Hazy Blue Halo

Off Hours

Le Grande K is out of a job. Chris has lathe problems, Jon has lens problems, and the iPad Pro still has a pro app problem.

This episode of Off Hours was made possible in part
thanks to the Santa Fe Symposium

Learn more at www.santafesymposium.org

• CanUX A conference Jon attended between the recording of last episode & this episode
• Raven Telemetry Creators of Raven Sense, a system to improve the uptime of automated machinery
• Kevin Deveey One of the key designers behind Raven Sense & a speaker at CanUX 2018
• Richard Mille RMS 05 Fountain Pen A $105,000 mechanical fountain pen
• Kari Voutilainen A great interview with independent watchmaker, Kari Voutilainen

An employee at Voutilainen’s dial manufacture, Comblémine, working on what appears to be a Neuweiler Straight Line Engine, photo by Xavier Markl via Monochrome

• Peter Speake-Marin The latest project from independent watchmaker, Peter Speake-Marin
• GPHG The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève
• Rexhep Rexhepi Chronomètre Contemporain GPHG Men’s Watch Prize Winner
• Van Cleef Lady Arpels Planétarium GPHG Ladies’ Complication Watch Prize Winner
• Nomos Tangente Neomatik 41 Update GPHG Challenge Watch Prize Winner
• Greubel Forsey Grande Sonnerie GPHG Mechanical Exception Watch Prize Winner
• Konstantin Chaykin Clown Watch GPHG Audacity Prize Winner
• OneHourWatch Lee Yuen-Rapati, the artist behind OneHourWatch deserves an honourable mention for the Audacity Prize at GPHG 2018
• Bench Myths A paper presented by Ann Cahoon at the Santa Fe Symposium 2014
• Bench Myths Revisited A paper presented by Ann Cahoon at the Santa Fe Symposium 2018
• Cromwell Lathe Chris’ Cromwell lathe is currently down for the count
• Ward Leonard Drive System The style of drive system powering Chris’ Cromwell lathe
• NRC Labs Chris’ Cromwell was originally used by Canada’s National Research Council
• Moving Sidewalks at the World’s Fair Moving sidewalks at the World’s Fair in Paris in 1900 were also powered by a Ward Leonard Drive System
• 3 Phase Motor The new motor Chris is installing in his Cromwell
• Digital VFD The digital VFD, plus keypad, that Chris is using with his Cromwell
• VFD Remote
• Cable for VFD Remote
• “I Keep Buying Lathes” Episode 21 of Off Hours
• The Kilogram is Dead, Long Live the Kilogram The definition of a kilogram is officially changing
• The Perfectionists
• Nikon D810 The camera Chris takes his product shots with
• Nikon 60mm Macro Lens
• Nikon 105mm Lens
• Focus Stacking A technique that can be used to merge multiple macro shots into a single image that is entirely in focus
• Loupe System A high end loupe used by watchmakers & watch collectors
• Affinity Photo A powerful photo editing app that dramatically simplifies the process of focus stacking
• Chromatic Aberration
• 50mm Lens The 50mm lens Jon has (couldn’t find a link for the old macro lens that was causing the chromatic aberration)
• Macro Extension Tube Set These tubes can be used to seat a lens further from the camera housing, to turn it into a macro lens
• Lens Twist Trick How to lock a camera lens at a particular aperture
• Auto Focus Macro Extension Tube Set A set of extension tubes with electronic pass through for auto focus (what Jon should be using instead)
• Microscope The microscope Chris uses, which can also accommodate his camera to record as he works
• Inside the Studio Chris recently relaunched his YouTube channel
• Niello for the Modern Jeweler The paper Chris presented at the 2018 Santa Fe Symposium
• Canon EOS 5D Mark II
• Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K The camera Chris will be using to record his upcoming YouTube videos in 4K
• Nikon D850 Chris was considering updating his Nikon to the D850 to film in 4K
• Glif iPhone Mount A quick release tripod mount that Chris uses to hold his iPhone when recording video
• Manfrotto Variable Friction Magic Arm The camera arm Chris uses
• Manfrotto Super Clamp The mount that Chris uses in conjunction with the arm above
• DJI Osmo Mobile 2 Gimbal A gimbal Chris picked up this year for capturing stabilized video with his phone
• Filmic Pro A video recording & editing app for iOS
• DJI ActiveTrack An overview of DJI’s ActiveTrack feature for automatically keeping a subject in the frame of a shot
• DJI Ronin Gimbal A more advanced gimbal Chris is considering
• iPhone XS Chris recently upgraded to the iPhone XS & is incredibly pleased with its HDR video recording capabilities
• iPad Pro Apple recently introduced a new form factor for the iPad Pro
• Photoshop for iPad A preview of Photoshop running on an iPad, demoed at Adobe MAX 2018
• Magnets in the iPad Pro A video showing off the magnet configuration in the new iPad Pro, from MKBHD
• Apple Smart Keyboard Folio
• Brydge iPad Keyboard