making chain loops

[openspaceman]

I got told today I wasn't qualified to make up chains because I hadn't been trained. It's sort of true because I was only shown how to do it in 1974 by a one eyed bloke in Haslemere and didn't start making my own till much later.

 

Is there a required qualification?

[Cut4fun]

 

I have no training either to the law if you have one. But make and sell chains too.

 

Just freaking crazy IMO

 

 

From experience. I was making up my own chains for my own use one time when I had way to many pints. I had to stop and just walk away as I could tell things wasnt right. Well being blind toasted I had really messed up and had to break my own chains back apart and redo next day when sober.

 

DONT DRINK and make CHAIN.

[Yournamehere]

 

I have no training either to the law if you have one. But make and sell chains too.

 

Just freaking crazy IMO

 

 

From experience. I was making up my own chains for my own use one time when I had way to many pints. I had to stop and just walk away as I could tell things wasnt right. Well being blind toasted I had really messed up and had to break my own chains back apart and redo next day when sober.

 

DONT DRINK and make CHAIN.

 

Ha! Years back I picked up a lovely old clock - blue patterned enamal in a glass dome with whirly-gig escapement - which had been overwound so one night I got a mate to release the pawl/detent whilst I slowly released the key to slacken off the mainspring. Didn't quite go as planned.

 

From experience, DON'T DRINK and MEND CLOCKS:lol:

 

Happy days

Yourn.

[Spruce Pirate]

I got told today I wasn't qualified to make up chains because I hadn't been trained. It's sort of true because I was only shown how to do it in 1974 by a one eyed bloke in Haslemere and didn't start making my own till much later.

 

Is there a required qualification?

 

That is training - doesn't matter where, how long ago, or by who - you've been trained.

 

Training is the legal requirement - not qualifications. As far as I'm aware, anyway.

[spudulike]

Ha! Years back I picked up a lovely old clock - blue patterned enamal in a glass dome with whirly-gig escapement - which had been overwound so one night I got a mate to release the pawl/detent whilst I slowly released the key to slacken off the mainspring. Didn't quite go as planned.

 

From experience, DON'T DRINK and MEND CLOCKS:lol:

 

Happy days

Yourn.

 

Yup, lots of stored inertia in clock mainsprings! I always thought that over winding clocks was a myth and all you do is wind them until the mainspring is fully compressed - I guess something got snagged up!

 

Did it survive? I have a few around the house, the latest is a Comtoise French Wall mount that I have converted in to a Skeleton clock - keeps damn near perfect time:thumbup:

[spudulike]

I have found in life that the people who want to know how to do a task make better students that ones who are made to learn to do a task.....just saying:001_rolleyes:

[adw]

I got told today I wasn't qualified to make up chains because I hadn't been trained. It's sort of true because I was only shown how to do it in 1974 by a one eyed bloke in Haslemere and didn't start making my own till much later.

 

Is there a required qualification?

A one eyed bloke in Haselmere! that would have been Mr Michael Richmond then.

[GardenKit]

After reading this thread I have been forced to close my business, as I have never received training on making chains. I like to do things properly and stay within the law.

 

Or..... maybe grandfather rights apply??

[Shane]

I have no certificate to show that i have been trained in the art of reproduction.

I guess I'd better hand my children back and return to celibacy.

[John Mac]

Hehe, funny thread. I remember getting properly refreshed in the pub at lunchtime when working in a sawmill, then putting the band on backwards on a giant Stenner band mill. Took some doing.