128 Year Old Grandfather Clock Repaired

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One of my viewers owns a Grandfather clock that was built in 1895. Unfortunately one of the parts of the clock was broken during a move and he asked if I would machine a replacement part for him. This was a part with non-standard sized threads so It had to be custom machined to fit.
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  • @tonyurquhart8278
    @tonyurquhart82789 ай бұрын

    Haha! You read my mind. I was watching you wrap up the video & thinking to myself ‘He didn’t tap the gongs to let us hear them’… Then you satisfied my curiosity. Well done!

  • @jeremylastname873

    @jeremylastname873

    9 ай бұрын

    Bang a gong!

  • @musicbro8225
    @musicbro822510 ай бұрын

    Hearing the spirals ring out was the perfect ending to a nice video, well done.

  • @TheUncleRuckus
    @TheUncleRuckus10 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the chimes, I think I would've went crazy if we didn't get to hear it. 😂👍👍

  • @staxbundlz

    @staxbundlz

    10 ай бұрын

    I'm with you on that

  • @wilsonhardy2100
    @wilsonhardy210010 ай бұрын

    And Adam stumbles into clickspring’s universe and says “Hold my micrometer, I got this!” Then proceeds to knock one out of the park! This is so awesome, thanks for showing us how you can play both micro and macro sides of the lathe. 👍

  • @colinfahidi9983

    @colinfahidi9983

    10 ай бұрын

    A future video will feature Quantum Lathing.

  • @markschwartz830
    @markschwartz83010 ай бұрын

    Love it. Last week you were making cuts on the Pacemaker bigger than the diameter of that bronze rod

  • @TomTalley
    @TomTalley10 ай бұрын

    Adam...you may want to match the rod diameter exactly. That thing looks like it is intended to vibrate or react with a bell when struck, so it is going to act like a tuning fork. If you leave the rod size larger than before, it will be stiffer...frequency of vibration will be faster. Just a thought...thanks again for the wonderful work and video ...

  • @jklemin

    @jklemin

    10 ай бұрын

    It may also have to go through something that your not aware of. Agree it shoulda been the same diameter.

  • @MyTubeSVp
    @MyTubeSVp10 ай бұрын

    That bit at the end made me so happy!! I was frustrated for 40 minutes about not being able to hear the sound … 👍

  • @kittty2005
    @kittty200510 ай бұрын

    You are a good man, I absolutely knew you weren't satisfied with the loose fit of the first rod and I thought to myself " He'll make a new one to correct the mismatch" and you proved me right, I think we were cut from the same piece of cloth albeit from different times. Me being 70 . You continue to reaffirm my faith in humanity. Good man.

  • @kittty2005

    @kittty2005

    10 ай бұрын

    P.S. don't worry about the user name my end of the cloth had a little lace.

  • @glynnepritchard2526
    @glynnepritchard252610 ай бұрын

    M5 x 1.0 is known as metric coarse, it is a standard. M5 x 0.5 is fine thread

  • @fireantsarestrange
    @fireantsarestrange10 ай бұрын

    My grandfather was a machinist and later in life restored clocks as a hobby. I still have one he did. He used a jewelry lathe to remake parts. He died at 93 years old about 12 years ago.

  • @mj_slender6717
    @mj_slender671710 ай бұрын

    Not meaning to get off subject, but I LOVE that Orange vice. Now back to the regularly scheduled programming 😂

  • @charlesake8033
    @charlesake803310 ай бұрын

    The craftsmanship of clock makers, even of parts made over 100 years ago, is astounding. The original clock makers would be amazed at your craftsmanship as well!

  • @Farm_fab
    @Farm_fab10 ай бұрын

    For those that are unaware, the piece that has the steel coils in it is the chime section of the clock, and, depending on the clock, will chime on the hour, the half and the quarter, and the knob that goes on the shaft that Adam made appears to control the loudness of the chimes.

  • @colinfahidi9983

    @colinfahidi9983

    10 ай бұрын

    correct.

