Links

 

Groups.io Schaublin users group A lively and very helpful worldwide community for Schaublin, Habegger, Simonet, Mikron etc. machine tool enthusiasts. The Schaublin Yahoo group has been shut-down and moved to Groups.io.
Groups.io Aciera and other Swiss machines users group Group for users of Aciera and other Swiss machine tools. The Aciera Yahoo group has been shut-down and moved to Groups.io.
Groups.io Studer grinder  group Group devoted to classic Studer grinding machines
www.tjmallard.co.uk Model locomotives in 4mm and 7mm scales to the highest standards from scratch. Particular attention is paid to the details and their fidelity, and correctly interpreting the proportions of each part to give an accurate rendition of the prototype.
www.smsa.ch  The website for Schaublin Machine Tools SA.
Homeworkshop.org.uk  Excellent free ads site tailored to model engineering.
www.clock-work-shop.co.uk  The Clock Work Shop. Fine antique clocks and barometers, bought, sold and restored.
Hans van Dongen Astoba Hans van Dongen’s interesting and informative Astoba/Meyer and Burger page.
UW1.ch  Excellent site devoted to Astoba / Meyer and Burger universal machines
Practical Machinist Practical Machinist website and forum, with specific sub-fora for Aciera, Schaublin and other Swiss and European machines.
Passion Usinages Useful French language site. Lots of machine tool literature available from their archive.
LKS Grinding Tripet grinding machine specialists
Memoria Technica The website of the very accomplished restorer and conservator Brittany Nicole Cox. The “Automata Cabinet” blog is full of wonderful photographs of interest to the horological and machine-tool connoisseur.
Robin and Christian Stämpfli watch and clock dial restoration Superb and suprisingly economical watch dial restoration from Chaux-de-Fonds in the heart of the Swiss watch making region.
Spel-Gate Industrial – Flat and round drive belts Suppliers of a wide variety of flat, V and round drive-belts. Ask for Shingle SG211Y for flat drive belts for Schaublin, Mikron etc., 6mm Polychord for overhead drives.
Hänsler Machine Tools – Oerlikon UB2 specialists Martin Hänsler can supply a wide variety of spare parts for Oerlikon UB2 drilling machines.
Swiss Machines SA Suppliers of new Aciera spare parts