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Gravity Clock Re 1920, Restored


clockboy

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This 1920,s gravity clock that has a really simple movement required a lot of work to restore. Every bushing had to be changed with some of the bushes I had to custom make. The escape was very badly worn & the escape wheel was misshapen with many teeth out of true and all of the teeth had wear. I straighten the obvious teeth with small smooth nose pliers and every tooth was treated to a smoothing with a fine escapement file. Then see below I had to check all teeth where true, the wheel was true & all teeth where exactly the same height. See pics & short vid.

 

 

 

Making a mould with Rodico to find them elusive mis aligned teeth

 

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Four tips of teeth mis shaped found

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Checking round & bending to get running true

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Running on the lathe with a gentle rub with a flat escapement file to get all exactly the same height 

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Job done

 

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Well done clockboy seeing the lathe brings back found memory's for me. I agree with you I don't like the clock. With some of the bushes I had to custom make. I always did that those ready made ones were never a good fit and quite soft brass.

Yes it is a novelty clock & I think ugly,but the customer loves it!!!

All of the bushes that I made were made on my lathe ("Star").

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