85 Antique slate clock, night mare to happy day with gilding guide

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This video illustrates my having to dismantle the clock case a bit more thoroughly than usual to access the columns and the whole clock for preparation and cleaning. I have also enclosed my gilding method to gild and finish off the gilt on the etched embellishments of a slate clock, an in-depth explanation of my technique which could be of help to others.

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9 апр 2023

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@Graemedargo Год назад

I really appriciate the effort that you put into your video productions as they provide techniques that are so interesting and useful. I value your passion for breathing new life into timepieces that many would not take the time and effort and just throw away. Another clock saved from the rubbish bin! Thanks so much and please keep up the good work.

@s.spencertenagodus8051 Год назад

Thanks you are very encouraging. As a self taught RU-vid enthusiast you make my efforts worthwhile. Regards Simon

@saintsi6997 Год назад

Top Man.

@52dislikes Год назад

Many thanks for your postings. You inspire me to continue the work on my own French clocks.

@s.spencertenagodus8051 Год назад

Much appreciated thank you

@treetopspider Год назад

Hi Spencer, I enjoyed watching that in its entirety. I'm happy to see you are still restoring away and breathing new life into these old beauties. Coincidently, I started a clock restoration video a couple of weeks ago but got quite ill and had to abandon it until I am better. I've got to say, Ive missed it and much prefer restoring old clocks than old cars. For a start, car restorations run into the thousands of pounds and secondly, the amount of time spent is ridiculous. At least with a clock, it's only ever a few days work. Keep up your great work Johnny

@s.spencertenagodus8051 Год назад

Good to hear from you Johnny and hoping you are fully recovered and that your sickness wasn't too terrible. I'm surprised you have given up car restoration as I believe you can get a very good return on your work. Clocks are all work and out of pocket! But I enjoy it and when you see the results and save a clock it's worth it. This vid shows that. So good fortune, keep well and in touch. Regards Simon

@angeliqueonken237 6 месяцев назад

I luv it, I have one I would like to get to its original look

@stevehuffman7453 Год назад

around 3:05 when you showed the one column you got off ... the base looked threaded. Did you try (or think of) unscrewing them? That seems like a logical thing, since the tops have a tab to secure them. What did the tops of the columns attach to? Not the roof section. There is no large lip on the roof section for them to attach to.

@s.spencertenagodus8051 Год назад

Hi Steve thanks for your comment. In the first few minutes I explained that the pillars were assembled as the clock was assembled. That is as the clock was built and cemented together with plaster of Paris the pillars were built into the bottom and top holes prepared for them and they had been assembled to size on their screw threads with top and bottom excess to lock into the plaster in the top and bottom sections of the clock as it was assembled and stuck together. There wasn't any access to the pillars without talking the top section completely apart. This I did. Then cleaned and reassembled as it was built using plaster of Paris. I tried to explain and I am sorry I wasn't clear in my procedure. Good luck and kind regards Simon.