James A. Lea, The Village Clockmaker. Clock repair tutorial. #17 Part 1. Re-pivoting a bent arbor. 

Thank you for a wonderful tutorial. Have a beautiful K&D Watch maker’s kit circa early 1900’s this was very helpful. The craftsmanship of this kind cannot be allowed to be lost!

I think i was a little more interested in those stake tools and the stand for it than the process of drilling for new pivot which was equally interesting. Discovering new(or currently used)tools that i havent seen before, is very intrigueing for me😂. Lovely video sharing it with us Also magnificent storage box for that tool

I love to watch detail work like what you do. Thanks for sharing your professional skill with us.

So that's what happens! I didn't ever actually see the gremlins but they must be laughing at me. I've been wasting my time looking for dropped parts. Something else I've learned from you James! Thanks again for a great lesson.

Your a true craftsman. I'm jealous of all the "BIG BOY TOYS " you have. I'm 53 and just teaching myself clock repair as a semi-retirement business. Mostly buying refurbishing & reselling tall case & nautical clocks. I doubt that I'll get as involved as you. I'm too old to buy buy & teach myself to use all the machining equipment you have. I bought a bergeon bushing machine, and a mainspring winder. Now I'm on the hunt for a lathe. It's great to see someone who doesn't get follow the philosophy "It's not repairable because the part is no longer available

Hi Mr. Lea - I can certainly see why you are so proud of your new tool. Top notch and beautifully made tool and box. I will be a new subscriber. I appreciate your work. Thanks for sharing and have a happy day!

Great to see a craftsman in action. Thanks for sharing the gifts of your talents

Thanks for another great lesson James. I joined a Horological club about 18 months ago here in the UK. but unfortunately our instructor has been unwell for a large part of that time, all the members pitch in as much as possible with whatever their knowledge level allows. So your tutorials are a great help, thanks again. Greg Pack UK

Trust you are keeping well James that clock makers punch set is beautiful.. love your work very encouraging.

Hello James, this is way overdue but better late then never! I want to "THANK YOU" for this video. Not only for helpful clock repair but your mentioning Malcolm Wild. I was able to acquire the staking tool, you're right, it's just fantastic! Took 2 or more years from the first correspondence with Malcolm but patients paid off. I suspect I got in under the skin of my teeth, he mentioned to me that it would come from a final batch likely he would produced. Although I received mine back in March 2019, I have included correspondence he wrote for readers to decipher if there may be any left. Mind you, they aren't cheep, but worth every penny! Note: out of the 15 he mentions, 8 were already spoken for and mine made 9.... Best wishes and hope you are well and stay well! Cheers, Jim S. Jim This weekend all being well I will have completed 15 tools. Do not think I will manufacture more as I have had a lot of trouble obtaining parts etc., we do make most ourselves and assemble. The price has had to be increased, I will email you Mond or Tue with a total which will include airmail carriage. Sorry for the delay, but at 82 things take longer and spite of all the trouble with Brexit, the engineering companies I use are here in Scheffield are booming and it is difficult to get things done. Depthing tools should be complete in about two months. Regards, Malcolm

Great video James! Thanks for sharing it!

Excellent video. Thanks again.

Thank you James a very valuable lesson. You are a star

I don't know anything about horology, I'm just a teenager who always thought clocks were neat. I didn't even know what horology was until about a week ago when I listened to the S-Town podcast about horologist John B Mcelmore (Rest in Peace). Anyway, I've just found your channel and I absolutely love it. The work you do is awe-inspiring. Have a great day :)

Very nice video!

Really enjoyed the video, wou like to see many more on clock repair. Thanks again, hope you find the gremlins nest. Greg

Thank you Sir, very interessing .

James Thanks for the informative videos, loved the staking tool so much I finally acquired it from Malcolm taking about 2 years to finally get. Malcolm is in his 80's now so likely it was his last batch he said. Glad I was persistent and got it in the nick of time... no pun intended :-)

@12mins approx: When I used to fix vcr's we had those same gremlins, so we stuck several huge magnets to a broom and swept the shop. Got near a bucket full of screws, springs and widgets!

immense skill.

Guess I'm another who found your channel through Tom's mention of it. Doubt I'd ever really get into watch or clock making, but other than the differences in scale, machining and repair at a very high level of competence is always worth watching in my opinion. I very much enjoyed this one and will certainly be checking out your other topics.

I'm so glad I found your channel. Love it! Subscribed and looking for new videos. Wishing you the best sir.

GREAT VIDEO !!

This is fascinating work and great advice about using carbide drills for this class of work. Also think you for the reference to J Malcolm Wild, the builder of your clock staking tool. His website has a treasure trove of watch and clock maker tools (and check out his a great selection of division plates). Thank you for the video, Paul

Yes! this is the true masterpiece!

Wonderful video. Always wondered how you repair a broken pivot, now I know. Those tiny drills are, as you say, very expensive. www.leevalley.com sells, or used to sell, resharpend aircraft industry drills quite cheaply, in a set. They are very fragile, as you say, and are sometimes labeled by Morse number --- but they always have the inch measure on plastic collar. I am glad to hear you have shop gremlins. Or pixies, whatever. Sometimes I can overcome them by sweeping with a magnet. But not always. Beautiful staking tool.

Another great video, James! I haven't needed to do any repivoting yet, but I don't really have the right tools either. All I have is a very basic Boley WW watchmaker's lathe. I don't have a collet or drill holding tailstock, so I'm not too sure how I'd manage to drill the hole. The process seems simple enough, but it helps when you have the right tools for the job.

As always, I have enjoyed all of you videos: your competence, your experience, your down to earth attitude. I always learn a great deal for which I am very grateful. My question: If you are able to successfully remove both the wheel and the lantern from the arbor, wouldn't it be easier to machine a new arbor having taken measurements from the bent one?

Inherited a seth Thomas clock from my stepfather it works great but I want to clean and oil it so here I am learning all I can

Thanks for another interesting video. Because of your videos I have decided to try some basic clock repairs. Bought a German Junghans Trivox Silentic alarm clock that I will try and repair/clean... That's If I can work out how to get it out of the casing...LOL Can you recommend any good books/reference material?

Great stuff. I was waiting for the next installment! I am guessing you steady with you finger to dampen vibration? Looking forward to part two. Awesome tool you got! You will have 10k subscribers in no time:-0) Shout out to Tom too Jim

14:50 That's not "Luck", it's years of practice and skill.

Wonderful video is that an all American filing machine behind you I have the same machine do you have the assessories for alignment?? If so could it be possible to get dimensions of them??

How are you James, are still working...?

Out of curiosity, how did it get bent?