The Dr. W. Barclay Stephens Memorial SF Chapter 5 meets on the 2nd Sunday of every odd month. To join (or renew your membership with) SF Chapter 5, please fill out the SF Chapter 5 Membership Form (.pdf) and mail or bring it to the next meeting; dues are $25.00 for a member ($26.00 with spouse),… [more]
Tom Kochmann on Lathe Work
This presentation and the previous one on "Choosing your first lathe" presented by Chapter Vice President, Ron Bechler, demonstrate an active interest in this most important watch and clock making tool. – ed Tom credits his lathe mentor, Archie Perkins, for demonstrating the tools and techniques required for successful lathe work. Perkins is the author… [more]
‘Watch World’ Excerpts from the Elgin Company Newsletter
Our January 14th meeting was well attended. Mart opened at 10:30AM and by 11:00 we had a full house. The Boy’s and Girl’s Club had a banquet the night before so the 50 MART tables and 10 silent auction tables were arranged a little different than usual. President Frank Keillor opened the Membership meeting with… [more]
Repairing Music Boxes
Approximately 175 members and guest were present at our Sunday, November 14, 2004 meeting and mart. Our 50 mart tables were almost full of sellers, but our 9 silent auction tables were full. With Christmas that close , the occupancy of the mart tables was disappointing, although sales were good. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA President Frank Keillor conducted… [more]
The History of Chelsea Clocks
Our January 11th meeting was held as usual at the Boys & Girls Club. The Club held a fund raiser crab feed the night before requiring a number of Chapter members to show up early Sunday morning to help clean-up the gym, stack chairs, and rearrange the tables for our MART. Such a landloard. We… [more]