You are definitely One of the great masters I appreciate you doing these videos . and hopefully these videos will live on for 100s of years so you’re knowledge and experience can be passed on.
Mr. Martin your so blessed. I sure hope more viewers, especially the young “Whipper Snappers. Again seeing this beautiful clock serviced and very skilled fine adjustments. WOW That’s a Very Snazzy mantle clock. Cheers Kristy
Thank you James. You really respect the deformed metals, and apply just the right amount of correction. It will be good to hear that sonorous gong again back in my Iowa home.
Great work and very educational as always. Kind of a cool effect with your cameo appearance as a reflection on the gilt surfaces. The Wizard of Timekeeping. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks, Yes, this movement originally was highly polished to a mirror finish. Many pits and defects in it now but still retains some gloss. Some of the scratches and pits are deep on the rear plate and attempting to remove them would remove the gold plating. So didn't attempt to do any polishing, just a clean, but it still has a fair finish.
James, is there a chance that you could share a picture of the front of the bench that we see behind the clock at the end of the video? With little drawers, larger drawers, and a locking door? Very intriguing and practical piece.
To me one of the most valuable things about your videos is to absorb the careful and well thought out approach you take to solving problems that you encounter. Using compressed air to remove the molten solder from the anchor was inspired, as was your use of a padded vise to straighten the bent piece of the anchor. My guess is that the reason someone soldered it was that the clutch was too loose; the person who did that clearly did not understand the technique you used to tighten the clutch to give the right amount of friction. You used a custom-made anvil to support the clutch from underneath so that it would not move on the arbor when you tapped on it from above; I might have been tempted to use a split stake tool to provide the support underneath. You manage to pack a lot of thought-provoking material into a ten-minute video. Well done.
Do you still do rebuilds on clocks? I need a clock restored given to me by my mother. The mantle clock is from England or France. Marble and very heavy.
Nice work Jim, no one can reverse-butcher like the Master! 👊🏽
Thanks,
Many fine clocks out there have been condemned due to butchery.
The clock worked out nicely. I am glad that the customer had you finish the repairs. I like that vise that you use with the crank lever.
Thanks,
The vice is a Stephens, They made several variations, still a few out there for sale but out of production for many years now.
You are definitely One of the great masters I appreciate you doing these videos . and hopefully these videos will live on for 100s of years so you’re knowledge and experience can be passed on.
Thanks David,
I see a lot of these Adjustable Verge escapements that have been destroyed due to not understanding how they work.
THANKYOU JAMES .. Good to see your finishing touches. Always like watching you apply your skills
Thank You.....
Mr. Martin your so blessed. I sure hope more viewers, especially the young “Whipper Snappers.
Again seeing this beautiful clock serviced and very skilled fine adjustments. WOW
That’s a Very Snazzy mantle clock.
Cheers
Kristy
Many Thanks,
I agree, a very nicely styled case on this clock.
Nicely done a true craftsman of you traid. Thank Mr. Martin for the video.
Thanks........
I admire your patient and methodical approach to everything that you do.
Thanks, Owner was very happy to get this one working again.
Always great to see another video from you, James. Thank you very much for sharing your work with us.
Thanks,
Owner couldn't ever get this one to run, its now a fine time keeper.
Thank you James. You really respect the deformed metals, and apply just the right amount of correction. It will be good to hear that sonorous gong again back in my Iowa home.
Thanks Ron,
Its running and sounds great, just adjusting the time on it now.
Hello from a german clock girl :)
Thanks for watching, hope you enjoyed
Keep up the good work!
Charles,
Thanks for the recognition comment, always nice to get feedback.
Cheers James another video showing how a true craftman works.
Thanks, its set up the way it was designed now.
Great work as usual mr martin, and the gong sounds great
Great work and very educational as always.
Kind of a cool effect with your cameo appearance as a reflection on the gilt surfaces.
The Wizard of Timekeeping.
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks,
Yes, this movement originally was highly polished to a mirror finish.
Many pits and defects in it now but still retains some gloss.
Some of the scratches and pits are deep on the rear plate and attempting to remove them would remove the gold plating.
So didn't attempt to do any polishing, just a clean, but it still has a fair finish.
James, is there a chance that you could share a picture of the front of the bench that we see behind the clock at the end of the video?
With little drawers, larger drawers, and a locking door? Very intriguing and practical piece.
I’m going to watch the video I enjoyed the inspection I’ll probably enjoy this even better
hope so...I only focused on the Adjustable Verge in this one.
Nice report.
Expertly repaired
Thanks Arie, It never would have worked well set-up the way it was.
🙋Great work 👍
Lovely job, as always.
Thanks....
I enjoyed the video Mr. Martin
Glad you enjoyed it, the clock runs great now...
Pure magic
To me one of the most valuable things about your videos is to absorb the careful and well thought out approach you take to solving problems that you encounter. Using compressed air to remove the molten solder from the anchor was inspired, as was your use of a padded vise to straighten the bent piece of the anchor. My guess is that the reason someone soldered it was that the clutch was too loose; the person who did that clearly did not understand the technique you used to tighten the clutch to give the right amount of friction. You used a custom-made anvil to support the clutch from underneath so that it would not move on the arbor when you tapped on it from above; I might have been tempted to use a split stake tool to provide the support underneath. You manage to pack a lot of thought-provoking material into a ten-minute video. Well done.
Thank You..
Glad you were able to pick up some useful information from this...
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Do you still do rebuilds on clocks? I need a clock restored given to me by my mother. The mantle clock is from England or France. Marble and very heavy.
Yes, I'd be glad to take a look at for you, contact me at: jamesmart55@hotmail.com
@@jamesmartin5370 I did some research on my clock. It is a French Japy Freres & Cie 1850-1880ish mantle clock. I will email you. Thanks!
Yet another clock saved from a butcher. It amazes me how so many butchers deviate from the original design - the result never ends well.
I agree,
Many non-working movements out there due to poor workmanship practices.
As usual, great video! Thank you!
Thanks Joe...