I have 2 of these Clocks here in England, but not the alarm versions. It's a shame you didn't show the case renovations too, but a great video none the less. Thanks for sharing your skills. Take care 🙂
Nice handwork. It’s a pleasure to see someone that knows how to hand fit parts and do layout. The bulk of people making videos out there are coarse workmen not fine craftsmen. My hope is there are young people out there that strive to achieve the same skills.
I'm a relatively young person of 28 learning clock/watchmaking and I do have hard moments that I'd want to give it all up, when it's hard to find a passionate teacher and making the same mistakes like a lot of other people make, feels very crushing. I think there are 2 sources that really make me fall in love with this profession, like watching James Martin, doing it so masterfully; and clockmaker's hall of shame. It is absolutely true that we should strive to really be skillful in life, and it requires real discipline that is so hard to achieve in this modern time..
Inventing the superlative, “fantabulistic”, barely-scratches the surface of praise for the inestimable quality, Prowess and earnestness you present in your utterly-fine craft!
Beautiful clock and great repair work as always. Never in a million years would I have thought about using fishing line to remove estuchion pieces. Thank you for sharing and teaching, James!
Stunning work by you Mr. Martin and what a beautiful clock with a few snazzy features. This the first time I found your how do the repairs and techniques besides so well thought out and done top notch, it was so soothing to hear your voice. For sure you would be a great teacher, and if you have kids and grandkids they must love listening to you. Besides being very knowledgeable, you also have a large dose of common sense. Thanks for posting. Best Kristy
Mr Martin. This is yet another absolutely amazing video. A friend and I have been watching at least one video a week for several weeks now. We love watching you restore these and explain how to fix them. Thank you so much for doing these videos. Also, thank you for the inspiration for a gift to her. I got her a pocket watch that allowed her to still see the gears moving inside. We both hope for many years of videos from you.
Both of my 1887 Waterbury “Brighton” kitchen and 1886 “Ventor” double trim parlor have those brass/bronze plug! I think the bronze plug makes them sounds brassy.
I've watched your videography and macro shots go from excellent to sublime. If humankind had even a fraction of your patience, we would know peace on Earth. Cheers!
Yes,, a nice concise tutorial on proper methods and practices.. BTW,, I wanted to mention that the close up shots in this video were especially nice.. Seems like a change was made...
Might be time to clean and oil. Most of these clocks had instructions to oil the pallet surfaces where the escape wheel teeth contact them several times a year, this helps reduce friction at that point of contact, this might get yours working again.
@@jamesmartin5370 After researching a little more, it's not the same brand as this one on the video. Ours is an Ansonia with no alarms. It's an 8 day wind with 1/2 hour, single chime, and hourly chimes. Can get noisy late in the evening and early morning...lol .. After carefully blowing it out and then using a small amount of sewing machine oil in the pivot points (ones I could reach) it's running again.
I love your videos. Quick question- Do you know where I can find either an original or reproduction replacement glass for a Sauer’s flavoring extracts clock?
Originals will be few and far in-between. You will need to find someone who does reverse gold gilding and reverse painting on glass. Look for a sign painter. There are sign painters who do reverse painting on glass that are also experienced in gold gilding.
Forgive a question from a novice. I'm a little confused by what you were doing with "gear timing" at 16:10. I didn't exactly follow where the timing needed to be and how to identify the right position.
At about 6:08 a little before and after, look at the 3rd and 4th wheels, you will see some small pieces of tape on these gears. Before separating the plates, I always set the strike side of these movements at their resting position. On this movement, there are three key gears, the count wheel, 3rd and 4th wheel that need to be clocked for correct operation. So, with the count wheel in its lock position, I mark the 3rd and 4th wheel gear tooth that is meshing with its mating pinion. I don't scratch or punch the brass gears but use any type of reversable marking so as to not cause any butchery to the parts. When re-assembling, using the marks, just re-clock these key gear teeth to their mating pinions and all works as designed. Any gear that has a cam or pin on them are the ones you need to make sure get clocked to original position. If you don't inspect and make note of these gears before separating the plates, it makes for a long day.
