Chris recently returned from Makers Central in the United Kingdom. He and Jon chat about what he got up to there—and elsewhere—with friend of the show, Rich Loen.

Full visual show notes available at http://offhours.show/ep17

• Rich Loen Entrepreneur & maker, Rich Loen, with his CNC puck carving mill

• Makers Central Chris & Rich were in Birmingham for Makers Central 2018

• The Goldsmiths Company Chris & Rich paid a visit to the Goldsmiths Hall in London

• Dave Merry Dave Merry provided Chris & Rich an inside look at what happens behind the scenes at the Goldsmiths Hall

• Daniels' First Hallmark George Daniels reflects back on getting the very first pocket watch case that he made assayed

• Mint A jeweller in Canada's capital purchased a gold bar, supposedly made by the Royal Canadian Mint, which turned out to be fake

• The Trial of the Pyx In the UK, newly minted coins are randomly selected throughout the year & trialed in a centuries old ceremony

• $1,000,000 Coin A 100 kilogram, solid gold coin made by the Royal Canadian Mint was stolen in Berlin in 2017

• Wet Chemistry Assaying How precious metals are evaluated using acids

• Fire Assaying An overview of how precious metal is tested using extreme temperatures

• Instrumental Assaying How the composition of precious metal & other material can be determined using technologies such as x-ray fluorescence

• Worshipful Company of Watch and Clockmakers Guild Chris had a chance to take in the Worshipful Company of Watch and Clockmakers exhibit at the Science Museum while in London