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[STATUS] - May 2017 (Updated May 31st, 2017 PM)
Added 2017-05-29 11:08:36 +0000 UTC(Update May 31st, 2017 PM)
Shooting some product shots of the Fire Piston, aiming for a limited quantity release to Patrons later this evening to test the order process.
(Update May 31st, 2017 AM)
Creating animations and overlay graphics for BSC Ep 4 - The PC will be working hard today!
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(Update May 30th, 2017)
Working on the BSC drawings this morning - for interest, A pdf of the gear train schematic can be found here . Lots of information to squeeze into an A4 page, how on earth do watchmakers document their devices?
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Hey Folks,
There's a lot of behind the scenes activity that never gets mentioned in a video, and I figure you might be interested in knowing what I'm up to between releases. I'd also like to keep you better informed on a day to day basis, even if it's just a line of text telling you what I'm up to today, or where I'm at with the next video.
So from today I'll be putting up a regular "status" post on Patreon. This post will be where you can go to find out what I'm working on at any given time in between video releases.
I'll give these posts a [STATUS] tag in the title, so you can distinguish them from the video posts, and I'll update the post as I move through different stages of a video, prototyping, or whatever else I'm working on at the time. (Patreon doesn't have a 'sticky' function for posts, so I'll do a new status post to kick off each month)
For now, this is what I've been up to for the last 2 weeks of May, 2017:
- Shooting last scenes for Byzantine Sundial-Calendar - Part 4 (The Lunar & Solar Zodiac Display Assemblies) - Expect video release between 31st May - 2nd June
- Finalizing drawings for BSC Part 4
- Collating feedback from Beta testers of the soon to be released production version of the Clickspring Fire Piston - More details in approx 2 weeks.
- Shooting the Instructional video for the Clickspring Fire Piston
- Prototyping another piece of Ancient Tool Technology that I think was used for the Antikythera Mechanism - more details on this one soon
Next Month's Planned Activity:
- Antikythera Fragment #3 - Ancient Tool Technology
- Antikythera Mechanism Episode #4 - The Main Input A1
As always, be sure to leave me any questions, comments or suggestions below.
Cheers,
Chris.
Comments
Ha! So True! Cheers mate :)
Clickspring
2017-05-31 05:38:51 +0000 UTCThis I love. I'm dying for updates but I know that every minute you spend responding is a minute farther out for the next video! Now back to work, you!
Dilapidus
2017-05-31 03:51:04 +0000 UTCHa ha! Awesome Paul! I'm so looking forward to the day when the whole wearable tech thing really comes of age, so I can get the video making part down faster! So often I'm looking at the cut and thinking, "If only I could just record EXACTLY what I am actually seeing, this would all be a piece of cake..." Until then, happy to talk about any and all of it with you Paul :) The production run of the Fire Piston has been terrific. Much guidance and wise counsel from John Saunders over at NYCCNC (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/saunixcomp)" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/saunixcomp)</a> on how to successfully interact with a pro machine shop and get the results you want.
Clickspring
2017-05-30 10:32:18 +0000 UTCThis was my journey reading this Oh YAY a new click spring post WHAT no video :( Holy crap Chris is a busy man, is this your fulltime job now or still classified as "fun" YAY lots of updates planned A CLICKSPRING fire piston - WHERE IS THE BUY IT NOW BUTTON Really nice to see this type of update, you assume this amount of work is being done but really interesting to read about it in more detail. Like other's I'd love to see much more. How you do your research, how to use the CAD software. How you convert paper plans to 3d CAD models. How you start the process of having things made as a production run. Look forward to the next update and buying a fire piston.
Paul Busby
2017-05-30 10:20:38 +0000 UTCC or D would be wonderful! I can get it all into A4 if I'm economical with the layout, but this one has definitely been a challenge because its quite tightly packed. I have a few other devices in the works for future projects that will definitely require a re-think of how I publish (and how Patrons can readily print) the drawings. Cheers mate :)
Clickspring
2017-05-30 06:41:15 +0000 UTCI don't mind the wait at all Chris. Some of your videos have details I end up going back and watching again. As to how watchmakers get all that detail on one page, they don't more often than not. I had the fortune to visit a shop where they repaired flight computers. They were essentially electro/mechanical clocks back then. The plans were on either C (17" x 22") or D (22" x 34") paper (blue print) and there would be two or three sheets for each model.
