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HotCzech46 replied to the thread Waterbury movement stops at same place on escape wheel.Thanks, everyone. I did as you suggested and ground down the click spring just slightly. Used my Dremel with a stone grinding wheel at... -
HotCzech46 replied to the thread Help Ultrasonic Cleaner and the best cleaning solution to use for cleaning clock parts.I was reading up on various ultrasonic cleaners, reviewing the comments and articles about how people used them and what solutions they...
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HotCzech46 replied to the thread Dirty Clock Face - clean it?.Thanks, Tim. I know the stuff you're talking about. Don't think that will do much good. This is 100 year old grime. It is all around...
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HotCzech46 replied to the thread Waterbury movement stops at same place on escape wheel.I guess I'm not finished with this thread yet, LOL. It ran for two days. I stopped it to fix the strike train (simple adjustment) and...
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HotCzech46 replied to the thread Waterbury movement stops at same place on escape wheel.The clock is back together and still running great after two days. A slight adjustment to the count wheel strike was all that was...
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I have a Waterbury clock that I just completed the cleaning and restoration of the movement and have fixed a few dings in the wooden...
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HotCzech46 replied to the thread Waterbury movement stops at same place on escape wheel.Swanicyouth, no, it did not run when I first got it. I thought the repair would be simple because someone before me had obviously...
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HotCzech46 replied to the thread Waterbury movement stops at same place on escape wheel.I have now taken this clock apart six times. LOL. Frustrating but I'll be darned if I was going to let it beat me. I took the escape...
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HotCzech46 replied to the thread Waterbury movement stops at same place on escape wheel.Will, I have not straightened it yet, but I have the clock apart again and will do it before going back together. Bill, I don't have a...
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HotCzech46 replied to the thread Waterbury movement stops at same place on escape wheel.Bill, I have already done the things you mentioned. Twice for the time side. Took the clock apart and installed just the second wheel...
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HotCzech46 replied to the thread Waterbury movement stops at same place on escape wheel.To say I am totally frustrated would be an understatement. First, I took it all apart, used crocus cloth to really clean the escape...
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HotCzech46 replied to the thread Waterbury movement stops at same place on escape wheel.First, as an aside, Bill, my grandfather came over from Prague in the 1800's when he was two years old. I am third generation American...
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HotCzech46 replied to the thread Waterbury movement stops at same place on escape wheel.Bohemian Bill, thanks. (We probably have relatives in the long, dark past, LOL. I was always told Czech's were just poor relatives of...
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HotCzech46 replied to the thread Waterbury movement stops at same place on escape wheel.I think I answered my own question. Hedrick's drawings are upside down as compared to this clock and when I finally flip everything...
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HotCzech46 replied to the thread Waterbury movement stops at same place on escape wheel.IMG 6487 https://youtube.com/shorts/9609zAX2Sys?feature=share The first link is another video of the movement working until it stops...
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