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Hello,

I was formally known here as JGrainger but had some time off due to the intention to next post once a certain watchmaking project was somewhat further, then life changes, and my old laptop gradually functioning too slowly to make browsing this forum a practical proposition.

my old watchmaking project is still ongoing, essentially I keep doing a bit towards further work in it, but it will be some time before there’s anything to report.. though I have been servicing a few watches and making a few bits and bobs since, not to mention, recently starting a new job with better prospects.

Lately I’ve started looking at rounding out my tools and knowledge with a view to offering paid services along the lines of realistic scenarios in servicing as opposed to making staffs and performing other nice but obscure micro-machining horological tasks.

 

Jonathan

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