Nicholas Hacko Watchmaker

Some hobbyist machinists love it - and others hate it. And, I guess, it is fair to say that those who hate it have actually never got a...

The inner bearing surface of the watch jewel is one of the most 'perfect' surfaces on Earth! Made of synthetic ruby, jewels a...

Yesterday we undertook a practical exercise; the roughing of a piece of 316L steel.  Roughing simply means removing the top layer of mat...

We are impressed! On Friday we placed an order for a pneumatic-held vice and it arrived on Monday. That would be an impressive delivery ...

Regardless what kind of metal machining shop you intend to setup and what is your intended product (a car engine or a watch!) your...

Last year we put out a questionnaire trying to figure out why you follow us?  The majority of our subscribers are here for the obvious:...

A couple of days ago we locked Andrew up in the workshop. We told him he couldn’t leave until he cut the perfect cube. Material: stainl...

***Three reasons why you should invest in an Australian watch TODAY 1. We Respect You We respect your expectations...

After 10 days of assembly the Kern Pyramid Nano was finally alive! On Wednesday night all systems were as per specs, fluids were runni...

When asked by aspiring engineers and entrepreneurs for a 'fast track tip' Elon Musk said: instead of 40 hours per...

Yes, we are happy.  The 50 micron wire cutter has been successfully installed.   Exclusively for our rebelde comrades: here is the pictur...

This week Michael (the German technician who came to install our Kern mill), Josh and Andrew went through hell. After four 12-hour-shift ...

"Just finished 8 days of training in Germany, at the precision machine tool builder, Kern Microtechnik!  The red machine behind ...

This is a cool little video showing magnetised watch pallets.  Magnetism in horology is extremely annoying.  The magnetism is causing errat...

Today marks one month that I have been privileged to be a part of the Rebelde project. I have to say it has been one of the most exciting m...

I am sure many of you remember that 6 months ago we had a major capital raising for the purpose of the acquisition of a Strausak gear hobbi...

A collet is a special type of chuck designed to hold either material machined or a tool machining it. And to do so in a very special ...

... your product becomes a synonym for an entire industry. Which is precisely in the case of Renishaw - or renishaw. The Renishaw co...