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Displays, Demonstrations and Lectures
Keith Bailey advising on a watch.
   Alan Midleton dispensing advice
   Clive Osborne and Ian Coote advise on a watch
    Advice and Appraisals    

 
In the course of the week-long exhibition, the plan was to complete the construction of a longcase movement. Although it was not finished by the end of the week, it created a lot of interest and kept us out of mischief. Turning with the Lorch lathe demos-03.htm demos-05.htm demos-06.htm
  demos-07.htm
 demos-08.htm
 demos-09.htm

 

 
    Making a Clock    

 
  Ray Darnell demonstrates his computer controlled eqipment
 Ray Darnell demonstrates his computer controlled eqipment
 Ray Darnell demonstrates his computer controlled eqipment
  
    CNC engraving    

 
Tim Garrett demonstartes his skills with the help of a friend Tim Garrett demonstartes his skills   display-07.htm Tim Garrett demonstartes his skills
    Dial painting    

 

The 4 pendulum clock in development

   The map shows the location of all the makers listed in Haggar and Miller's book on Suffolk clockmakers.   A small part of our branch library
Project 150   Suffolk Clockmakers   Library

 
Pieces made on the BHI Distance Learning Course  

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   Some notable events in the history of the branch
BHI exam  

Membership

   Ipswich Branch

 
An exploded view An exploded view   An exploded view An exploded view

English Fusee movement		 English Longcase movement

Dismantled
Clocks

 chiming movement French striking movement

 


A working model to show the operation of the escapement

 A working model to show the operation of the escapement
 A working model to show the operation of the escapement
 A working model to show the operation of the escapement
Verge escapement		 Working models to show the operation of the escapement
Verge, and Galileo's escapements
Galileo's
escapement		 Grasshopper
escapement		 Grasshopper
escapement

  A working model to show the operation of the escapement

 

 A fully working model 10x normal size  
  Anchor escapement

Escapements

 Model watch movement  

 
Several short lectures were held in the course of the week. lectures-02.htm lectures-03.htm   Talk about BHI headquarters and its collection

 

Tools lecture

     Upton Hall lecture
 

John Robinette, branch President, presenting Jonathan Betts with a commemorative coffee mug.

 

 An evening lecture delivered by Jonathan Betts from the National Maritime Museum (a former Ipswich branch member)  
   

Evening lecture