On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 6:40 AM, Dave Caroline <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Very nice! Quick question. is the clock face a brushed whitish color > > >> or brushed brass? I'm presuming the differences in the photos were >> due to lighting and/or filters? > > Some rubbish lighting during that sequence depending if the camera > decided to flash and the ambient light is fluorescent with a little > sunlight from a window sometimes and the state of the brass (filthy at > the start) > The brass is a pale brass as it is cast brass > picture PD1995 is cleaned brass with a (600 grit iirc) matte finish > ready for silver plating > pictures PD2000, PD2002 are after silvering and show a reasonable colour > balance > > This guy has written up the process of waxing, graining and silvering > http://www.davewestclocks.co.uk/silvering_clock_dials.htm > > My set of pictures were mainly to document a particular dial I worked on > and the hole filling (rivet in new brass) and re engraving by hand (I > remember doing the engraving and hole filling) > Boss did the posts for the movement > Two of use shared the work on the dial and I cannot remember who did > the waxing and silvering > > > Dave
Dave, Thanks for that. Beautiful work! Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
