Making a Clock Wheel for an Antique Clock - Start to Finish!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ค. 2024
- In this video, I cover the process of making a replacement wheel for an antique clock, start to finish.
The clock is a rather nice 18th-century quarter chiming table clock and the existing wheel was a poorly made replacement. The client wanted a more appropriate replacement making.
I have broken down the topics covered and linked their place in the video so that you can jump to each specific process as it interests you.
0:00 - Intro
3:01 - Wheel and pinion theory (Maths)
14:23 - Preparing cast brass
22:21 - Cutting the teeth
34:07 - Crossing out jig and marking out
37:40 - Crossing out
39:53 - Mounting the wheel
41:29 - Spin riveting
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My goodness great video, not sure I blinked for almost an hr.
I not only enjoyed watching your machining technique but especially enjoyed the math portion for calculating the correct module.
I truly appreciate you sharing your profession with us and look forward to your next video.
Thank you for a lovely comment, I’m really pleased you are enjoying the videos.
you have to be a nut job to make these small parts !!! Excellent job !
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@@TommyJobsonhola, se podrá hacer una rueda de un reloj de bolsillo pequeño sus dientes muy delgados y pequeño, es que mi rueda se le rompió cuando el muelle real se salió del árbol y ahora estoy triste por que se le rompió un diente y otros están doblados no se si es posible
This is beautiful. I’m a machinist and this definitely isn’t machining this is ART. You are the last of a dying breed just beautiful craftsmanship all around.
Those of us who are watching these videos, do not care how long it takes. Lol, most of us are here because we're ocd, detail oriented, care about precision and accuracy. Clear and Thorough, screw concise.
Thanks for the feedback. Glad you are enjoying the videos.
Thank you for keeping our profession going!!! I have retired years ago but you have rekindled my memories! Be proud of yourself! Excellent.
Clean precise and as close to original as possible. So much time, patience and skill to make a wheel. Makes one appreciate when you find an antique clock movement that is entirely original.
Thank you very much.
I'm constantly surprised what I find on TH-cam . Absolutely fascinating , and such high standard of workmanship . Thank you for posting
I really enjoyed it. The precision amazed me……Thank you.
Really enjoyed the whole video, someone who really knows what they're doing, with a whole load of high-end tools and is prepared to share their knowledge. Much appreciated, thank you.
Wow I wish I had access to the cutting gear you has when I was repairing clocks a few years ago.
I'm well retired now but in 60s to 90s repaired many hundreds of clocks from small to large town hall type's.
Many old grandfather's had damaged wheels and broken teeth that had to be replaced by hand.
Lovely video thanks.
Fred.
Full of admiration for this guy, but in awe of the clock makers of centuries gone by, with comparatively crude tools at their disposal.
Brilliant and Well done ! As a metal sculptor and welder/fabricator/ machinist I appreciate your sense of aesthetics and clear narration.
Fun to watch, reminded me of when I was a wee baby boy. My Grandfather was a clock maker. Brought back some very fond memories.
As a Grandfather Clock (x2) owner, enthusiest & former Diamond Setter, I very much enjoyed your video & can relate to many.of the skill set, and I understand the work involved. Thank you!
Enjoyed the video, it took me back to being at my Grandfathers in Ireland back in the sixties, repairing watches and clocks were his trade.
Very fine and accurate work. It is such a joy to watch such a perfectionist at work.
I love making things out of Brass for broken pieces ,, the pinion leaf had sheared to halfway and was sitting on the next leaf. I just happened to spot it after cleaning the mainspring.
Your precision workmanship gave me a boost I needed. You're a credit to us all
Long before I decided to make my living in the electronics field, I sat ir stood by my uncle's rolltop bench where he repaired clocks and watches; a trade he learned from his Dad. I have always been impressed with horologists. They must apply math, trigonometry and physics when designing and making parts. This video has been fascinating and I could watch ones with this content for hours!
Thank you! I'm really pleased you are enjoying the videos. Thanks for telling me about your Uncle.
I remember viewing this some months ago. True craftsmanship, loved every part of it.
Fantastic Tommy! I really appreciate you talking through your decision making in the finished cut. It really helps to know not just what you did but also why.
