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- Clock Repair Methods & Techniques
- General
- 400-Day "Anniversary" Clocks, from Clockworks
- 400-Day Repair Tips by Mike Murry, Adobe Acrobat 14KB
- Alarms of America Mantel Clocks by David LaBounty, Adobe Acrobat 261KB
- Alternative Methods to Determine the Correct Pendulum Length for a Clock by Mark Headrick
- American Time Only Movement from the NAWCC, pay-to-view video
- Antique Clock Overhaul, by Dr. Time ▪ video ▪
- Atmospheric Suspension Spring Replacement Instructions by Dennis Kaye
- Basic Repair Hints for the Atmos by Mike Murray, Adobe Acrobat 15KB
- Chime and Strike Governors in Clocks by Mark Headrick
- Clock Repair Tips, Ticks, & Secrets from Wayne Berry
- Determining which chain to use on a weight driven clock when the chain is missing by Mike Murray, Adobe Acrobat 9KB
- Dismantling and Re-Building the Reutter Atmos by Frank Patten, Adobe Acrobat 2.9MB
- An Escapement Problem by Steve Nelson, on Vienna Regulator deadbeat escapements
- Examining the French Bulle Mantel Clock by John Locke, Adobe Acrobat 16KB
- French Clock Beat Rates by David LaBounty Adobe Acrobat 88KB
- The Hermle Floating Balance - Adjusting the Beat & Increasing the Speed by Mike Murray, Adobe Acrobat 193KB
- How to easily count the teeth in a clock wheel by Harry Gilmore, Adobe Acrobat 14KB
- How to Fill an Atmos Bubble Level that has Dried Up by Mike Murray, Adobe Acrobat 19KB
- How to Replace a 400 Day Clock Suspension Spring, by Norkro ▪ video ▪
- Identifying A Missing Repeat Pull by David LaBounty Adobe Acrobat 58KB
- In The Can - Servicing the "B" Type Telechron Rotor by David LaBounty Adobe Acrobat 231KB
- Instructions for installing a Silk Thread Pendulum by Rob Beaver
- Marine Chronometers from Old and Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace (orig. published 1918)
- Mechanism Assembly Tips by Steve Nelson
- Mechanism Part Names by Steve Nelson, of a Vienna Regulator Movement
- Modern Grandfather Clock Weights by Mark Headrick
- "No Solder" Bellows Replacement Method for Old Style Atmos by Daniel Henderson, Adobe Acrobat 33KB
- Notes from the Bench, by David Tarsi, an online clock repair technical journal. Many topics
- Regulating Your 400-day (Anniversary) Clock by Mike Murray, Adobe Acrobat 16KB
- Restauratie van Friese staart en stoelklokken [Repair of Friesian Staart and Stoel Clocks]
- Restoring a Bulle Clock pt 1 by Peter J Smith, Adobe Acrobat 729kb
- Restoring a Bulle Clock pt 2 by Peter J Smith, Adobe Acrobat 922kb
- Restoring a Bulle Clock pt 3 by Peter J Smith, Adobe Acrobat 192kb
- Restoring a Bulle Clock pt 4 by Peter J Smith, Adobe Acrobat 2568kb
- Restoring a Bulle Clock pt 5 by Peter J Smith, Adobe Acrobat 1798kb
- Servicing the 400-Day Clock by Mike Murry, Adobe Acrobat 465KB
- Servicing A Platform by David LaBounty, Adobe Acrobat 273KB
- Taking Apart a 3 Weight Vienna Mechanism by Steve Nelson
- Telechron "B" Rotor Rebuilding by Mike Murry, Adobe Acrobat 15KB
- Tips for regulating the Atmos when the adjustment lever is all the way fast or slow by Mike Murray, Adobe Acrobat 12KB
- Waterbury Regulator Restoration by David LaBounty Adobe Acrobat 866KB
- Mainsprings
- Clock Mainsprings by Mark Headrick
- Cutting a fusee for an English Skeleton clock, by James Alden Lea the Village Clockmaker▪ video ▪
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Clock Mainsprings by Mike Murray, Adobe Acrobat 34KB
- Strike Trains including Pallets, Rack & Snail, and Levers
- Adjusting Pallets by Steve Nelson, on Vienna Regulator deadbeat escapements
- An Anniversary Clock with a Buffed Pallet by Steve Nelson
- Gathering Pallets by Steve Nelson, on Vienna Regulator rack and snail systems
- Hour Strike Rack and Snail Variations by Steve Nelson
- How to Replace a Missing Gathering Pallet by Dave West
- The Joys of Pallets by Steve Nelson, on Vienna Regulator deadbeat escapements
- The Levers of American Striking Movments by David LaBounty Adobe Acrobat 672KB
