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Hi Folks, 

A start on the deep dive into operation of the Straight-Line Engine, with a cameo appearance by the tool from the previous video! 

Cheers,

Chris.



Direct links to the video -

Vimeo:  https://vimeo.com/680265352/f358f0dc0b

Youtube:  https://youtu.be/IoNK8wVz63Q


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Guilloche - The Straight-Line Engine - Depth Of Cut

Hi Folks, A start on the deep dive into operation of the Straight-Line Engine, with a cameo appearance by the tool from the previous video! Cheers, Chris. ________________________________________________________ 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 Thomas Veilleux Robin Haerens Charles Frodsham & Co. C. A. Patrick Voigt Mark Coburn Bogdan Dan Steven R. Crider Gary Levario Pete Askew Jeff Armstrong Rudolph Bescherer Jr Robert Petz Ralph McCoy Jim Popwell Bradley Pirtle Alan Carey PaxAndromeda John A McCormick Thomas Eriksen Michael Hardel Tim Ball Dominik Rogala Xanadu-King Eric Witte Peter Grant Michener Jonathan Teegarden ________________________________________________________

Comments

Anonymous

That contraption makes absolutely astonishing pieces with your masterful operation. How did you come across this unit? Were you looking for one specifically or just happen to find one?

Chris Schmedding

Wonderful, where can you get machines like this?

Damian Sutter

One chip at a time. What a beautiful tool! Thank you for this fascinating video Chris!

Jeff Armstrong

An interesting video. I can see how doing this sort of work would be quite - Zen

Anonymous

As usual, an excellent video and this time about an incredible machine, thanks!

Duncan Luddite

The Art Deco-esc Sun Burst pattern towards the end was jaw dropping. You're having too much fun Chris :)

clickspring

I had been on the lookout for both for years, am very fortunate to have the chance to learn how to use them - Cheers :)

clickspring

They come up for sale from time to time on vintage machinery sites like https://goldmachinery.com/ - Cheers :)

Justus Dehegovit

My mind still refuses to believe that it is the workpiece that moves rather than the tool, as it seems to be the more solid of the two and therfore more reluctant to movement. Albiet it does move. One other thing I've been wanting to ask, you're not working on another research paper for the AM, are you? (Half jokingly, half genuinely asking at this point.)

clickspring

Its quite a thing to watch in motion, I've found myself getting a bit 'sea-sick' on a few occasions because of being in close for long periods of time, and losing the horizon. Re the AM, yes a lot of research for what's coming up. I may go the formal route for some of it, but its going to depend on time. Review and publication is a terribly slow & time consuming process - Cheers :)

Anonymous

Excellent! I was just thinking about your videos. This is fantastic.

Martin Godward

Hi - what materials are you working on ?

veritanuda

I just love the results, and it is amazing to think that someone, somewhere, somehow came up with the idea to automate what had previously been done by hand for 1000's of years. Cheers Chris!

Robert D

For those interested Guilloché: A History & Practical Manual by Calina C. Shevlin -- Hardcover – June 28, 2017 which is in current print from Schiffer and available fairly widely from the usual sources is an excellent reference to straight-line and rose engine machines and includes references to various types of patterns along with a nice history of the machines etc. I make jewelry items as a hobby and one of my bucket list items is to attempt a Faberge style egg so I have been looking at classic Guilloché. I suspect I will attempt mine with hand engraving since finding the correct machines isn't easy these days but this book was an excellent addition to my library and I figure if folks here find this interesting they would enjoy the book.

PJ

Your videography on this sets the high bench mark standard and your way of explaining complex "Black Art" concepts in such a soothing way, melds to bring the Midichlorian's to the masses. ;-P sorry couldn't resist. That star burst made my jaw drop, literally. Outstanding to the core. Made my day...Thank You Chris!

Eric Monroe

I can't wait to learn more about this fascinating machine as you publish more videos. Have you ever thought of recording an entire cutting session with this machine (either with or without commentary, happy with either) and uploading it raw. The process is so mesmerizing to watch.

Graeme Brumfitt

Bloody hell Chris that was just awesome to watch! TFS, GB :)

clickspring

I may do something like that in future Eric, it is certainly a hypnotic process to watch!

Matthew Arnold

What was the music you had playing at the end of the video? It was lovely, and fit perfectly.