I was watching this video:
Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 5175
On YouTube.
Absolute amazeballs.
At 2mins and 14 seconds I saw a tool being used to sand a small part.
I could tell by the way the tool was set up, it would sand the small part flat.
With the abrasive moving on rails, it could only move forwards and backwards, with no danger of rocking upwards and downwards.
Why did this observation get me so excited?
Good question.
You see, in my spare time, I like to make penknives and it's a constant battle to get parts flat, flat, flat.
And I don't have the space, the technical know how, or the money for a surface grinder.
But the tool in the video...
...I can see how such a thing could easily be adapted to sanding blades and backsprings flat, flat, flat.
So...
...In order to further my research into building something similar, it'd really help if I knew the name of this tool, or the accepted words used to describe this watchmaking process.
Can you help?
The video is here: https://youtu.be/yIXPplShtg0?t=134 <-- The link is set to start at 2mins and 14secs where the tool makes an appearence.
And here's a couple of screenshots I took that might be of help:
So...
Do you know what this tool is called?
Or what search term I'd put into Google to bring up lots of photographs of this type of tool so I can getter a better look at it and possibly build something similar?
Many thanks.
Okay, I've got a day off, so I'm going into the shed now to make some more metal dust =)