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Like RC said, with gloves and glasses on and a good grip on a clean bench, cut the wire and slowly let it unwind. Then wipe it down... -
I just get a good grip on the spring, snip the wire, slowly relay the grip. RC
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John Rausch replied to the thread Mainspring Extraction.I have a spring winder that has worked well with loop-end springs secured like this, but catching the hole-end looks a little more...
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Here's a little poll... what's your favorite way of (safely) extracting a new spring from the baling wire retainer? (specifically a...
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John Rausch replied to the thread Urgos UW 21/5 Beat Rate.Looks like the latest is 2021. The Clockmaker's Beat Book 2021 | eBay
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John Rausch replied to the thread Urgos UW 21/5 Beat Rate.That's funny because the Urgos I looked at my neighbor's place was losing time and he adjusted it, then gaining time, then still gaining...
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John Rausch replied to the thread Urgos UW 21/5 Beat Rate.Hey Bruce, are you using Jeff Hamilton's Beat Book?
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John Rausch replied to the thread Urgos UW 21/5 Beat Rate.Thanks. I bet that is correct. My timing device measures SPB and 4800 BPH = .7500 SPB, which is close to the .77xx I was measuring when...
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Under "UW21" my 2004 Beat Book lists a UW 21005 at 4800 BPH. It says the plates are 3 by 4. No idea if this is the one to which you are...
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Does anyone have a reference that would list the beat rate (BPH or sec/beat) of a Urgos UW 21/5 movement? It is a spring-driven pendulum...
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John Rausch replied to the thread Seth Thomas Adamantine Clock.Logan.... What ever happened with your project. Reading this thread and stopping where it currently ends leaves us hanging like reading...
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