Glad you found it useful!
I like working with Brass. For keeping me entertained. Thanks. From, St. Paul Minnesota.
What a brilliant way to spend my lunch break !!!! Always a good day when the happy-tappy-stick comes out to play
I must say your craftsmanship is superb, even to this untrained eye. Thank you for posting your work. It’s absolutely fascinating.
That was fascinating and not too long at all. If you want to know the thought processes behind each stage, then your video is just the right length. Well done Tommy!
Beautiful workmanship
Thank you, that was hugely interesting. I am an amateur clock repairer and have fixed hundreds of clocks, but your work is on another level, it is fascinating to see you using your skills and training in this way, showing the care and attention you put into the work. Great job!
Thank you very much, glad to be of help.
Now, can you imagine how brilliant of a man, who created the first clock? Designed and built parts using way less technology than the guy in this video? Absolutely fantastic.
Great video. Thanks
That's an outstanding video! Perfect close up filming, clear explanations and a beautiful result!
Wow!This is not a job,this is passion!
Never anything wrong with a long video. Great work. Excellent explanation👍🏻
Stunning sawing accuracy. Great skill.
I am a professional watchmaker since 1982. I am in business. What I can say is that you are really very good and your work is excellent.
My Dad did his thesis in the 60's on the history of clocks , he did all the research and typed out a book , bound it and presented it , great to read it and i have always been interested in clocks , glad i found this channel and subscribed
Thats great, sounds like a lovely thing to have. Thanks for the sub!
Glad I found this video. Excellent job.! 👍
This is spectacular work! I wish to pursue clockmaking in the distant future (as well as model engineering and engine work), and this video helped a lot with showing how wheelcutting is done. Especially with figuring out the correct modules for different wheel diameters. Keep running like clockwork because your work is awesome!
Absolutely breathtaking attention to detail!!!
Your craftsmanship is incomparable young man! A small suggestion for the hard of hearing members of your audience would be to to eliminate the whistle playing over your introduction and summation. Your words are like pearls and we hate to miss any of them. Thanks for giving so much of your life to learn your marvelous skills! Absolutely brilliant!
Fantastic video! I appreciated where you showed us the steps you took to calculate the proper dimensions for the replacement gear.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm an engineer in a totally different field. I really love these skills and never knew that was available to me when I was younger. I'm always wondering how one remembers all these factors, metals, sizes, etc.. truly requires a master in one's field.
Utterly astounding. Have always wondered how such small, precise, detailed work was done. You've illustrated and demonstrated it so well, from the calculations to the end product. Thank you for publishing it here. Can't help but wonder how a clockmaker in say, 1500s, might have achieved such results, close enough to make a clock even function at all, with such primitive, non-electrical tools! I can't even put four boards together and have them all come out, "right". How you might cut a multi-toothed gear wheel and have the last two teeth 'come out' so precisely .. is, to me, an impossible feat. Fascinating, very, very enjoyable hour .... thank you!!
Glad you enjoyed the video. Check out this video made by a friend of mine. He divides in the traditional way that would have been used before the machines we have now. th-cam.com/video/iHwo_xadeWk/w-d-xo.html
Amazing video, thanks so much for sharing! If I could like it twice I would! I love the attention to detail to make it match, that extra effort is amazing, and something most wouldn't do.
Thanks so very much. I’m aiming to make more content and to keep the quality as high as I can. If you would like to support the channel I have a Patreon page. All support very gratefully received!
When I was a small lad I was given many old clocks to take apart and reassemble, as I recall most of them worked, I went on to do an apprenticeships in Industrial instrument making. Now retired I started the family only to find my maternal grandfather's brother where a clock makes in the Coventry area. It must in the genes. Great Video, pity the basic skill are no longer taught in school.
I've just became inspired in watch an clock repare. Came across your site found it very interesting an educational an very intertwining. Really loved the way you explained the steps you were taking. Wish you much success. I'll continue to watch your videos . Thanks
You do beautiful work!
