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Or you're using predictive text on a tablet ! [emoji16] Sent from my SM-T585 using Tapatalk

Thanks Bill! I just noticed my earlier post called out the "Lame shot" which of course should be "Lume shot". My fingers fail me again! No, I don't think the project is lame either.

National Time Recorder 'Portable' model. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-National-Time-Recorders-British-Made-Oak-Cased-Clocking-In-Clock-Spares-/132254441395?hash=item1ecafa9fb3:g:CF0AAOSwSzRZORiv I dare someone to restore it. The crazy thing is if it was local to me I would buy it as I want the hand crank which is sitting above the key, the keylock and key and the brass stamp wheels as I have one of these clocks but mine is missing some parts on the time recording side

This sort of fault can also be a depthing issue. If you want to test that, you can wind the watch down, remove the pallets, and inspect the free running of the entire train. I'd pay particular attention to the interaction between the barrel(s) and centre wheel where there is a lot of torque.

Ah, just stopped by to let Oldhippy pass comment on this one too... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Large-Brass-Cloisonne-Enamel-Calendar-Carriage-Clock-Spares-Or-Repairs-/122603199509?hash=item1c8bb85c15:g:QioAAOSw2kZZbMoc

Not sure India pale ale would work as well! Big yes to 99.9%. Cheers Neil Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Isopropyl Alcohol. Best to use the stuff sold to the electronics industry, the rubbing alcohol sold at the drug store has too much water in it. I've used the "anhydrous" (99.9%) version as a final rinse for a while.

Modern German movement. Case has been hacked to fit the square movement in it. I'm guessing the pendulum is also modern and came with the new movement. Are the hinges on the case replacements too? Will it even work as it looks like the bob looks like it would hit the sides of the case? At a guess at full retail the movement might be worth £200. I don't know enough about French clocks to comment on the case, but I wouldn't buy it as its just wrong having that movement in that case. Have we seen this one before?

Here's that lame shot Bill. I used a bit of UV light to charge the paint which makes the tritium look a little dull but after a few hours it will be glowing a lot brighter than the luminous paint.

Welcome and enjoy, all the knowledge you need is around here and shared...

Yes, in fact this may have been the repair that was done before as one of the screws is a bit longer than the rest. What became of the nut, I don't know. Unfortunately I don't have a tap large enough to fabricate a new nut (yet). I've ordered a set though so I should have this sorted out soon. While waiting for the tap and die set I went about replacing the crystal for the case lid. The original crystal was chipped and didn't survive being pushed out during the cleaning process. I The replacement is a 33.6x2.0mm flat mineral crystal. The sighting line runs from 12 to 6 on the crystal. In order to replace this line I first etched the crystal using a bit of etching paste I picked up online. The dimensions of the line were marked off with a bit of packing tape and the paste applied to area between each piece (of tape). After about five minutes the etching paste was removed with a dampened cloth and the tape removed. I near perfect line running the diameter of the crystal remained. This was filled with a bit of black enamel and left to cure. Twenty-four hours later the excess black enamel was removed using a felt pad and the Dremel tool. What remains is a very fine black sighting line. Now, I somehow managed to misplace one of the mounting screws for the crystal so I'll need to turn a replacement in the lathe. This is also an m2.0 thread so it will have to wait until my tools arrive.

Is there much paranormal activity in your house, I have noticed that my screwdrivers and tweezers keep moving from where I left them when I am tinkering with my watches, sometimes they dissappear totally and re-appear underneath something else. When I complain my wife just looks at me and shakes her head and mutters something about "getting worse". Cheers, Vic

Just an update it appears it only does this between 9.0am & 9.45am. then goes back in sync at 10.00.am. My knowledge with quartz is limited but I am guessing there is some sort of timing disc for the chimes & just this area is corrupted/dirty. I will not touch unless the fault develops. I am normally in my workshop or out by 9.00am anyway . https://www.cousinsuk.com/product/strike-chime-with-pendulum-seiko