2017-05-30 06:31:25 +0000 UTCThanks mate :)
Clickspring
2017-05-29 22:29:29 +0000 UTCAwesome to hear that mate - I should have the ordering side of things ready to go in a few days :)
Clickspring
2017-05-29 22:26:54 +0000 UTCGreat to hear about everything happening. This projects are some of the best things on the web and are worth the wait.
Scott Clausen
2017-05-29 21:52:59 +0000 UTCThanks for the update Chris. Appreciated. Looking forward to the next video, and I'll take a fire piston. It's BBQ season :-)
Andrew Larking
2017-05-29 21:31:29 +0000 UTCThank you mate!
Clickspring
2017-05-29 21:21:50 +0000 UTCThank you for the updates Chris, love your videos and projects! Keep them up! Cheers
2017-05-29 20:59:54 +0000 UTCStill deciding on that, there are a few open items I need to consider before setting the price. One thing that really shocked me was that 2 of the Beta test packages seem to have gone missing in the USPS service - I'd hate to think that's a typical strike rate!
Clickspring
2017-05-29 20:09:04 +0000 UTCIs there a ball park figure on how much this would cost? Because like the above comment, take my money as well.!!
A Glimpse Inside
2017-05-29 20:01:08 +0000 UTCGreat to hear from you Dirk :)
Clickspring
2017-05-29 19:28:22 +0000 UTCCheers Chris :)
Clickspring
2017-05-29 19:28:03 +0000 UTCThanks Steve :)
Clickspring
2017-05-29 19:27:52 +0000 UTCHey Nikolaos, yes I have been working on a production version of the fire piston over the last few months to offer it for sale. Its a collaboration between myself and John over at NYCCNC, more details once I get the BSC Ep #4 out the door :)
Clickspring
2017-05-29 19:27:28 +0000 UTCLooking forward!!!
Jose Villanueva
2017-05-29 17:29:44 +0000 UTC....that's kinda disgusting but at least now I know where everything that I put in my 'forward moving' northern-hemisphere-toilet comes out lmao. I'm sorry, southern hemisphere. ;D
Timeyy
2017-05-29 15:43:08 +0000 UTCThank you for the update Chris. Keep up the good work! One question: "Collating feedback from Beta testers of the soon to be released production version of the Clickspring Fire Piston": I missed this one. Does it mean that there will be a buyable product CS Fire piston?
2017-05-29 15:38:13 +0000 UTCTime moves backwards in the Southern Hemisphere, just like toilets.
Alex
2017-05-29 15:33:29 +0000 UTCThanks for the update,keep up the good work...
2017-05-29 15:05:01 +0000 UTCThis is a great idea! Your content Is very much anticipated! So this is a great way keep your true fans in the loop. Thank you!
A Glimpse Inside
2017-05-29 14:17:16 +0000 UTCGood idea. Greetings from clock restorer The Hague in the Netherlands.
Dirk van Swinderen
2017-05-29 13:58:58 +0000 UTCIts definitely a full day at the moment Brad :)
Clickspring
2017-05-29 11:41:56 +0000 UTCHa ha! Cheers Lucas :)
Clickspring
2017-05-29 11:37:54 +0000 UTCYour definitely a busy man. Don't forget to enjoy life between all these projects! Thanks for the update.
2017-05-29 11:37:02 +0000 UTCThanks for the update. I've watched so many of your videos I read your update with an Australian accent!
2017-05-29 11:35:27 +0000 UTCHa ha! Cheers mate :)
Clickspring
2017-05-29 11:21:43 +0000 UTCThanks for the update! :)
John Saunders (NYC CNC)
2017-05-29 11:21:15 +0000 UTCI do indeed - its been a long day :)
Clickspring
2017-05-29 11:15:10 +0000 UTC"Expect video release between 31st May - 2nd April". Presumably you mean 2nd June?
Kristof Provost
2017-05-29 11:14:05 +0000 UTC
