Veilleux Alan Carey John A McCormick Thomas Eriksen Michael Hardel Tim Ball Dominik Rogala Xanadu-King Eric Witte Peter Grant Michener C. A. Patrick Voigt Mark Coburn ________________________________________________________ #artdeco #jewelry

Comments

Anonymous

Awesome! Always great to see some more clickspring content, keep it up!

Boguslaw Smalec

Congratulations on the new machine!

Anonymous

A gorgeous piece, and a gorgeous machine!

Maarten Daalder

I would not have expected the water to rush from the jade to the paper (given the increased surface area).

Gary Levario

Every time this machine comes out, I know it's going to be one of the most mesmerizing videos, and whatever you're making is going to be absolutely beautiful. Did not disappoint. Congratulations to you and your wife

Oliver Warlow

Congratulations on your anniversary Chris 🥳

Anonymous

For some reason the piece reminds me of something from Lord Of The Rings… I guess that makes you one of the elven masters!

Stu

Wow, that's crazy cool! Congratulations Chris and Mrs. Clickspring!

John Gentzel

Nicely done, I always thought that clockmakers and jewlery have a lot in common

Matthew Wilson

Absolutely speechless. What a lovely piece.

Jonathan Numer

What's funny is that I am a jeweler, I started out watching you when you were making clocks. Never thought I'd see the day when you would make jewelry lol

Jonathan Numer

Also, we like to hear you talking it is a vital part of your videos lol 😂 just saying

Anonymous

An elegant machine for a more civilized age.

Anonymous

Really cool and beautiful. How did you make the frame/border?

Anonymous

Very impressive.

PJ

Stunning piece, amazing machine! Congratulation to you both. I'm beginning to realize you Are an alchemist...the way that jade transformed from mortar and pestle, then the wicking to the 1500° and final finish. @¿@ Thanks Chris...Really Looking forward to more details.

Rich Cizik

Sneaky way to justify the purchase on a 'new ' machine with the wife, make the little lady a beautiful bauble...😇👍 Please do a video (talking) about the machine. Would love to know more.

Jim Porter

I was only joking when I said “next the rose engine” on the SLE video, but it turns out I was right. Where did you get them? Great job.

Anonymous

When the jade cooled after the furnace, I audibly gasped. Excellent work!

Russell Hammond

Out of curiosity, how long did it take you to turn each side once you were setup?

clickspring

Cast from sterling silver, using the vacuum casting setup from the most recent TGT with lost resin casting - Cheers :)

Anonymous

Well, damn. That is a piece of stunning beauty. Thanks for sharing it with us!

Anonymous

Well done! Your wife is a lucky gal!

Anonymous

Very nice! How did you apply the jade to both sides? I would think that putting the first side face down in the oven would mess it up?

James Korman

I'll leave it at Exquisite! Happy Anniversary to you both!

Bob Vines

Chris, please give us at least a short description/explanation on how this is done. The piece is beautiful and I'm sure that your wife loves it!

jason black

Astounding. I sure hope we get a video someday that goes into the details of how the rose engine works!

Kas Steel

Chris,

Kas Steel

I noticed in the setup of the silver plate on the resin bed that you were hand tweaking to plate level, and that you didnt scratch crossing X and Y origin lines in the resin to align your plate.

Kas Steel

I thought the plate was supposed to leveled in a parallel plate press while the resin is warm? Or maybe a really accurate cheese press?

Kas Steel

(Well, i guess the editor in this server interface doesnt let you make paragraphs unless you click drag and drop your reply into the window.)

Anonymous

Probably 30+ years ago, I saw ornamental turning being done with a rose engine lathe and was instantly captivated by the beauty of the process and results. Really enjoying these recent videos featuring your machine. Happy anniversary to Mrs Clickspring and yourself - 35 years (Jade) or 25 (Silver)?

Anonymous

Happy anniversary, Chris and Mrs Clicksping

David Few

Sensational work, and happy anniversary to you both!

clickspring

Yes that is one way to do it too. Often its easier to simlpy get it roughly true on the plate and then just tap it in by eye. There are also levelling chucks where it can all be dialed in perfectly for those times when it really counts - Cheers :)

James Hickey

Your previous works seems almost agricultural compared to this beautiful piece Chris.

James Hickey

After watching it again, my response is still.............. 😲

Anonymous

Mrs Clickspring is a lucky lady! Mesmerising work as always Chris!

Stefan

Fantastic looking work as always, Chris! happy anniversary to you both!

Clayton Firth

Wow.. I’d love to see more detail on the enameling process.

Anonymous

Happy anniversary Chris and great work as always. Puts other homemade presents to shame

Anonymous

Stunning result, happy anniversary to you both.

Anonymous

Looks amazing. I've always wanted to get a rose machine to use on wood turning projects, but I just can't justify the expense for a new toy that'll end up collecting dust in a couple years.

Anonymous

simply amazing

Anonymous

Chris, Guy Loughridge here, happy anniversary to both you and the Mrs. I believe that the video said that the base material was silver. What temperature does the lump jade need to be fused to the silver? Your wife will be thrilled with such a beautiful piece. Lots of hugs and kisses should be expected.

Markos Skoulatos

Looks like nice machines are being installed in the living room now. Surely you have to make some nice necklace... ;) Great job AND video as always Chris!

Anonymous

That explains why rose engine videos started showing up in my Youtube recommended videos earlier this week. This is absolutely beautiful. Happy anniversary to you and the Mrs.

Graeme Brumfitt

Now that was just Awesome Chris TFD, GB :)

Anonymous

Using that machine looks like it takes a lot of time but the results definitely look worth it.

Anonymous

wow really interested to hear the explanation on how the jade colored the pendent

Anonymous

It's not Jade, it's coloured glass. This is enamelling. Jade is the name of the glass colour. Google enamelling.

Hogtown Pens

Wow - a stunning piece!! Can't wait to hear more about the enamelling process... That was a real eye popper for me (only because I'm already familiar with the rose engine)

Mike Michelizzi

Congratulations on the anniversary! That's a spectacular gift - from the design through to the execution!

Steven Naslund

Chris, that is really great. Do you know if anyone has blueprinted these older machines or created accurate 3D models of them? I was thinking something like Solidworks models. Would hate to see these lost to antiquity like the Antikythera mechanism you are working so hard to reverse engineer.

Anonymous

A classic design and a thing of beauty. So much more personal than a thing just bought.

Anonymous

Truly beautiful design... classic in the best way and at the same time futuristic in a gentle sense. Great, great work :)

Anonymous

I'm curious about the process for coating the second side in jade lump. I gather you let the first side cool, then coated the second side, but wouldn't you have a problem with the first side coating when you tried to fuse the second side?

Dan

Hi Chris! I was wondering what grit the diamond wheel is.

austinbh

Do we get a part 2 for this. I’ve been patiently waiting.