Update on Ingraham 30 hr clock and question about alarm pallet fork

[LittleWatchShop]

I posted elsewhere about my Ingraham $25 clock purchase this weekend.  Well, I am servicing it.  Showing pictures of the movement before and after clean.  All is well with the movement itself.  The alarm, however, has a broken pallet fork (or maybe just call it a fork).  I show pictures of the break.

Apart from looking for one on ebay, what is the best approach?  I guess I could build one from scratch, given the right material from the fork itself.

[LittleWatchShop]

Well...I had to do something, so I decided to attach the fork.  Not done yet...but here is where I am so far.

Tomorrow I will drill a hole, do some grinding to fit to the post and then rivet it in.  Fortunately, this is not a critical dimensional fit.

[oldhippy]

I think you are going about it the best way. I think that is what I would do if I didn't have a replacement. I know you can buy replacement verges that is what Americans call them as we call them pallets, but this is for the alarm and not the movement. 

[LittleWatchShop]

Here it is.  Decided to thread the post and loctite a screw.

[oldhippy]

Looks fine. As long as the alarm works, its not crucial when it comes to working unlike pallets on an escape wheel. 

[LittleWatchShop]

It took lots of tweaking of the angles, but the alarm is working properly now.  The clock is back together on the bench and running. 

[oldhippy]

That is good news and well done.