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I'm not sure if this has been posted here before, but a few days ago I happened across a swiss horology documentary that I totally fell in love with, so in case anyone hasn't seen this, please, sit back, relax, and enjoy. https://youtu.be/sOp4qvaJHOg

Well a follow on from my post yesterday regarding a bodged hands. You sometimes just get that gut feeling that all is not well especially when a watch/clock repairer had returned it with "to knackered to fix". I had added some pics of the service & poor workmanship I put right. The hand issue is on my previous post. The minute wheel is attached to most carriage clocks with a screw/post. When I opened the case the wheel was at an acute angle. It was fitted with this. The shaft that supports the wheel was very loose the screw/post was bent at the tip the head was also bent & whoever made this one had calculated the length incorrectly so made it fit with a brass bushing.Also the thread had been stripped on the screw & also on the case plate. So I had to make another. I also had to re-tap the plate. Sorry guys but did not take pics while making the part also some of the pics are out of focus but here are a few after making the screw/post. I tapped the case with a 1.4mm thread which was worry because I only had a cheap die so very very gently when cutting the thread. Drilling Tapping Cutting screw head slot Finished Part Testing all fits & runs smooth Some pics of polishing & burnishing the pivots Job done> The job is not perfect the balance wheel is kinked but to risky to fix. It has been up and running for the last hour keeping good time . I have made a small vid

Here are the pictures I promised.

Whoa. This is way too spooky. When I took out the stem and all the debris fell out it looked to me suspiciously like brick dust and cigar ash. It must have been Winston wot dun it. You were right all along.

Welcome to the happy house of horology Douglas. I look forward to reading your posts in the future. :)