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Winter project.

The town hall clock in Carlisle has four faces, there hands on only three faces, because the Mayor who erected the clock said he and I quote " wouldn't give Scotland the time of day" a true story.

Did you put anything on the Brass work to stop it tarnishing, or did you leave it bare Brass?

You have book plan pdf ?

What an inspiration you are at age 91 and driving and maintaining your mgb I thought I'd taken on a little bit too much with my mgb at nearly 58 Well done sir

YOU NEED GROMETTS AROUND THE HEATER PIPE OUTLETS

Great little car ,, im now going to be starting a restoration on mine , im slowly gathering parts , the colour green on yours looks great , 👍

Marvellous ! Hours of fun ahead with that ! I see what you mean about the garage being not too large, it does look a bit narrow, but I guess cars were smaller when it was built, luckily the MG is not very wide. Nice colour, I think that's one of the nicest colours I've seen one of those in.

I've watched all four videos in this series, and found them very interesting and informative, thanks.

Very interesting, even if it wasn't a success ! I take note of your comment that acetone leaves a powdery residue behind, i wasn't aware of that. I will try some of mine on a piece of polished brass, and see if it does likewise.

Very interesting and informative, thank you.

The diode of the laser has a lens that can be turned to move the focus one way or the other. *older models are better to make stuff the diode is better quality and the lens is actual glass they were made with parts that are to low spec for industry, now they are made with "special" components just to be cheap. In any case if one build a thing with a laser they should have in mind that the laser will eventually fail...

Brilliant! Fascinating stuff. Made me wonder just how many wonderful old clocks are still working in buildings around the country. Thanks.

Very interesting ! You stripped it with nothing more than a random pair of pliers and a screwdriver ! (and a great deal of knowledge) ! But, thats perfect to encourage people to have a go, if it's already not working then you can't make it much worse, if it's a clock without any great value then it's never going to see a professional clockmaker. But what about the girl with the scissors and postcard ? ?

thank you❤

Try on your first wind by the hole putting some wire around your Wire so you can pull the hucked part out of hole if that make sence

Very nice work sir

Making good progress.

Time passed more slowly back then than it does today.

I lived nearby in Rangeworthy for some time and never knew the clock in Wickwar was special. Thanks.

With all due respect I don't find it difficult to find out where the hole for the pinion originally was. There are a number of clues to show us which direction the pinion has worn. The original hole with it's center is always there, it never goes away. With a sharpie marker I draw a little line on the side of the original pivot hole in line with what is now a slot created by the pinion wear. I then take a hand reamer and carefully increase the size of the hole staying on center with the original center. I open it up enough to accept a bushing that gets hammered in being a thou or two smaller than the reamed hole. I feel that both methods, the method proposed in the video, as well as the method I and others use will both get the job done. The question is which is more work, which is superior?

Beautiful clock!

Mesmerising

Thanks for the video Colin, nice to see.

Nice to see another video

Very interesting, thank you

In reference to cnc drilling cycle time frame 8 minutes 02 seconds and beyond the drill chuck is not concentric causing the drill to act more like a boring bar than a drill. I recommend a small precision chuck may solve the problem.

A very interesting and practical video. I have had very similar problems with the wooden wheel clocks that I design and make. I suspect that the meshing on the first pinion must be very accurate with the pivot distances within about 1/100 inch. With the heavy drive weights, such as those used for 8-clocks, the pivots are forced apart to the outer extremities of the pivot holes thus making the meshing less precise. Therefore, I use minimal side-shake for the great wheel arbor and the arbor carrying the first pinion. Maybe as the pivot holes wear very slightly meshing becomes more problematic. Can you check on your computer how much the pivot distances can widen before the meshing jams?

I calculated the pendulum length as being just under 202cm based on a rough timing of the ticks giving me an average period of 2.85 seconds.

Its great to see you in the workshop building models

A friend has looked up local archives and found he is listed in the 1901 census as living in Winterbourne aged 77 and as a clockmaker. Under the word Winterbourne there is a date but very crudely stamped in with 2 very small sizes of punch. 1878. I find it hard to believe that this was done when the modification was so well made.

Interesting clock Colin, I was surprised how slow the pendulum was swinging.

Hi Collin A man of your skills I believe should be able to complete the smaller model, for full steam operation. Yes the larger model will be easier but great costs to complete. Remember their is a large community you can call to assist if needed. Will be great to view your progress.

Good to see you back. Ring the British horological institute

Lovely to see this type of work. My grandfather and father were both horologists and seeing this work being done brings joy to me. Thanks for sharing these very well edited videos and your skills for the younger generation like me to admire and learn from!

I know this is a old video but what a beautiful clock. I recently restored a William Webb skeleton Fusee clock like yours. It's on my channel and like to see what you think.

Sounds to me as though it just needed bedding in. The extra leverage giving it what was required.

When you set the holes for the shafts, did you use a depthing tool or just from measurements?

Only just found your channel, well done Sir.

Nice video Sir, well done.

Maybe you should try making some Lignumvitae bushings. Those wood bushings are supposed to last a really long time. There's a Harrison clock running in a barn that's a couple hundred years old.

Awesome clock! Thanks for sharing this. Hopefully, my John Wilding clock will be done next year. You are 40 years ahead of me. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge.

I think thats an excellent tool, reasonably simple, but totally fit for purpose. I could do with one of a similar size, so have been looking at a few different designs, and yours looks like one I'd like to have a go at making. Good video, thanks for making it available.

Don't give up that balance wheel has about a dozen screws that can be advanced outward. In fact you might even screw on a few bits of extra metal. That oughta slow it down.

How about spray silicon lubricant?

You may try to find some silicon lubricant for the balance staff of the 3-D printed Turbion. I'm convinced it will work.

it looks like the 3-D printed Turbion is sticking when the roller jewel meets the pallet fork. I wonder if there's extra material on the jewel preventing it from entering the fork smoothly, or possibly the fork is touching the roller table. It might be necessary to polish the pallet Jules. But I think it's diagnosable somehow.

Thanks for the video Colin. I have a job much like this coming up, the wife and I bought a chain driven grandfather's clock 40 odd years ago and it no longer runs properly. I suspect that I need to do the whole strip it down to the last bit, but that clock with the chimes has a whole lot more bits. I am almost tempted to bury a microprocessor system in it and use that to actually run the clock, with the falling weights providing the electrical power.

Happy birthday Colin.

Lovely to see an old locomotive given a new lease of life. Thanks for showing us how you restored her.