Doors open at 9:00 for setup. Educational talk at 11:00.  Cleanup at 12:00.
NOTE MEETING DATE CHANGE to not compete with Chapter 3 meeting date.

Presidents Message
We will continue to need some help setting up and taking down.  So arrive at 9:00 and help setup and stay after the educational talk to help return the room in the condition we found it in.  Mike Dempsey and I will be presenting a Seminar on “Burnishing clock and watch pivots” beginning at 10:00 during the mart.  Educational talk at 11:00. Cleanup at 12:00.

We also need a new secretary.  The main job is just to put this newsletter together.  Please offer to help so no one is overburdened, only takes around an hour per meeting.

For this marts educational talk you get two for the price of one! Harry Schultz will be giving a talk on Making a Calendar Wheel and Michael Figueira will discuss an Unusual Anniversary Clock.

We have had some requests to add some hands-on teaching seminars in basic clock and watch repair.  We started with Tool Sharpening in November during the mart and it was well attended.

• Feb – Burnishing clock and watch pivots (White/Demsey)
• Mar – Re-pivoting clock and watch arbors (Dempsey)
• May – Balance staff and hairspring replacement (Dempsey)
• Sep – Winding clock & watch mainsprings (Danno/Dempsey)
• Nov – Resilver dials (White)

Tony Zimmer gave a very interesting talk on screw drivers.  He brought in at least 100 different screw drivers for both watch and clock work.  He emphasized the need to get screw drivers that feel right in your hands as everyone has different hands.  Start with finding the diameter of the handle that feels good to you.
Tony then suggested looking at handle lengths, some screw drivers sets have various handle lengths. The handle length increases with the size of blade the handle gets longer. Other sets all have the same length for all blade sizes.  Again, personal preference. 

Also look at size and shape of pad, ease of replacing blade and knurled feel of handle.  Some screw driver blades require removing 2 set screw while others are changed by just removing a nut holding the blade in handle.  Thanks, Tony, for explaining all the choices in screwdriver selection.

Future educational talks planned:
February 11 – Harry Schultz willbe giving a talk on Making a Calendar Wheel and Michael  Figueira will discuss an Unusual Anniversary Clock. Two for the price of one this month!
March 10 – Danno will make a Presentation on Renaissance Clocks
May 19 – Craig White will make a presentation “Restoring a Scottish Musical Tall Case Clock”
Sept 22 – TBA
Nov 17 – TBA

We still need volunteers for talks and/or demonstration for 2024.  Please contact Harry Schulz or myself with ideas or suggestions. 

Free tables!!  A free silent auction table will also be available.  We had some more clocks donated which the chapter will be selling at the silent auction table.
Hope to see you all there. 
Thanks,
Craig