The beating refers to the beating of the clock and I made a bush . Why is that funny .? Yeah I know . LOL . got away with it though . Thanks for watching mate . Cheers Ade.
Great stuff Ade. By coincidence I’ve been given an nearly identical clock that doesn’t work and this making me think perhaps I should have a go at fixing it!
Actually found this very interesting - guessing how you'd deal with the now oversized hole, your tool for dealing with springs was helpful as I've a similar problem on my bench. And I hesitate to guess the origins of the phrase "Waving a sausage in the Albert Hall". Cheers.
It turned out to be a good method. not planned . I have seen people do it wearing a glove and wrapping it all in a towel and when I needed to do it I looked around for something appropriate and there was an old sock I had recycled as a rag . Light bulb moment and here we are . Cheers Ade.
"Waving a sausage in the Albert Hall" lol that was very diplomatic Ade! Think you were thinking of something rather more earthy! Max Grant's of the Swan Valley Machine Works Australian saying is a " C** k in a shirtsleeve" lol
Yes .thanks for noticing . First to spot it. I do like to throw one in to the mix now and again but they usually go un noticed . I was doing a corporate video once and managed to throw the words "But plug " in and it was signed off and never noticed . Small wins can be fun . Cheers as always and thanks for your support . Ade.
I've got a mantle piece clock a bit like that but with a Bentima movement, it's got a broken spring. I wish I was game enough to try fixing it. Nice watching you do it. Regards from Australia.
It was in the shed being used as a rag and improvisation called . turned out to be perfect tool for the job . the Ades workshop sock method , maybe I can find more uses. Cheers Ade
Fantastic work as always! Thanks for posting! On a separate note, do you remember the series of vids you made building your z Axis on your mill....I can only find one. Have the others become lost please?
I did stretch it out and that did work . new ones a tenner each . and oiled ready to go . I am going to keep the clock for myself so I went for it . Cheers Ade
Hi Ade, Just bought a Warco 180 and a WM14b to start machining. Trying to avoid obvious mistakes and intend to bolt it down to a sturdy bench through a heavy steel plate (to add mass), was wondering if the single hole at each end of lathe bed on the 180 is sufficient, or should I be thinking about drilling extra holes so there are 4, not 2?
Entertaining video. As a child my grandmother bought old clocks at auctions. I disassembled many of them but never the spring detail. It looked powerful, dangerous... Enjoy living Ade. I do it by drone flying most of the time. The shop works as dust trap.....
Nice work as usual. I was down your part of the world over the bank holiday! My friend was racing at the Pembrey circuit. We had a lovely time, and the weather was great. Only a brief spell of rain - whcih of course had to be when my friend was raicing one of the three races...
