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Road trip – Scottsdale AZ

My wife and I were traveling in the Phoenix, AZ area, and as is our usual custom, we looked for fellow clock and watch nerds to chat up. Some googling […]

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Handling Mercury In Clocks

Mercury seems scary. Can I safely have a mercury pendulum clock?

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Adjusting a Seth Thomas Office Calendar No 2 Mix Brothers Calendar Movement

The Seth Thomas Office Calendar No. 2 is a large weight driven double dial calendar clock. They were made from about 1863 – 1890 and stand 44″ tall. Time is […]

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Clock Repair Projects

Micro Welding

I have been working on a very old clock – an English tall case clock from somewhere around 1725. This clock was last serviced about ten years ago by a […]

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Clock Repair Projects

Fabricating a Clickspring

I have been working on an early American tall case clock. The click spring on the strike drum is pretty shot – the finger that makes contact with the click  […]