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Here is something you could do with your lathe that is not difficult at all. Your schatz 8day clock balance wheel, the tips get blunt due to wear, even though the cups are jeweled, take the balance out and by means of using a small arkansas stone and a drop of oil sharpen the balance so the points look like a pencil that has just been sharpened, clean out the cups, re-oil and put back, if done correctly the balance will rotate a lot better.   

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1 hour ago, oldhippy said:

Here is something you could do with your lathe that is not difficult at all. Your schatz 8day clock balance wheel, the tips get blunt due to wear, even though the cups are jeweled, take the balance out and by means of using a small arkansas stone and a drop of oil sharpen the balance so the points look like a pencil that has just been sharpened, clean out the cups, re-oil and put back, if done correctly the balance will rotate a lot better.   

 

ok one for the future, are these clocks any good I like to see the balance rotate and the hairspring open and close like a heart beat.

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20 minutes ago, vinn3 said:

nice work station !  i like the shuttered window -  great for possible for natural lighting this coming summer.  i like the schatz clocks,  except for the  rotary pendulum ones.  vinn

I can't wait for the summer neither, I am south facing, the clock keeps cracking time but it has got rusty hands, a job for the summer I think.

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4 hours ago, oldhippy said:

Here is something you could do with your lathe that is not difficult at all. Your schatz 8day clock balance wheel, the tips get blunt due to wear, even though the cups are jeweled, take the balance out and by means of using a small arkansas stone and a drop of oil sharpen the balance so the points look like a pencil that has just been sharpened, clean out the cups, re-oil and put back, if done correctly the balance will rotate a lot better.   

 

Thank you for this nugget of wisdom!  I have my great aunt's Schatz anniversary clock on my desk which runs but not well and it hadn't occurred to me to burnish the balance pivot.  I'll have to take a look at it when I get home tonight.  ^_^

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9 hours ago, BUSAKAZ said:

I finally got round to mounting my new lathe last night and had a play, love it to bits, also purchased a boley 8mm lathe with loads of attachments more pics to follow.

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as promised

 

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I think Christmas came early for me.....

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14 minutes ago, oldhippy said:

I had to repair those little buggers while serving my apprenticeship, the holes and pivots for the wheel next to the barrel wear a lot, it’s because the spring is so strong but the brass and the steel are soft.

 

Thanks for the photos.

I didn't think it was that old :D

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