Thank you for showing us your mainspring winder. Now, I don't have to come up with a design. Yours is straight forward, homemade and totally functional. Great job and 2 thumbs up!!
Used your video and built mine using 2x4 scraps 1x2 horizontal side strips for base post supports. It clamps nicely in my old Black and Decker Workmate bench. Instead of using 3/8" aluminum rod, I bought a 15" 10mm aluminum tube with 1/4" ID from Amazon along with 10mm steel set screw collar to lock tube in place for the left side rear arbor holder. Arbor fits nicely in the the aluminum tube. The set screw collar simplifies and eliminates the thumbscrew and EZ Lock install. I've used it on my first kitchen clock and it works great. Thanks so much for the video instruction and parts list!
There are so many videos on you tube on just about everything but a very and i might add very very few of them are worth watching and learning from because the video is recorded by some one knowledgeable as well as humble person who goes step by step, you are one of those persons and I thank you.
Thank you for the video. This will be my next project! I have enjoyed all of your videos. You have made clock repair look more approachable than other creators. I have taken up the hobby as a result.
That's awesome! If you end up making the winder or have questions, let me know. I would be interested to see your version. You could always make a TH-cam channel of your journey as well! Thanks for watching!
Just wanted to let you know I put together a winder based on your design. It works great! The only thing I did different was the loop holder. I used the T-handle portion from the tap wrench, drilled a slightly over-sized hole next to the 3/8" aluminum rod used to hold the pivot. I'm able to slide it in to secure the loop and slide out when removing the spring. A thumb screw locks it in place. Also, I didn't use threaded inserts for the thumb screws, I just drilled a slightly smaller hole and threaded the waxed thumb screws into the wood. Thanks again for the design and your excellent video.
A really nice and simple design. You did a fantastic job with your video. Thank you for sharing. I am new to clock restoration and this will be great to have in the shop. Merry Christmas!
Quite an elegant design. I like your approach. Seeing those elbows there just realized that I can use them as well in my design that will use a copper tube instead.😊
Thanks! I thought about copper, but worried it might be too soft to stand against the force of the mainspring. You'll have to let me know how copper works for you! Thanks for watching!
Really nice job you did there. You could add some steel T section and screw it good and proper to the underneath then use your vice to hold it nice and tight. Cool, thanks for sharing.
I like the simplicity of your design, which in turn brought a reliable and fully functional winder. Do you think using bearing on vertical pieces of wood would be beneficial? Thanks for the great video!
I don't have the instructions written down. This video is the best I have at the moment. You can email me at watchoverhaulchannel@gmail.com if you want to discuss further. Thanks for watching!
Before your Next clock repair learn how to do bushings and Polish pivots to ensure your repair lasts long there’s plenty of TH-cam videos showing how to do it by hand anyways great videos and I hope to see your next repair one of these days 👍
@@WatchOverhaulit’s where you take a lathe and put the wheel on it and it spins it at a fast speed then a sanding block would be added onto the end of the gear to remove serious groves and scoring so there’s no friction and for the American clocks due to their long gear stems/pinions you could use a drill
@@WatchOverhaulif there is a bit of scoring on the pinion and no serious grooves buff sticks/sand paper sticks can remove them too And for the American ratchets sometimes they get loose and jump the click spring when winding so it explodes so they can be tightened by finding the nail like thing that holds the ratchet in and use a center punch and a vice to hold it and tighten it not to where it’s too tight but to where there is no so much play
@@WatchOverhaulI built one myself, not as nice as yours. I also cobbled together one for barreled springs, it uses different sized exhaust pipe/muffler adapters
@@WatchOverhaul I built one but it was not as nice as yours. I made another that uses muffler adapters for the barreled springs. Found that online as well.
Great video. Very clear and I love how you provided a list of all the parts. I am definitely going to make one for my own repairs. Thanks again!
Thanks! I'm glad you found it helpful! Let me know if you have any questions once you get into it. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for showing us your mainspring winder. Now, I don't have to come up with a design. Yours is straight forward, homemade and totally functional. Great job and 2 thumbs up!!
Thanks! Let me know if you have any questions if you make your own. Thanks for watching!
Used your video and built mine using 2x4 scraps 1x2 horizontal side strips for base post supports. It clamps nicely in my old Black and Decker Workmate bench. Instead of using 3/8" aluminum rod, I bought a 15" 10mm aluminum tube with 1/4" ID from Amazon along with 10mm steel set screw collar to lock tube in place for the left side rear arbor holder. Arbor fits nicely in the the aluminum tube. The set screw collar simplifies and eliminates the thumbscrew and EZ Lock install. I've used it on my first kitchen clock and it works great. Thanks so much for the video instruction and parts list!
