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Bob Bray is now Vice-President of the British Horological Society

Posted on December 2, 2011 by laewebadmin in Magazine.

Bob Bray (LAE member) of Sinclair Harding, clockmakers, gave the opening lecture for the Ladies’ Evening in September 2010 when he told us about the extraordinarily superb clocks they make.  He brought along some samples of his craft to illustrate the talk, held at ‘Leeds Seventeen’. Bob is now Vice-President of the British Horological Society. Bob Bray (seated front) with the staff of Sinclair … Continue reading “Bob Bray is now Vice-President of the British Horological Society”

Obituary : James Arthur Tate (1923-2011)

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Gordon in Magazine.

James Arthur Tate, 1923- 2011, passed away peacefully at home on 7th October after a short illness. James joined the Association in 1959, giving support over many years, particularly at the Annual Dinners then held at the Metropole Hotel in Leeds, where he could be guaranteed to field a large number of colleagues and guests. He started his engineering career … Continue reading “Obituary : James Arthur Tate (1923-2011)”

Barrie Yates interprets the Haynes manual

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Gordon in Magazine.

Haynes: Rotate anticlockwise. Translation: Clamp with molegrips then beat repeatedly with hammer anticlockwise. Haynes: This is a snug fit. Translation: Clamp with molegrips then beat repeatedly with hammer. Haynes: This is a tight fit. Translation: Clamp with molegrips then beat repeatedly with a hammer. Haynes: As described in Chapter 7… Translation: That’ll teach you not to read through before you … Continue reading “Barrie Yates interprets the Haynes manual”