Antique Clock Restoration - The Complete Job - Part 2, how bad is it really?

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In this series, I will be covering all the work required to restore a nineteenth-century bracket clock. This is part 2 where I dismantle the movement to see how bad the condition really is.
The music in this video is courtesy of @wintergatan I strongly urge anyone who isn't familiar with his channel to head over and see his progress on building the most amazing mechanical marble music-making machine known as the MMX.
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Video Content:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Dismantle Strike Work
2:13 - Letting Down the Power
3:46 - Splitting the Plates
5:22 - Stuck Centre Wheel
5:56 - Condition Assessment
10:17 - Removing the Mainsprings
#clockrestoration, #horology, #clockrepair, #antiquesconservation, #restoration

Пікірлер: 28

  • @createinside4613
    @createinside4613 Жыл бұрын

    there we are again: the british are the backbone of watchmaking history. what a beautiful movement!

  • @sntradebd3562
    @sntradebd35627 ай бұрын

    I ❤ this job

  • @cook5381
    @cook53813 жыл бұрын

    Good tip about the gathering pallet removal, logical, but I hadn't thought of doing it that way!

  • @TommyJobson

    @TommyJobson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Much better than risking bending or breaking the square.

  • @neilscragg2148
    @neilscragg21483 жыл бұрын

    Good video Tommy, nice comment about the hole between the teeth of the fusee...to release the click, something I was unaware of, and I may have not spotted in the past. 👍

  • @TommyJobson

    @TommyJobson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Use with extreme caution! Not all clocks have it, but most quality clocks of this period do.

  • @neilscragg2148

    @neilscragg2148

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TommyJobson noted 👍

  • @tonywatson987
    @tonywatson9873 жыл бұрын

    Nice to hear Wintergatan - perfect music for your channel, Tommy! Nice 'perfect' handle screwdriver too, I've almost got a full set of Smiths and a couple of King Dicks. Thanks for the detailed explanation, not just of what is wrong, but what made it go wrong. I like the Spring Compressor - nice idea to get round a potentially dangerous task... looking forward to part #3

  • @TommyJobson

    @TommyJobson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much. I'm a big fan of @wintergatan Martin is a bit of an inspiration with his positive mental out look. I love old tools and like the feel of these old screwdrivers. Thanks for watching.

  • @EnUsUserScreenname
    @EnUsUserScreenname3 жыл бұрын

    super cool

  • @brianwarburton4482
    @brianwarburton44823 жыл бұрын

    Another excellent video. Thank you.

  • @TommyJobson

    @TommyJobson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much 🙏

  • @KevinWoodsWorkshop
    @KevinWoodsWorkshop3 жыл бұрын

    Great video Tommy, very informative and interesting so thanks for sharing.

  • @TommyJobson

    @TommyJobson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much Kevin.

  • @Paul-yk8bj
    @Paul-yk8bj3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Tommy, love your videos very informative and its lovely to see a master clockmaker at work, i have a Ollie Baker winder do you mind if i ask you where you got that size capture barrel from, i am having trouble getting hold of one that is larger then the one that came with the Ollie Baker, or did you make it your self.Thanks

  • @TommyJobson

    @TommyJobson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi, this one came with the Ollie Baker. I bought it quite a few years ago before there was a UK supplier so perhaps that's it? Thanks for watching, glad you enjoy the videos.

  • @Leo-cf9xj
    @Leo-cf9xj3 жыл бұрын

    Godd video, i dont know if you made a video already about it but what you use to clean brass wheels in the clock to make them look clean&shiny again

  • @TommyJobson

    @TommyJobson

    3 жыл бұрын

    I havn't made a specific video on the topic, but I may do one day.

  • @gravyytube
    @gravyytube3 жыл бұрын

    Hope you’ve been keeping busy over the last 18 months or so I’ve retired because of it just finishing clocks that I’ve been making over the last 30 years, anyway “ Great Job Son “……..

  • @TommyJobson

    @TommyJobson

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm really busy thank you. Great to hear that you are completing clocks, any chance of seeing them?

  • @gravyytube

    @gravyytube

    3 жыл бұрын

    ​@@TommyJobson Hi Tommy yes of course, funnily enough last year was so slow that i took time to archive photos on Facebook just look up John Beevis ( the thumb nail’s a giveaway! ) in Facebook search bar i’ll try to send a link as well probably on your Facebook page. All the best John…….

  • @TommyJobson

    @TommyJobson

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been looking at your pictures! Wow what a collection, you are a very talented man.

  • @gravyytube

    @gravyytube

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TommyJobson Thanks so much for those kind words. i’ve been really lucky to have worked on some of the best makers over the years & i guess some of that must have rubbed off i do sometimes look at them and wonder how i did them ( especially the lantern engraving, who do u use 4 hand engraving these days? ) so really must crack on & finish them.

  • @TheKnacklersWorkshop
    @TheKnacklersWorkshop2 жыл бұрын

    Hello Tommy, Could you please advise what sort of time interval should a clock like this be serviced. Take care. Paul,,

  • @TommyJobson

    @TommyJobson

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Paul, It's a good idea to be looking at a service after around five years. That way i's an 'engine oil service' and not an 'engine rebuild'. This one had been left so long it had punched a piston out of the side of the block!

  • @nutwiss
    @nutwiss3 жыл бұрын

    Tommy, do you think that Eric Gent is 'noted restorer Eric Gent' by any chance?

  • @TommyJobson

    @TommyJobson

    3 жыл бұрын

    I certainly do. I have worked on a lot of the same clocks as him over the years, they are usually accompanied with several sides of A4 handwritten notes!

  • @sethchyna
    @sethchyna3 жыл бұрын

    super cool

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