Awesome! That was a good idea! Thanks for sharing.
Reviewing plans to make one soon. And thank you very much for listing parts/packaging. Very nice!
Thanks! Let me know if you have any questions!
There are so many videos on you tube on just about everything but a very and i might add very very few of them are worth watching and learning from because the video is recorded by some one knowledgeable as well as humble person who goes step by step, you are one of those persons and I thank you.
Thank you so much. I really do appreciate your comment! Thanks for taking the time to watch and reach out!
Thanks for showing us your winder. When I'm ready to service a spring, I may give this a try.
No problem! Thanks for watching. If you have any questions or improvements, feel free to let me know!
Thank you for the video. This will be my next project! I have enjoyed all of your videos. You have made clock repair look more approachable than other creators. I have taken up the hobby as a result.
That's awesome! If you end up making the winder or have questions, let me know. I would be interested to see your version. You could always make a TH-cam channel of your journey as well! Thanks for watching!
Just wanted to let you know I put together a winder based on your design. It works great! The only thing I did different was the loop holder. I used the T-handle portion from the tap wrench, drilled a slightly over-sized hole next to the 3/8" aluminum rod used to hold the pivot. I'm able to slide it in to secure the loop and slide out when removing the spring. A thumb screw locks it in place. Also, I didn't use threaded inserts for the thumb screws, I just drilled a slightly smaller hole and threaded the waxed thumb screws into the wood. Thanks again for the design and your excellent video.
Very nice ideas! I'm glad your winder is working well for you. Thanks for sharing!
A really nice and simple design. You did a fantastic job with your video. Thank you for sharing. I am new to clock restoration and this will be great to have in the shop. Merry Christmas!
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. Let me know if you have any questions if you make your own. Merry Christmas to you too!
Quite an elegant design. I like your approach. Seeing those elbows there just realized that I can use them as well in my design that will use a copper tube instead.😊
Thanks! I thought about copper, but worried it might be too soft to stand against the force of the mainspring. You'll have to let me know how copper works for you! Thanks for watching!
Really nice job you did there. You could add some steel T section and screw it good and proper to the underneath then use your vice to hold it nice and tight. Cool, thanks for sharing.
Good idea! I'll look into that. Thanks for watching!
I like the simplicity of your design, which in turn brought a reliable and fully functional winder. Do you think using bearing on vertical pieces of wood would be beneficial? Thanks for the great video!
It could be beneficial. It's worked pretty good so far. Thanks for watching!
Do you have a set of instructions (PDF format) on how to build this awesome winder, I would buy them.
I don't have the instructions written down. This video is the best I have at the moment. You can email me at watchoverhaulchannel@gmail.com if you want to discuss further. Thanks for watching!
Are you planning on doing more clock and/or clock restorations in the future?
Yes. I just don't have as much free time as I used to, so I just need to find the time.
@@WatchOverhaul Thats good to hear because I enjoy watching your videos
Before your Next clock repair learn how to do bushings and Polish pivots to ensure your repair lasts long there’s plenty of TH-cam videos showing how to do it by hand anyways great videos and I hope to see your next repair one of these days 👍
I've done a bushing in one of my other videos, but I haven't polished pivots before. Definitely need to learn that skill. Thanks for watching!
@@WatchOverhaulit’s where you take a lathe and put the wheel on it and it spins it at a fast speed then a sanding block would be added onto the end of the gear to remove serious groves and scoring so there’s no friction and for the American clocks due to their long gear stems/pinions you could use a drill
@@WatchOverhaulif there is a bit of scoring on the pinion and no serious grooves buff sticks/sand paper sticks can remove them too
And for the American ratchets sometimes they get loose and jump the click spring when winding so it explodes so they can be tightened by finding the nail like thing that holds the ratchet in and use a center punch and a vice to hold it and tighten it not to where it’s too tight but to where there is no so much play
what rod is it that you have on the left side? I heard you mentioned aluminum rod , what is internal size so that it holds wheel?
That info is in the description of the video.
Lol I just commented on the Gilbert video about free plans and building one of these...
Saw that, haha. I spent a little more than $20, but I wanted to make a quality one. Thanks for watching!
@@WatchOverhaulI built one myself, not as nice as yours. I also cobbled together one for barreled springs, it uses different sized exhaust pipe/muffler adapters
@@WatchOverhaul I built one but it was not as nice as yours. I made another that uses muffler adapters for the barreled springs. Found that online as well.
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