  • @erniepike3902
    @erniepike390210 ай бұрын

    AM I in the right universe? Adams doing clocks? when is Criss (Clickspring) fixing a bulldozer axil?

  • @rb8049

    @rb8049

    10 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @jughead8988

    @jughead8988

    10 ай бұрын

    Gaday! Today we are repairing a axle on a Cat 883!

  • @erniepike3902

    @erniepike3902

    10 ай бұрын

    @@jughead8988 😂

  • @Double_Vision

    @Double_Vision

    10 ай бұрын

    He'd still do it on a Sherline lathe too! 😂

  • @frankward709

    @frankward709

    10 ай бұрын

    Very cool The machining I did when a 100 years ago is amazing The detail the workmanship is just fantastic.

  • @rileyk99
    @rileyk9910 ай бұрын

    Might be the best ending to one of your videos ever. You gave that clock back it's voice!

  • @mattjparker
    @mattjparker10 ай бұрын

    The instruction at 17:30, thank you! Really felt like I was learning how to do this directly from Professor Abom!

  • @colleenscorfield3505
    @colleenscorfield350510 ай бұрын

    i couldn't believe you were going to do a video of 40mins for one piece of rod but it flew by and i was absorbed, bravo 👏

  • @scowell
    @scowell10 ай бұрын

    You're in Clickspring territory! Thanks for letting us hear the chimes too.

  • @BillySugger1965
    @BillySugger196510 ай бұрын

    Love those radiused thread reliefs. That rod holds a large mass on the end of a long lever arm, so any stress riser at the top of the base thread is going to be a worry. Probably why the original broke. Still no complaints, it lasted 128 years. The bottom thread, after passing through the bell, goes through a base board which projects the sound. Beautiful work as always Adam.

  • @firstname5437
    @firstname543710 ай бұрын

    I was gonna be so disappointed if you didn't play the chimes. But of course you did. Top notch, as always.

  • @moh5463
    @moh546310 ай бұрын

    That ring at the end brings up a lot of memories.

  • @lqueryvg666
    @lqueryvg66610 ай бұрын

    What a work of art - the product AND your replacement part.....good stuff!!!!

  • @GordonFlatt
    @GordonFlatt10 ай бұрын

    I was just thinking I wanted to hear the chimes and then you did it! Thanks for that little extra at the end of this video!

  • @frankhott179
    @frankhott17910 ай бұрын

    First rate work as usual. Your videography has improved to almost approach the quality of your fabrication! It was indeed a treat to hear the chimes at the end. Best wishes to you and your sweetie!🙏❤️

  • @Jungwoo94
    @Jungwoo9410 ай бұрын

    Glad to see stuff like this honestly, one day I'll have to repair my fathers clock as well who has done most of the clock of wood parts~

  • @garthbutton699
    @garthbutton69910 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the one more thing (chims) much appreciated🤗😎🤗😎

  • @troymilleraz
    @troymilleraz10 ай бұрын

    Broght back memories instantly when you struck the chimes. ~1980... Nana and PapPap's house 🙂

  • @dondonaldson1684
    @dondonaldson168410 ай бұрын

    The bell shape must be a resonance weight. The OD difference will likely change the resonance by a half tone? It is more rigid with bigger OD so that will likely sharpen the clock's note i would think. 0.250 to 0.203 is quite a big difference. It would be good to see the second piece turned down to 0.203, deliver it to Paul and do an A/B test for tonal comparison.

  • @jasonhull5712

    @jasonhull5712

    10 ай бұрын

    I was looking at that when it is in his thinking that same thought. I really would be interested to know if it did in fact change the pitch enough for just a human ear’s ability to hear the difference. 👍

  • @alexanderkupke920

    @alexanderkupke920

    10 ай бұрын

    @@jasonhull5712 the wayt hose spring bells work and with the size block they are mounted to that bell shaped mounting adapter should not make any difference. I assume it mounts on a through hole in a rather thin plate of the clockwork, and that bell shape either distributed load to prevent the plate from bending, or is mostly about how it looks. Turning it down would only be necessary to keep the original look, as someone else stated in a comment. If it was relevant for tuning, the rod length would have been as well and that would then require to absolutely match the start points of the threads anyway, which however in my opinion would be a futile attempt to math the rod length anyways. He measured it just shy of 13.5 cm using a rule, so that measurement might be quite precise, but given the break and as Adam already assumed, possibly some fatigue, i highly doubt you could measure the break exact to a tenth of a milimeter anyways.

