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    We Have a Talented Craftsman among Us

    I think it looks great. I would have polished it too.
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    Looking for Missing Decorative Brass Banding

    Well, that sucks. There is a few possibilities to recreate. I would be possible to create a silicone mold, compress the mold to correct width, then cast. I do not think that would mess with scaling much. You could contact someone who does 3d printing. If the model is hard enough, it could be...
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    Looking for Missing Decorative Brass Banding

    When you have time get me those dimensions and details
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    Looking for Missing Decorative Brass Banding

    Attempting to do a little test, I ran into a issue. I do not have any thin enough sheet metal on hand. I have stainless but that has too much spring. Stainless needs to be over bent by 30% to hold shape. If you decide to go with painted epoxy. That would be rather cheap, very durable, fast and...
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    Need to find a replacement key! Any help would be appreciated!

    This probably won't help now. What I do, most of the time, is when I see one of those coffee cans filled with skeleton keys at a flee market or auction I buy it. Has saved me several times in situations like this. Sometimes there will be a rare key mixed in you can sell.
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    Looking for Missing Decorative Brass Banding

    1. I would need a harvested section of the original banding. Then it would be close to a exact duplicate of the harvested section, which would remain intact and fully reusable. However, as the plastic dies are used they wear out. So it is best to make 2 copies of the die right away. 2. I would...
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    New Haven White Star Line Research

    My apologies. I worded that funny. I meant the value of your information, not a intrinsic value. But thanks
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    Looking for Missing Decorative Brass Banding

    It will be difficult finding a exact replacement. You can try searching for gallery wire or gallery banding. IMO, best bet would be either make it yourself or specialty supply company. Possibly a place like etsy or ebay. Etsy specializes in handmade and custom items. However, will be costly if...
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    New Haven White Star Line Research

    Thanks for taking the time. I am guessing it has nothing to do with each other too. Any information is of value, even if it is not much. Now I know I have to dig deeper. Thanks again
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    New Haven White Star Line Research

    Hello everyone. I am having difficulty finding any information about New Haven White Star Line. Is there any place or resources I can find some information? Does this line of clocks have anything to do with the White Star Line of ships? I enjoy learning the history. To what I can gather it was...
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    Mainspring repair and research information?

    Usually something like this would be oil hardened. But it is hard to say. Yes. Heating uniform would be a issue, and not worth it at all. However the knowledge learned would be, IMO. If hardened not uniform, as long as the temper is fair, I dont think it would shatter, or have catastrophic...
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    Mainspring repair and research information?

    Ahh. Yes good call. Over looked the undercut. When I pull it back apart I will take a look. Pin is long enough and appeared in good shape. I will buy a replacement spring and check the arbor. I may test to see if I can repair the original spring. The entire spring, I think, will be best...
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    Ultra sonic cleaner

    The Murphys soap can be substituted with any kind of dish soap. I did not have a lot of dish soap on hand so I substituted on my last batch. It is a oil based soap with potassium hydroxide (lye). Nothing special I do not believe.
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    Mainspring repair and research information?

    Unfortunately, it is not fixable without a tig welder and some hard facing rod. Then it would still be a sketchy fix. I cannot snap a photo, as of now. Also, I already harvested some of the brass for other projects and it is missing a large section of the broken... fork?, which I did not bother...
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    Mainspring repair and research information?

    I did not learn the hard way. I knew it was hardened. I was a pipefitter/welder for 20+ years and metal is the one thing I know very well. The verge or strip pallet had a pit. I sharpened it on my diamond hone and flattened it out. It needed some bushes. I dropped it after installing a bushing...
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    Mainspring repair and research information?

    It is slipping on the winding arbor of the time side. I am not sure which spring it was off hand. One or the other. It appears to have had this issue for some time. It appears it has been bent over several times, it is all scratched up and will no longer hold its shape. Possibly has been...
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    Mainspring repair and research information?

    Thanks for the response. Eh. Pallet fork, verge pallet, verge fork, verge. Same thing IMO. Obviously, it is not broken in this picture. I do not have a picture of the clocks cabinet at the moment.
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    Ultra sonic cleaner

    What is your definition of "safe"? I make it myself. 1 cup ammonia 2 cups of denatured alcohol 4 tsp oxalic acid (wood bleach) 1/2 cup dish soap 1/2 cup of murphy's oil soap 1 cup of water Through rinse of all parts in water Denatured alcohol bath for a few min Immediately dry in a modified...
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    Mainspring repair and research information?

    Hello everyone. I am new to the forums and newish to clock and watch repair. However, I have worked on several mechanical clocks and repair all sorts of antique mechanical objects for a few years including music boxes, toys, adding machines, etc. I have been reviewing the boards for some time...
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