Thank you Tommy for the very detailed and beautiful work. I am a third generation Aerospace worker. Being a female it was really fun doing things with the older fellas that they wouldn’t let the young lads do. My grandfather gave me his old watch bench and now that I am retired and settling up my own shop I look forward to these detailed things as well. It’s terrific that most of the tools and techniques that you use we also use building the big airplanes.. we didn’t make the wheels from brass though…each airplane is pretty much hand built. Noting many things just don’t fit as well as they are engineered to. So we use our heads and make it right. A really great video and I will learn a great deal from you I think. God bless you sir.🙋♀️⏳
Thank you for the lovely comment. Good luck geetting started at your watch bench.
Outstanding video. Very well done, Sir. It was a real treat for me to see how this is done.
Hello Tommy, Thanks for this great video. It's a beautiful work. We say in France: "all is in details" , your work is the proof
Enjoyed every moment...very therapeutic.
Didn't want it to end. Love the way you work. Another level. You are a true craftsman....a perfectionist. Bless you.
Thank you very much!
Excellent work, phenomenal attention to detail.
What a demo of technique, preparation, tool working and precision metal piece manufacturing! Most impressive: not ALL cuts are made with a machine, and yet, the result is fantastic! Of course, you need to have the right tools, but that is taken for granted in the hands of a true artisan.
Thank you for your kind words.
The more I watch. The more questions I get about your tools.
Hey, no. Get back here. I want a full tool walk through video. Just showing them off and explaining their purpose.
My goodness - what a labour of love. Well done!
Great video. Loved to see how a wheel was made. Going to attend a course end of this month at a local clockmaker for maintaining and repairing (beginners stage) large timepieces. Hope to make my own wheels someday for my 24 antique clocks.
All of your skill sets and techniques are amazing ! but what I’m most impressed with is your degree of precision when you saw, file, and finish sand !! Gr8t job ….thanks for making the video !!
Thank you, i’m pleased you liked the video.
Excellent job Jobson
46.35 of enjoyment, watching a highly skilled craftsman explaining and working at his chosen profession! I've now subscribed, and wish you a very successful TH-cam channel....
Thank you so much. I'm really pleased you are enjoying the videos.
I personally prefer the longer videos it gives a better understanding of the skills involved rather than, here is one I made earlier. Facinating as always well done.
Great feedback, thanks. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.
Hi Tommy, I always enjoy watching your videos. I try to understand all great explanation you made. I also enjoy watching your video, no matter how long they are! Personally, I prefer longer videos. thanks for your kindness to share your experience.
Keep going buddy!👍
I forgot to ask you, do you use cyclodical gear cutter or involute ones?
Thank you.
Horological gear cutters are cycloidal, although on this wheel I was not using the complete tooth form to match with the other wheel work so all of that was out of the window anyway!
masterful to say the least. thanks for taking the time to share so that others can benefit!!
Very informative video, excellent craftsmanship. I've not seen spin riveting done before, so that's a new technique I'm now aware of. The whole video was very useful indeed.
Amazing work! Never seen someone so precise. You have now one follower more!
That is the best video out there for cutting replacement gear, wow, thanks for posting it!
Thanks very much! That’s very kind.
Thank you for demonstrating this. I found the various procedures fascinating, and well explained. Pure craftsmanship, looking forward to further videos. Thank you again.
Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@@TommyJobson I’m considering purchasing the George Daniels Watchmaking book, I am fascinated by watch and clock mechanisms. So will enjoy viewing the various diagrams and pictures. I intend to build a wooden geared clock, have seen a paperback book that shows how to make a simplified clock. If you have amazon prime there is a film on there about George Daniels called The Watchmakers Apprentice. It’s from watching it that planted the idea of making a simple wooden clock.
Very good close-up’s. Loved all the journey.
It requires so much passion.
Facinating - thank you so much for sharing your incredible engineering skills - I never cease to be amazed at what skilled humans can produce!
Thank you very much! I'm really pleased you are enjoying the videos.
Aww yeah boy. I'm a machinist and have worked on the massive in ship building down to the tiny in a medical lab. The big is fun; the little is funner. LOL!!
Great stuff. Thanks for the comment, glad you are enjoying the videos.