  • @duroxkilo

    @duroxkilo

    10 ай бұрын

    it's probably an adjustable mounting leg.. the coils are the gongs that resonate, the block is a dampening weight so that the clock enclosure won't vibrate too badly when the hammers hit the coils...

  • @StevenHess
    @StevenHess10 ай бұрын

    You have to respect the work of traditional mechanical clockmakers and watchmakers. Thanks for the video as always.

  • @adrianstanton2652
    @adrianstanton265210 ай бұрын

    Skill and dedication is the rule. And great kudos for you. He had trust in you. And faith. Great job.

  • @mauricecasey866
    @mauricecasey86610 ай бұрын

    Metric thread development started in Switzerland in 1876 with a metric thread with an angle of 47.5 degrees developed for the clock screw market by professor Thury. This was followed in Germany in 1894 by Leopold Loewenherz who designed a thread with a flank angle of 53 degrees 8 minutes.

  • @colinfahidi9983

    @colinfahidi9983

    10 ай бұрын

    Correct.

  • @mftmachining

    @mftmachining

    10 ай бұрын

    Correct. And in 1898 came the standardistion conference. BTW, i restored a Löwenherz cutter set recently. Can be seen on my channel.

  • @mj_slender6717

    @mj_slender6717

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you, been machinist 35 years. I'm never too old to enjoy learning new things like this. Once you get done learning it is time to move on. Once again thank you.

  • @mauricecasey866

    @mauricecasey866

    10 ай бұрын

    No problem sir. I take no credit for the info, I had to look it up as I was surprised metric was being used in the 1800s!@@mj_slender6717

  • @mauricecasey866

    @mauricecasey866

    10 ай бұрын

    I will check it out, thanks.@@mftmachining

  • @j1952d
    @j1952d10 ай бұрын

    Thanks. I've been itching to hear those chimes since the start of the video!

  • @johncarder819
    @johncarder81910 ай бұрын

    Why I love watching Adam. A master of his craft.

  • @ryan_mcme
    @ryan_mcme10 ай бұрын

    If I've learned anything from watch repair video rabbit holes, the size and weight of everything inside that case is intentional and relevant. Just my 0.5¢. Great video!

  • @larryfedewa9636

    @larryfedewa9636

    10 ай бұрын

    I agree but with the adjustable weight it should be ok.

  • @loufaiella3354

    @loufaiella3354

    10 ай бұрын

    the new rod may be too thick to flex as designed(?).@@larryfedewa9636

  • @henryD9363
    @henryD936310 ай бұрын

    Your editing matches your machine work. Beautiful!

  • @57Dalv
    @57Dalv10 ай бұрын

    You are amazing - I am in awe of what you do after 40+ years in construction, nothing to this precision. I hope Mike Rowe Works Foundation is watching. He does great work with young people and construction jobs but some of them might prefer your trade. Thank you for what you do - I learn from every video you do and I'm 65 years old. Much appreciate your efforts.

  • @andrewruble7706
    @andrewruble770610 ай бұрын

    Awesome job Adam! Thanks for the lesson like you always have but even more so for helping save a piece of history. Love seeing these one off jobs. Thanks for sharing your craft with all of us.

  • @100acrewood77
    @100acrewood7710 ай бұрын

    Love the juxtaposition from giant precision lathe work to small stuff with the same precision and the fact that you remade it to the original size vs making it a “standard” size. In all honesty I’ve skipped the last few months of your vids cause they didn’t have the old school Abom feel but this one hit the mark. Keep up the great work.

