New from the Netherlands

[Beelaerts]

Hello, I'm a watchmaker with some basic experiance with hand engravers. Engraving was given at my school of watchmaking in Schoonhoven, Holland. That is more than 20 jears ago and now I wat to take up engraving for watches I fabricate. So I'm mostly intrested in engraving in mostly brass and steel. The air graver looks perfect for the job, With a normal hand graver it's a hard job what takes a lot of mussle power. I'm looking and reading to decide what graver system is good for me.
Hans Beelaerts

[Daniel Houwer]

Hi Hans,
Welcome here and great to see yet another Dutch man on this forum.
You are welcome to have a go with the PC or Footcontrole in my workshop In Haarlem.
Groeten,

Daniel

[rodstan]

Welcome Hans,
Airgraver is perfect for fine detail on watch parts.Just need a big scope for the really small parts.
See my pictures below for a few jobs over the last few weeks.
Regards
Rod

[Beelaerts]

Hi, Daniel,
Great offer :whoo: and I will give you a call one of these days! Realy like to try that.

Hi, Rod, thanks for the re, those pictures are on older watches, I'm planing to make dials and watchparts on more modern watches.
Hans

[rbaptiste]

Hi Hans welcome on the forum.

[noud peters]

Hi Hans
Welcome to the forum.
If you can get the time it will be a great experience to use an airgraver, Daniel Houwer is very enthusiastic about it and whout love to show you.
Me myself uses the gravermax for about 20 years and its doing quet well, but one day ill spent me one palmcontrol.
Hans do you have experience off engraving watch dial or watch part it whout intresting.
So far greatings from Holland
Noud Peters Sint Anthonis

[Beelaerts]

Nice to be welkome to the forum. Daniel Houwer can I come and visit you somewere this or next week? I will look up youre adress in the phonebook and give you a call, I'll think thats easyer. I will see you soon if its to your convinience.

Hans

[Daniel Houwer]

Hi Hans,

You are more then welcome!
I will send you a pm with adress info.