Wow!!! Beautiful work. Totally amazing. Thanks for sharing this.
Pure genius. I've never seen this done before..
Beautiful work. Really interesting to see it in long form.
Simply a joy to watch , thank you for sharing your skills .
Thank you that’s very kind.
Great work done so professionally. Thanks for uploading this video.
Mi más sincero reconocimiento por su profesionalidad Gracias por el vídeo tan detallado.
beautifully done, I have often wondered what a person would do if they were refurbishing an old clock and found a damaged wheel in the train I doubt that I could make a new wheel, but now I know that it can be done. Thank you for sharing your expertise.
Thank you very much!
Wonderful to have all the equipment you need.
Wonderful video and many thanks for sharing your techniques.
I would love to see a video by You with Your thoughts on the Antikithera mechanism
Massive thanks for making and sharing this content. In my opinion creators like You who share their craft and passion that makes TH-cam so good.
Best regards
Wow, thank you for the kind comment.
Absolutely stunning work! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much!
Fascinating-thank you for sharing your skills. Greetings from Tasmania Australia.
So lucky to find this channel. just fantastic.
Thank you so much.
Beautiful work
Tommy this is great ! I did not understand how 45 minutes passed. You made my Sunday night 🐾🌿 Subscribed 👌🏻 Thank you for sharing ...
Well done Tommy😊
I really enjoyed that, beautiful work!
I am just blown away with your precision and perfection. Thanks for sharing this.
It would be great to see what technology they used back in the 18th century to make these clocks. It must have been extraordinarily time consuming. No pun intended.
Check this video out. Johan is showing how it would have been done historicaly before the days of machines like mine. Enjoy! th-cam.com/video/iHwo_xadeWk/w-d-xo.html
...Especially, how then, they marked off the teeth without an instrument to precisely locate them. (PS how many jig saw blades did you expend?)
Absolutely WONDERFUL and spellbinding to watch this video. Thank you. I have owned these clocks via my parents.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I was going to make a coffee six minutes into the video until i got side tracked to your video ,the time and experience into the craft shows if a job is worth doing good do it better i enjoyed your video and have subscribed to watch more .
That's great to hear, thank you so much for the Sub!
Extraordinary and very well documented job !!! Well done!!
Thank you. I follow your work with interest too.
Great vid. That was my first exposure to the spinning rivet process and file nicking to provide the metal somewhere to go! Really cool. The only thing missing was a vid of the wheel operating in the clock. Good job!
Nice work thanks for putting it up for us, the dividing head is still a mystery. Cheers
Very nice video, lots of information, well presented.
Very interesting craftsmanship, I would love to have the patience for this type of work, at least as a hobby.
I did enjoy that. I am not into watch making myself, but I saw the whole thing and appreciated the skills, you display
Thank you.
Excellent work done here.
Thanks for sharing your skills with this great video. Definitely something I'd love to take on. In my earlier days, I worked with both a Shaublin 80 and your 102 that you show here. What beautiful; machines to work with. Back to watching!
It takes knowledge, skill, patients, and above all the right tools.............. It is on my bucket list to own and have a use for a Dividing Head......... I think we all forget a hundred years ago the most accurate clocks in the to world were made by HAND. Someone once said, sorry I forgot who, that the Railroad and Maritime Pocket Watches were (are) the most perfect machine ever made by man. I believe that is still true today.
"Give the man the right tools".......... Thanks for the kind words.
Wonderful video! Not too long at all. Like I mentioned before, take as much time as you need to properly explain the process.
Thanks.
I’m not a clockmaker or repairman. I am however interested in all manner of work methods and like to glean little tidbits of information on mechanical assembly and hand manufacturing.
I was especially illuminated by the spin-riveting! Thank you for the tidbits.
Excellent work 👍
Great job! Thank you very much for showing it us. Regards.
That was a lot of work for a small gear . Very intricate work. Great job. !👍
Hi Tommy, I saw your name in my recommendations and immediately thought of a GCSE pupil at the Shropshire school where I went to do teacher training many years ago! It's great to see that you're working with your hands and no surprise to see you producing such high quality work!
Small world! Thanks for getting in touch.