  • @brianmoore1164
    @brianmoore116410 ай бұрын

    Stunning work! A 128 year old antique brought back into service. It is cool to think that your work will be appreciated for generations into the future.

  • @jughead8988
    @jughead898810 ай бұрын

    I'm use to Adam throwing chips the size of corn chips! This is a new experience for me!

  • @1903A3shooter
    @1903A3shooter10 ай бұрын

    THAT is a very smooth running geared head lathe.

  • @chrispfeffer1106
    @chrispfeffer110610 ай бұрын

    Adam I really enjoyed your work here, not only the clock, but using your phone for the upclose shots. Great work.

  • @clarenceburton9654
    @clarenceburton965410 ай бұрын

    Wonderful job , and thanks for the chimes 🎼 !!!

  • @generessler6282
    @generessler628210 ай бұрын

    Kind of amazing to watch the guy who used to machine 800 pound gear box shafts working as a clockmaker. Brilliant. While a purist would probably have fixed the original shaft, clearly the owner wanted a new part, and you've given it to them. A real display of mastery of the machining art.

  • @walt8089
    @walt808910 ай бұрын

    Not only a great machinist but, musician as well ! 😊 ……. Nice touch 🎼

  • @NiftyMCD_Australia
    @NiftyMCD_Australia10 ай бұрын

    This video is one that anyone who needs to thread small diameter parts should have as a reference video. So well explained and the visual guide makes it so much easier to follow. Thanks for posting this. 👍💯

  • @LouJustlou
    @LouJustlou10 ай бұрын

    Very cool seeing the precision you can achieve on both ends of the scale! On a more serious note, you and Abby stay safe next week.

  • @thepagan5432
    @thepagan543210 ай бұрын

    Nicely done Adam. Years ago a client of my wife asked if could repair an antique maritime clock, as I worked with gears. Even though the gears we made were mostly automotive and industrial, I said yeah. For months I fixed 5 old clocks for him, even making some of the cogs by hand with a file. The grandfather clock was amazing and again I made parts by hand from brass, it was so rewarding. Then they moved and that ended my adventure into clocks. I hope you get more parts to fix as sometimes stepping out of your comfort zone can be an amazing journey. Stay safe and well, both of you. 👍

  • @KJ6EAD
    @KJ6EAD10 ай бұрын

    Two things I noticed in this episode that mark Adam as a professional machinist and teacher: demonstrating the reverse rotation filing on the threads and bluing the shaft to make the threading process easier to see on video.

  • @Hey_Its_That_Guy
    @Hey_Its_That_Guy10 ай бұрын

    Nice job, Adam, it looks great! I'm sure Mr. Paul appreciates your time and effort, as we all do!

  • @thealchemist5376
    @thealchemist537610 ай бұрын

    Haha, I liked the outro on this one! Great little job you did there.

  • @gerardlochmans589
    @gerardlochmans58910 ай бұрын

    Not "only" a master of maching ...but also a master of the BELLS! 💪💪💪🤣

  • @ydonl
    @ydonl10 ай бұрын

    I always love it when we get to watch you blend a radius; it's art. Especially this one! And I was waiting the whole video for the chimes at the end -- thanks for that! Beautiful

  • @gusviera3905
    @gusviera390510 ай бұрын

    Man, that was like picking fly speck out of pepper! You have a fine, steady hand Adam. Thanks and stay dry!

  • @ErikBongers
    @ErikBongers10 ай бұрын

    Glad to see you venture into horolo....horgolo... Glad to see you venture into clockmaking. May I suggest Big Ben?

  • @WinstonCorneilius
    @WinstonCorneilius10 ай бұрын

    Been a sub since you were at the machine shop. Haven’t watched in a while but great to see you’re still doing well

  • @MrJohnd1951
    @MrJohnd195110 ай бұрын

    Very nice and fine workmanship. Thanks for sharing.

  • @donaldmeston4165
    @donaldmeston416510 ай бұрын

    The dreaded Westminster chime. My grandmother got presented with a clock on her marriage to my grandfather in 1926 that did that every fifteen minutes. Fortunately you could avoid winding the quarter hour chime as it got annoying in about fifteen minutes.

