This course is for those interested in antique, mechanical clocks.  Those clocks that operate through either mainsprings or weights as their power source.  This is first in a series of classes on antique clock care and repair and will deal with a time-only movement - no striking on the hour or half-hour, no chimes, just a clock that registers the time, like a wristwatch.
In this course you'll learn how a clock actually works in the first place, what keeps it running.  I'll discuss and demonstrate how to document the movement so that it can be re-assembled after you've taken it apart.  You be introduced to the basic tools and equipment required to perform these simple tasks and how to use them safely.
From disassembly through cleaning and reassembling the movement to putting your clock "in beat" this course will guide you through each step to successfully get your shelf or wall clock up and running and keeping good time.
This course will be using a time-only, mainspring driven movement.  While you probably have most of the tools and equipment you'll need, there are a couple of specialty items required as well.  These I will cover within the course.  It will be useful to be handy with building a couple of the pieces of equipment out of wood and some simple hardware as this will save you hundreds of dollars on mainspring winders and test stands.
That said, you should be able to outfit your shop with about a $100 dollar investment, depending on how sophisticated you'd like your workspace to be.  Remember that you can always add more tools and equipment later as needed.
A step-by-step, trouble-shooting checklist is included within the course.

Class Introduction

How a Clock Works

Disassembly Part One

Disassembly Part Two

Releasing the Mainspring

Removing the Mainspring  from the Arbor

Cleaning the Mainspring

Cleaning the Wheels

Into the Cleaning Solution

Pegging the Plates

Polishing the Pivots

Lubricating the Mainspring

Final Assembly

Lubricating the Movement

Setting the Beat

Regulating the Movement

Into the Case

Polishing Alternatives

Course Wrap Up

Clock Repair Checklist.pdf

Beginners tool kit.pdf

Antique Clocks - Their Care and Servicing

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