- Making new pallets for a Graham dead beat clock, by James Alden Lea the Village Clockmaker▪ video ▪
- Making or Replacing a Rack Tail for a Longcase Clock by Dave West
- Repairing the Strike Rack Mechanism by Mark Headrick
- Setting Up Vienna Regulator Strike Trains by Steve Nelson
- A Striking Problem by Steve Nelson, springs
- Wheels and Teeth
- Crossing out a clock wheel on a Pries panto-graph, by James Alden Lea the Village Clockmaker ▪ video ▪
- Cutting a new contrate wheel for a Carriage clock, by James Alden Lea the Village Clockmaker ▪ video ▪
- Cutting a new wheel for a barrel, by James Alden Lea the Village Clockmaker ▪ video ▪
- Cutting gears on a lathe with a fly cutter▪ video ▪
- Cutting gears with a lathe by Nico deFrank ▪ video ▪
- Date Wheel Replacement from dave west clocks
- Escape Wheel Problems by David LaBounty, Adobe Acrobat 193KB
- Gear Cutting 101 by Jim DuBois, Adobe Acrobat 1.2MB
- Gear Template Generator from Woodgears.ca
- How to Cut Teeth for an American Clock Wheel / Gear by Al Takatsch▪ video ▪
- Making gears by hand without machines - Part 1 from Kosmos ▪ video ▪
- A procedure for replacing teeth in an electric clock's fiber wheel by Mike Murray, Adobe Acrobat 21KB
- Repairing a broken tooth on the hour wheel of a Longcase clock from dave west clocks
- Strike Wheel Pin Replacement by Steve Nelson
- Tipping Escape Wheel Teeth by Steve Nelson
- Tips for Working on Vienna Regulator Winding Drums by Steve Nelson
- Topping a crown wheel, by James Alden Lea the Village Clockmaker▪ video ▪
- Wheel Cutting by Dewey Clark
- Pivots, Pivot Holes, Bushing, and Pivot Polishing
- About Commercial Bushings by Mark Headrick
- Burnishing by David LaBounty Adobe Acrobat 393KB
- Bushing Clock Plates from dave west clocks
- Diagnosing Worn Brass Bushings in a Mechanical Clock by Mark Headrick
- Got Stones? by Steve Nelson, restoration of clock and watch pivots
- Herschel's Pivot Restoration by Steve Nelson
- Polishing Clock Pivots from dave west clocks
- Power Pegging by Steve Nelson, cleaning pivot holes
- Re-pivoting a bent arbor, by James Alden Lea the Village Clockmaker▪ video ▪
- Restoring Clock Pivots by Steve Nelson
- Cleaning and Lubricating
- Cleaning and Polishing Brass by Mark Headrick
- Clock and Watch Lubrication by Mark Headrick
- Clock Cleaning Solution by Steve Nelson
- Clock Lubrication by Brian Shaw, Adobe Acrobat 17KB
- Home-made Clock Cleaning Solution by Mike Murray, Adobe Acrobat 16KB
- How to Oil a Clock, by www.norkro.com ▪ video ▪
- How to Oil an Antique Clock Movement, by TickTockTony ▪ video ▪
- How Lubricants Work by Mark Headrick
- Of Oil, Oilers and Oil Sinks by Steve Nelson
- The Practical Lubrication of Clocks and Watches by the British Horological Institute
- Rudimentary cleaning and lubrication of a clock movement for the amateur by Mike Murray, Adobe Acrobat 18KB
- Some Thoughts on [Cleaning] Fluids Used in Horology from Antica Orologeria Lambetlan
- Repairing or Replacing Other Parts
- Atmos bellows. How you can identify a good one from a bad one by Mike Murray, Adobe Acrobat 37KB
- Rudimentary cleaning and lubrication of a clock movement for the amateur by Mike Murray, Adobe Acrobat 18KB
- A Becker Strike Train Challenge by Steve Nelson
- CNC Machining to Make Clock Parts by Rex Swensen
- How not to solve a depthing problem by Steve Nelson, examining damaged pinion leaves
- How to repair a loose or bulging mainspring barrel hook by Mike Murray, Adobe Acrobat 19KB
- Longcase Crutch repair from dave west clocks
- Longcase Post Repair from dave west clocks
- Making a Balance Staff by Dewey Clark
- Making a gong for an English Skeleon clock, by James Alden Lea the Village Clockmaker▪ video ▪
- Making a Spring Detent for Marine Chronometers by Dewey Clark
- Polishing Weight Shells by Steve Nelson
- Repairing a broken hole in a center shaft, by James Alden Lea the Village Clockmaker▪ video ▪
- Repairing a Hoop Wheel by Dave West
- Also see Horological Calculators for pendulum length and mainspring calculations
- Also see Chimes and Sounds for chiming sequences, etc.