  • @shaunolinger964
    @shaunolinger96410 ай бұрын

    @37:14 THANK YOU!!!!! I was SOOOO hoping you'd do that! My grandfather had a grandfather clock in the living room, while grandma had a grandmother clock in her sewing room. I LOVED hearing those two clocks going off together!!!

  • @Kevin-wj5ny
    @Kevin-wj5ny10 ай бұрын

    Adam you never cease to amaze! I've been watching you since before you built the rotary welding table and now you're making parts for, I am truly amazed !

  • @bobtherat99
    @bobtherat9910 ай бұрын

    thanks for the strike at the end. I was dying to hear it chime. Beautiful work on your part. It fits perfectly with the beautiful work of the craftsman 128 years ago.

  • @Slikx666
    @Slikx66610 ай бұрын

    It still surprises me how delicate such a big machine in the right hands can be. Adam could probably make a 1mm nut and bolt if he wanted. 😀👍

  • @desolatemetro
    @desolatemetro10 ай бұрын

    Very satisfying ringing the chimes. 😁. Great video.

  • @mxlje
    @mxlje10 ай бұрын

    Super clean and tight shots in this one Adam, thank you!

  • @bernardwill7196
    @bernardwill719610 ай бұрын

    The customer was very lucky , that he/she meet you.

  • @andywithers592
    @andywithers59210 ай бұрын

    Marvellous! The clock gets its voice back. Great workmanship as ever. I have to use this threading technique on my tiny Proxxon lathe.

  • @65BAJA
    @65BAJA10 ай бұрын

    Beautiful craftsmanship Adam. Great video as always.

  • @andrewyanke1787
    @andrewyanke178710 ай бұрын

    This was so much more useful now that I have the machines to follow along. I bought a full machine shop for the sole purpose of my love of making my own stuff and a well timed machinists death (work related... his organs failed from a life of being an alcoholic.) But I'm carefully and cautiously learning now that I've restored or cleaned every bolt on these machines, reassembled, and powered them all to get intimate and familiar with them. I really appreciated the detailed step by step in this edit. Mucho Majalos brotha!

  • @johnsherborne3245

    @johnsherborne3245

    10 ай бұрын

    I sort of inherited my lathe and mill, largely self taught, I have a real issue with my teacher when it goes wrong!

  • @mikepayne8756
    @mikepayne875610 ай бұрын

    I once used your method of not disengaging the half nut to cut a 3/4" pitch rope thread on 1 1/2" rock drill steel rods. Worked good.

  • @sharonshields1482
    @sharonshields148210 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your work. I really love how you explain each step. Until next time, be well.

  • @johnpitschi9417
    @johnpitschi94174 ай бұрын

    Excellent video, I really like the close up shots as you machine. They provide tremendous insight into your technique. By the way, your videos are my "peace". I find them very calming and engaging. I cannot explain why, perhaps it's how calm you are, but thank you for what and HOW you do what you do in making your videos.

  • @davesublette7447
    @davesublette744710 ай бұрын

    The music at the end came in at the same key as the chimes --- really cool.....

  • @amundson1942
    @amundson194210 ай бұрын

    Would the owner take a picture of the piece installed in the clock? I'd love to see it. Thanks for a great video!

  • @bigbloodaxe
    @bigbloodaxe10 ай бұрын

    Excellent explanation and execution on how to cut threads, top work as always Adam 😊

  • @phillipchambers8487
    @phillipchambers848710 ай бұрын

    @abom79, Adam Thanks so much for playing Clock Chimes at the end, that brought back great memories for me. It sounded identical to my Grandmas Clock that she had in her House. When I was a kid I always loved hearing that throughout the night. Great Video, and I’m sure Paul is gonna be a very Happy Man now.