You are the best clock magician I have ever watched .
Thanks...
Thanks Mr. Martin for the video. Another very professional job, and well done! Always a joy to see these video.
Thanks, It ended up being one of the better ones around now.
I have 2 of these Clocks here in England, but not the alarm versions. It's a shame you didn't show the case renovations too, but a great video none the less. Thanks for sharing your skills. Take care 🙂
many thanks...
The fishing line trick blew my mind! Great solution.
I have seen many of these dial pans rust from people damaging the protective zinc plating so am carful not damage the plating.
Great restoration job, I love watching a great craftman at work. It show's how much you love your job. Thanks again James.
These are always enjoyable to bring back to a state of keeping time again.
Nice handwork. It’s a pleasure to see someone that knows how to hand fit parts and do layout. The bulk of people making videos out there are coarse workmen not fine craftsmen. My hope is there are young people out there that strive to achieve the same skills.
I have the same hopes..
I'm a relatively young person of 28 learning clock/watchmaking and I do have hard moments that I'd want to give it all up, when it's hard to find a passionate teacher and making the same mistakes like a lot of other people make, feels very crushing. I think there are 2 sources that really make me fall in love with this profession, like watching James Martin, doing it so masterfully; and clockmaker's hall of shame. It is absolutely true that we should strive to really be skillful in life, and it requires real discipline that is so hard to achieve in this modern time..
I enjoy watching you work on these old clocks. Thanks for the pleasures.
Glad you enjoyed the content..
Wow. That piece is exceptional. Nice use of an e-clip. I must confess, however, that's the sort of fix I would have made....except with stainless.
Great work, I’m sure the owners of the clock are happy with the result.
I love to see the close up view of the clean movement ticking away.
It ended up being a great timekeeper..
Inventing the superlative, “fantabulistic”, barely-scratches the surface of praise for the inestimable quality, Prowess and earnestness you present in your utterly-fine craft!
These are always a nice movement to work on..
Thank you for the great video. I have watched all your videos. Your attention to detail is amazing. The clock turned out beautiful. Thank you
Thanks, owner is very pleased the way it turned out as well..
Great work 👍👏👏👏👏 beautiful clock 😍
Beautiful clock and great repair work as always.
Never in a million years would I have thought about using fishing line to remove estuchion pieces.
Thank you for sharing and teaching, James!
Thanks David...
Watching from Brasil ❤🇧🇷
Thank You, hope all is well in your area.
Stunning work by you Mr. Martin and what a beautiful clock with a few snazzy features.
This the first time I found your how do the repairs and techniques besides so well thought out and done top notch, it was so soothing to hear your voice. For sure you would be a great teacher, and if you have kids and grandkids they must love listening to you.
Besides being very knowledgeable, you also have a large dose of common sense.
Thanks for posting.
Best
Kristy
Thanks,
Always a joy to bring these back to keeping time again.
Very please to see your new posting. What a beaut looking old clock. Top work again James; always a pleasure to see your high standard of workmanship
Owner is excited to see this keeping time again.
Mr Martin. This is yet another absolutely amazing video. A friend and I have been watching at least one video a week for several weeks now. We love watching you restore these and explain how to fix them. Thank you so much for doing these videos. Also, thank you for the inspiration for a gift to her. I got her a pocket watch that allowed her to still see the gears moving inside. We both hope for many years of videos from you.
Great to hear, thanks....
Another American clock restoration! Clicked as soon as I got the notification
Thanks, it was saved from a musty old basement.
Both of my 1887 Waterbury “Brighton” kitchen and 1886 “Ventor” double trim parlor have those brass/bronze plug! I think the bronze plug makes them sounds brassy.
I would love to have a soundtrack with all of your clocks ticking in the background. I find it very soothing.
I've watched your videography and macro shots go from excellent to sublime. If humankind had even a fraction of your patience, we would know peace on Earth. Cheers!
Something of a lesson in patience & touch, is our young James.
Thanks..
Thanks,
That gong is absolutely beautiful sounding
Its a sound that isn't heard in many homes today....
Amazing job. Always a pleasure to watch your work!