- Watch Repair Methods & Techniques
- Disassembled
- Quartz Watch Movement Parts from Denis Carignan
- Understanding Pocket Watch Parts from Denis Carignan
- Understanding the Parts of a Watch from Denis Carignan
- Watch Case Nomenclature from Denis Carignan
- Watch Crown Types by Denis Carignan
- Watch Crystal Shapes by Denis Carignan
- General
- Causes Of Stoppage Of Watches from Old and Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace (orig. published 1918)
- Chronographs, Calendars, Etc. from Old and Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace (orig. published 1918)
- Description Of A Watch Movement from Old and Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace (orig. published 1918)
- Disassembling a Simple Mechanical Watch from Horologie-Suisse, illustrated with drawings
- Fitting Stems and Crowns to Watches by Denis Carignan
- How to do watch timing adjustment - regulation, from Western Gents United ▪ video ▪
- How to Fit a Stem Extender from Esslinger.com
- How to Measure Watch Hands from Esslinger.com
- How to Replace a Rubber O-Ring Watch Back Gasket from Esslinger.com
- How to Replace a Watch Stem from Esslinger.com
- How to Waterproof a Watch from Esslinger.com
- Making a Bimetallic Balance by Dewey Clark
- Materials Used In Construction And Repair Of Watches from Old and Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace (orig. published 1918)
- Mounting the Movement in the Case from Horologie-Suisse, illustrated with drawings
- Reassembling a Simple Mechanical Watch from Horologie-Suisse, illustrated with drawings
- Removing and replacing a watch balance staff by Denis Carignan ▪ video ▪
- Repeating Watches, Etc. from Old and Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace (orig. published 1918)
- Restoring a Gruen Curvex by Tom Gref
- Setting a watch in beat, from Watch Repair Channel ▪ video ▪
- The Watch Jobber's Handybook, A Practical Manual on Cleaning, Repairing and Adjusting [1887] by Paul N Hasluck, transcribed by Oliver Mundy, MS Word 62KB
- Watch Refurbishing by Kevin James
- Watch Repair - Depths, Trains Wheels, Etc. from Old and Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace (orig. published 1918)
- Watch Repair - Escapements from Old and Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace (orig. published 1918)
- Watch Repair - Keyless Work from Old and Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace (orig. published 1918)
- Watch Repair - Making Small Tools from Old and Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace (orig. published 1918)
- Watch Repair - Motion Work, Hands, And Dials from Old and Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace (orig. published 1918)
- Watch Repair - The Use Of Tools from Old and Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace (orig. published 1918)
- Watch Repair - Turning from Old and Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace (orig. published 1918)
- Watch Repair Workshop, Tools, Etc. from Old and Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace (orig. published 1918)
- Watches - Conversions And Alterations In Movements from Old and Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace (orig. published 1918)
- Watchmaker's Handbook from Waltham Watch Company, Adobe Acrobat 1.6MB
- Balances and Mainsprings
- Elgin Bulletin: Balance Poising, Adobe Acrobat 2.0MB
- Elgin Bulletin: Balance Truing, Adobe Acrobat 1.7MB
- Elgin Bulletin: Mainsprings, Adobe Acrobat 2.5MB
- Hairspring Adjustment 01 ▪ video ▪
- How To Align The Hairspring to set the watch in beat, from Watch Repair Channel ▪ video ▪
- How to choose a new mainspring, from Watch Repair Channel ▪ video ▪
- How to repair a bent hairspring, from Watch Repair Channel ▪ video ▪
- How to repair a twisted hairspring, from Watch Repair Channel ▪ video ▪
- Watch Repair - Balances And Hairsprings, Adjusting And Timing from Old and Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace (orig. published 1918)
- Watch Repair - Barrels, Fusers, Mainsprings, And Chains from Old and Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace (orig. published 1918)
- Jewels and Pivots
- Jewels and Pivots from Horologie-Suisse, illustrated with drawings
- Cleaning and Lubrication
- Cleaning Enamel Watch Dials from Dave's Watch Parts and Tools, Adobe Acrobat
- Cleaning Watches from Old and Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace (orig. published 1918)
- Cleaning, Oiling and Checking a Basic Mechanical Watch Movement by Denis Carignan
- Elgin Bulletin: Cleaning and Oiling Watches, Adobe Acrobat 1.8MB
- How to Clean & Oil a Watch: A Beginners Guide by Kevin James
- How to clean watch dials, by Carignan Watch Company
- Oiling a Mechanical Movement, illustrated with drawings
- Metalworking & Metallurgy
- Copper Plating by Steve Nelson
- Hardening and Tempering from Antica Orologeria Lambetlan
- Heat Treating Steel by Steve Nelson
- Soldering by Steve Nelson, a crutch hub
- Vigor Electroplating Guide, Adobe Acrobat 12MB
- Online Forums for Repair
- English Language
- Clock Repair Forum at the NAWCC
- Clocksmiths at Yahoo!- restricted to those directly involved in the Trade
- DIY, Restorations, and Mods at International Watch League
- Horological Tools Forum at the NAWCC
- Horology for Mini Lathes at Yahoo! - restricted
- Hints & How-to's Forum at the NAWCC - answers to common repair questions
- Watchmaking and Repairs at The Watch Forum
- Vintage Watch Repair at classicwatch.com
- Watch Repair Forum at the NAWCC - watch repair practices, techniques and troubleshooting problems
- Watch Repair Group on Yahoo!; membership by approval
- Watch Repair Talk
- Watch Repairers on Yahoo! - a discussion list to share information about watch repairs and part interchange
- Watchmaking & Repair Forum at timezone.com
- Watchmaking & Repair Forum at watchuseek.com
- Watchmaking and Repairs at Watch Talk Forums
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