  • @plainnpretty
    @plainnpretty10 ай бұрын

    Nice work as always a little different scale than I’m used to seeing on this channel. Thanks Adam

  • @MikeBaxterABC
    @MikeBaxterABC10 ай бұрын

    I don't comment on every video, as they are ALL great! .. But this one stands out because everything is so small,... very different than the big stuff, and less room for error!! .. Great video Adam, Keeping the old clock ticking! :)

  • @henrymorgan3982
    @henrymorgan398210 ай бұрын

    They don't make up like that anymore! May that clock live another 128 years!

  • @morgannaidoo9583
    @morgannaidoo958310 ай бұрын

    Meticulous workmanship. Superb job

  • @mjd9813
    @mjd981310 ай бұрын

    Thank you sir always worth it to watch the whole video till the end

  • @Grandpa600
    @Grandpa60010 ай бұрын

    Magic video. After watching the chimes being rung, all became clear as to how things work. Really clear explanation of how threads are actually formed on the lathe.

  • @hemanthharrilall6469
    @hemanthharrilall646910 ай бұрын

    Great stuff Adam Thanks for the chime

  • @chadwoody3719
    @chadwoody371910 ай бұрын

    A chef, welder, machinist, and a musician all in one.

  • @Springfield-1903
    @Springfield-190310 ай бұрын

    Awesome machining video!! Thanks Adam!

  • @dougjordan1544
    @dougjordan154410 ай бұрын

    Wow! Brilliant video, thanks Abom. Doug from Penrith,Cumbria UK

  • @michaellehmann280
    @michaellehmann28010 ай бұрын

    Great video and glad you played the chimes!

  • @jlucasound
    @jlucasound10 ай бұрын

    I think this is the most delicate job I have seen you do on your channel. Nice.

  • @ormundwilliams8065
    @ormundwilliams806510 ай бұрын

    That is the most beautiful bench vice!!!

  • @kaydog2008
    @kaydog200810 ай бұрын

    Right many imagrints and stuff coming over from europe back then still used the metric system. From clocks, pocket watches to ammunition sizes.

  • @stevemcpike9010
    @stevemcpike901010 ай бұрын

    The chimes at the end were a nice touch 👌. Sure have to admire old world craftsmanship. And yes....NOTHING is built like it used to be

  • @StuartsShed
    @StuartsShed10 ай бұрын

    Excellent - a great refresher on small diameter threading. Also the method of metric threading by disengaging the half nuts is superb - I wondered if there was a trick for that - hadn't managed to figure one out myself. I look forward to trying that out. Cheers.

  • @steve_weinrich
    @steve_weinrich10 ай бұрын

    Excellent work and video!

  • @DigiLab360
    @DigiLab36010 ай бұрын

    "Disengage the halfnuts" I'm stealing that to describe the action of telling the Bozos at work to stop what they're doing.

  • @ibjeterhere
    @ibjeterhere10 ай бұрын

    Excellent camera work as usual I’m impressed 😊

  • @mdvener
    @mdvener10 ай бұрын

    Now that was incredibly great. You are the man when it really comes down to precision machine work. Thanks for sharing your experience n process on getting this done. It's not that easy of a job to get done, n I'm no machinist, just a retired electrician, but very impressed on what you do, n how you do everything. Watching Steve Summers in the morning and you in the afternoon, I am amazed from each of you. Can't thank you both enough for what you share.

  • @billlopresti9334
    @billlopresti933410 ай бұрын

    Fantastic episode. Really enjoyed seeing you help a subscriber.

  • @wimspies8858
    @wimspies885810 ай бұрын

    Sounds good! Nice job Adam

  • @paulfasolo8552
    @paulfasolo855210 ай бұрын

    Adam, you are a complete shop classes with video! Thank you!

  • @patrickcolahan7499
    @patrickcolahan749910 ай бұрын

    Nice work. Small items are can easily be much more difficult to machine than larger pieces. I have done a lot of very small stuff, have a lighted magnifying glass mounted to my lathe. Great work, thanks very much for sharing.

  • @billsales7237
    @billsales723710 ай бұрын

    Very nice piece of work Adam

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