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I've signed up for a clock repair course. I'm not out that much but I've yet to find anything as good as Mark's course.

Does anyone know of a really good clock repair course on line? Many assume knowledge, block line of sight with hands, have poor lighting, skip important steps and none of them I've seen actually go into anywhere near the detail of Mark's course. His course has detailed explanations; I have yet to find a clock course that explains how anything actually works. Knowledge of watches is helpful but, to put it in a nutshell, clocks are different in many ways.

 

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Is it "Tascione" which is run by Bob Tascione. If so I used it many years ago & I found it very good for beginners. If I remember I signed up to the max offered. He also has a members forum. If it had a fault for me it did not show advanced technics such as making parts etc.

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I am a great believer of hands on when it comes to learning. I learned by a master, he taught me how to make parts using a lathe and various tools; you need a good equipped workshop to achieve this sort of standard.   No matter how much you learn by undertaking a course you won’t cover the problems you will face.   Try the  B H I

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I am a great believer of hands on when it comes to learning. I learned by a master, he taught me how to make parts using a lathe and various tools; you need a good equipped workshop to achieve this sort of standard.   No matter how much you learn by undertaking a course you won’t cover the problems you will face.   Try the  B H I

I agree I have learnt,t a lot by experience & mistakes. However a basic course is really useful as well. If you intend to make a living with horology then your way is the best option but many here are just enthusiastic horologists. 

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I keep forgetting many on here are hobbyists.

 

Sadly, yes. LOL

I apprenticed with a very fine piano technician. I had to pay a lot of money to learn the trade but, when I'd finished, he paid me to do work for him and he helped a lot in my career as a piano technician. When you work hands on with a master it is an incredible experience. He had a lot of patience. When I screwed up I'd always tell him. He would always smile at my worried expression and say, "Don't worry so much; no one is going to die." Strangely, I think he appreciated my admitting mistakes. I know I learned a lot from them.

Yesterday, I succeeded in stripping down a nice old mantle clock that needs cleaning and a new mainspring. At least I think it needed a new mainspring. I just don't have the experience to know whether the mainspring is the problem or the arbour pin is faulty. Those are the 'little things' that really matter and are almost impossible to find in any course or any book on clock repair. I couldn't wind the spring sufficiently to take it off intact so I had to cut it.

It would be great if one of you guys could make some clock repair videos. Just saying...

 

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This guy's videos are worth having a look at, its for advanced clockrepairs/makers. Just looking around his workshop is worth it. The guy has been ill so don't bother to much about his video about rebushing he is all over the place,  just read my comments about the mistakes he's made.

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I keep forgetting many on here are hobbyists.



That's not surprising as majority find WRT via my watchrepairlessons Facebook page or the watchrepair channel on YouTube. Everyone has to start somewhere.

If I had the time I would love to find a partner to do the same with clocks that I have done with watches but my workload is just simply too high. Clickspring on YouTube produces stunning videos but is not geared for repairs and restorations.


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The biggest problem Mark is time. I have considered making vids when I repair a clock or a watch but I do not have the room, equipment or the time and I am retired (supposedly)
I sometimes wonder how you do it i really do.

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The biggest problem Mark is time. I have considered making vids when I repair a clock & a watch but I do not have the room or equipment or the time and I am retired (supposedly)
I sometimes wonder how you do it i really do.


Yep. It was a struggle before when I had a full workbench. But now I work full time on this project it's easier. However, it's still amazing how many hours can go into making just a few minutes of video.


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Its a pity I missed the boat. I would have loved to have had a project filming how I would go about repairing and restoring clocks. Folkvisor if I can help in any way just ask or if you wan't to keep it private just email me.

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I've signed up for the Tascione course plus another one. I think that my knowledge of watches will help and I'll just work slowly. 

One thing I've noticed is that there are a lot more pivots to line up on a clock than on a watch. I think that patience and practice will help a lot. I finally got the back plate on only to find I left something off that I put in my box of parts. LOL

Thank you for your kind offer; I may take you up on it. Who knows, I may show up with a box full of parts one day. ;-)

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Putting a movement back together. Its best to practice on a timepiece then a strike and then move on to a chime where you have three sets of wheels, the going, strike and chime plus you will have various other parts for the strike working and chime working, you will of course have to have certain wheels in a certain place in order for the strike and chime to work properly.

I was taught to fit the wheels with the longest pivots first, then start from the bottom with the barrels then move up through the wheels until you get to the top, you can of course tighten the nuts or screws down a little to prevent wheels slipping out but do not tighten them to much as you could damage the pivots or even break one. When all wheels are in place it’s time to check if the strike side and chime side are in there correct place, do one side first, but be careful not to bend or damage the pivot, you will be able after practice to move a wheel out of its place and move it around to its correct place without letting any wheels popping out, if you are working on the strike side, make sure the chime side has its nut screwed down or screw but not tight (just enough so the wheels don’t pop out) The same for the other side. In time, you will come across strikes and chimes where you can remove the barrels without taking the movement apart. If you can find one of those, it would be easier for you to start on them. The better the clock movement the easier it is to work with. The fiddle ones are those American clock movements and cuckoo clocks.  

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Chime train works. I had to assemble, disassemble and reassemble it a few times but both the chime and bell work.

Now to dismantle it again and attach the springs.

I believe the wheel will fit in the end of my 4126 Bergeron winder. I was afraid I'd have to use the 'bit' that goes with the winder and then mess around transferring it to the arbour but it looks like that won't be necessary.

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