I am in the middle of cleaning an 1820ish longcase and have some questions concerning the ratchet and click and the pallets.
The click was mounted to the great wheel via threads, see attached picture. Has this been done before and is this authenticate? I am tempted to bore out the click and put a screw in place.
Also the pallet is not square to the arbor and the crutch is not true to arbor. The arbor is slighty bent due to the soldering of the crutch. I am trying to decide on removing the soldered piece and turning a brass fitting down to press on and attach the crutch to it.
What are the thoughts of repairing an old movement and some of the previous repairs done to it. Correct them or leave them as is or as close as possible.
The click was mounted to the great wheel via threads, see attached picture. Has this been done before and is this authenticate? I am tempted to bore out the click and put a screw in place.
Also the pallet is not square to the arbor and the crutch is not true to arbor. The arbor is slighty bent due to the soldering of the crutch. I am trying to decide on removing the soldered piece and turning a brass fitting down to press on and attach the crutch to it.
What are the thoughts of repairing an old movement and some of the previous repairs done to it. Correct them or leave them as is or as close as possible.
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