Making German Clock Hands

[AllThumbz]

The other day, while adjusting a Junghans mantle movement, the hand jammed while I was moving it, and I applied too much pressure and broke it from the round piece that holds the bushing.

I realize that it can be soldered, but I would like to make a new hand from steel. I realize that the slightly convex shape will be tough. Although these hands are of simple design, they are hard to find on Ebay as parts.

Enclosed is the broken off hand alongside one from another of my Junghans clocks.

How would I make this hand? What steel stock should I use? How to you create and install the brass bushing with the square hole for the minute hand arbor?

Can anyone walk me through this? I appreciate it!


Thumbz

[AllThumbz]

The other day, while adjusting a Junghans mantle movement, the hand jammed while I was moving it, and I applied too much pressure and broke it from the round piece that holds the bushing.

I realize that it can be soldered, but I would like to make a new hand from steel. I realize that the slightly convex shape will be tough. Although these hands are of simple design, they are hard to find on Ebay as parts.

Enclosed is the broken off hand alongside one from another of my Junghans clocks.

How would I make this hand? What steel stock should I use? How to you create and install the brass bushing with the square hole for the minute hand arbor?

Can anyone walk me through this? I appreciate it!


Thumbz

Forgot the pictures....here they are hopefully...

[AllThumbz]

The other day, while adjusting a Junghans mantle movement, the hand jammed while I was moving it, and I applied too much pressure and broke it from the round piece that holds the bushing.

I realize that it can be soldered, but I would like to make a new hand from steel. I realize that the slightly convex shape will be tough. Although these hands are of simple design, they are hard to find on Ebay as parts.

Enclosed is the broken off hand alongside one from another of my Junghans clocks.

How would I make this hand? What steel stock should I use? How to you create and install the brass bushing with the square hole for the minute hand arbor?

Can anyone walk me through this? I appreciate it!


Thumbz

Forgot the pictures....here they are hopefully...

[Mike Phelan]

AT
I thought most material dealers would have such hands - M & P certainly do. The brass bush - as you still have it, you can turn it down slightly if needed and then just stake it as the original was.

If you really wanted to make one, a bit of mainspring, annealed, would to it, but you'd have to make a grooved concave stake to curve it. A bit of a faff, though!
Typo

[fixoclox]

Thumbz If you are a member of chapter 2 bring it to the next meeting in late april at parkside and I would be happy to talk to you about it .bill@fixoclox

[shiloh1899]

The other day, while adjusting a Junghans mantle movement, the hand jammed while I was moving it, and I applied too much pressure and broke it from the round piece that holds the bushing.

I realize that it can be soldered, but I would like to make a new hand from steel. I realize that the slightly convex shape will be tough. Although these hands are of simple design, they are hard to find on Ebay as parts.

Enclosed is the broken off hand alongside one from another of my Junghans clocks.

How would I make this hand? What steel stock should I use? How to you create and install the brass bushing with the square hole for the minute hand arbor?

Can anyone walk me through this? I appreciate it!


Thumbz

[shiloh1899]

Hi Thumz, have a small machine shop. (hobby size) I have sheets of mild steel from which I have made hands. Glad to cut you what you need. Can send you a blank strip or reem a bushing hole on one end. If you would like to call I'd be glad to help any way I can.
Frank Borges 304 342 0344
frank15818@aol.com

[al_taka]

AT
I thought most material dealers would have such hands - M & P certainly do. The brass bush - as you still have it, you can turn it down slightly if needed and then just stake it as the original was.

If you really wanted to make one, a bit of mainspring, annealed, would to it, but you'd have to make a grooved concave stake to curve it. A bit if a faff, though!


"A bit if a faff, though!" :bang:

Al T.

[Mike Phelan]

Thanks, Al, typo duly corrected. :clap:

Hope the wall is OK!

[AllThumbz]

The other day, while adjusting a Junghans mantle movement, the hand jammed while I was moving it, and I applied too much pressure and broke it from the round piece that holds the bushing.

I realize that it can be soldered, but I would like to make a new hand from steel. I realize that the slightly convex shape will be tough. Although these hands are of simple design, they are hard to find on Ebay as parts.

Enclosed is the broken off hand alongside one from another of my Junghans clocks.

How would I make this hand? What steel stock should I use? How to you create and install the brass bushing with the square hole for the minute hand arbor?

Can anyone walk me through this? I appreciate it!


Thumbz

Forgot the pictures....here they are hopefully...






The closest hands I found from M&P were these Napoleon hands. They don't look bad. I would need to get the appropriate bushing. I assume the bushing it installed by opening up the hole in the hand and press fitting the bushing and then peening it in the back?

Thanks,
Thumbz

[AllThumbz]

Hi Thumz, have a small machine shop. (hobby size) I have sheets of mild steel from which I have made hands. Glad to cut you what you need. Can send you a blank strip or reem a bushing hole on one end. If you would like to call I'd be glad to help any way I can.
Frank Borges 304 342 0344
frank15818@aol.com

Thank you Frank, I will take you up on it- I would like to try to make my own and looking forward to that beer after I do! :clap:

Best,

Thumbz