Beautiful work as usual mr martin especially impressed with the dial work
Outstanding work you are the GOAT!!
Thanks...
very nice video. thank you for producing it.
Thank you...
I also saw this report with admiration and pleasure.
Thank you for taking the time to prepare this report.
Thanks, yet another clock saved, this will be ticking for a long time now..
Great job and skills. Clocks are realy complicated. I always wonder how they calculated how it works.
There were many good engineers designing mechanical devices by hand back then.
Very informative video. Masterful work!
Thanks always learning something from you 😊
Glad you enjoyed the content..
Gosh, James. I'm amazed again at your experience, skills and knowledge. Video production is ace as well. Good day, sir.
Many thanks....
It'd be nice to have a video on your cleaning procedures...
Do's and don'ts and so forth...
Especially the external stuff, such as for working on cases like this one.
Clean the movement don’t use abrasives
I agree,
Many movements have had their original finishes damaged by people using abrasives on them.
Yes,, a nice concise tutorial on proper methods and practices..
BTW,, I wanted to mention that the close up shots in this video were especially nice..
Seems like a change was made...
I have one of those too. Mines in excellent condition, except ours stops running after a few minutes. It used to run perfectly, but now not so much.
Might be time to clean and oil.
Most of these clocks had instructions to oil the pallet surfaces where the escape wheel teeth contact them several times a year, this helps reduce friction at that point of contact, this might get yours working again.
@@jamesmartin5370
I'll have to try that then. Thanks..
@@jamesmartin5370
After researching a little more, it's not the same brand as this one on the video. Ours is an Ansonia with no alarms. It's an 8 day wind with 1/2 hour, single chime, and hourly chimes. Can get noisy late in the evening and early morning...lol ..
After carefully blowing it out and then using a small amount of sewing machine oil in the pivot points (ones I could reach) it's running again.
I love your videos. Quick question- Do you know where I can find either an original or reproduction replacement glass for a Sauer’s flavoring extracts clock?
Originals will be few and far in-between.
You will need to find someone who does reverse gold gilding and reverse painting on glass.
Look for a sign painter.
There are sign painters who do reverse painting on glass that are also experienced in gold gilding.
Thanks for the advice. I didn’t realize that sign painters could do such detailed work. I’ll look into it.
Your almost at 7 thousand TH-cam subscribers sir
Yes, seem to be picking up more everyday....
Excellent video as always. I'd be interested to know which application you used for the dial design. It looks better than the one I use.
For this dial I used photoshop.
@@jamesmartin5370Thanks James. I have photoshop, so I'll give it a go.
Forgive a question from a novice. I'm a little confused by what you were doing with "gear timing" at 16:10. I didn't exactly follow where the timing needed to be and how to identify the right position.
At about 6:08 a little before and after, look at the 3rd and 4th wheels, you will see some small pieces of tape on these gears.
Before separating the plates, I always set the strike side of these movements at their resting position.
On this movement, there are three key gears, the count wheel, 3rd and 4th wheel that need to be clocked for correct operation.
So, with the count wheel in its lock position, I mark the 3rd and 4th wheel gear tooth that is meshing with its mating pinion.
I don't scratch or punch the brass gears but use any type of reversable marking so as to not cause any butchery to the parts.
When re-assembling, using the marks, just re-clock these key gear teeth to their mating pinions and all works as designed.
Any gear that has a cam or pin on them are the ones you need to make sure get clocked to original position.
If you don't inspect and make note of these gears before separating the plates, it makes for a long day.
What did you do to revive the gold finish on the dial ?
A light cleaning and seal with a quality varnish to prevent any exposed brass from oxidizing.
How do we find your contact information to send you something for repair??
You can contact me at: jamesmart55@hotmail.com
That Westminister chime is out of tune..
Good ear..
I own a rare "box" clock built in about 1780. It requires attention. One of the cogs has broken off. Can you help me? Where are you located? Thanks
I am in Washington State, you can contact me at: jamesmart55@hotmail.com
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Hello James
You forwarded me a phone no.
I cannot locate it.
Please forward again
Thanks
John Watts (Bahamas)