Newer Regula Chain wheels

[POWERSTROKE]

I bought from Black Forest about a year ago the replacement click metal pieces that go up and down in the ratchet on the newer style chainwheels I had a bad one yesterday. So I figured I would try to fix it.
Too the brass collar off (which was one issue) and then had to pry the metal part off that acts as the click. It is seated over the brass hex shaped screw or nut
I found no way to get the newer one of over that hex shaped nut piece. Then the little bushing that holds the wheel together was too loose. Any ideas how to first make the click work and tightens down in there, and what a out the loose bushing that sandwiches it together? The arbor started aliding whe getting it back together as well. Kind of a waste of time.

 

[MARK A. BUTTERWORTH]

You are correct. Unless one is trying to rack up billable hours on a client, replacement is a far better choice. These movements are not made for repair.

 

[POWERSTROKE]

Well the chainwheel may not be built for repair, but I've rebushed about 400 of them with very few problems. What do you charge for a new movement installation on a cuckoo clock, time strike, and one with complications and music? You can pm me the answer, I'm curious as to what you actually are charging the customer. I can tel you that the new movements have inferior brass. I've seen them completely worn in a couple years.
As you know there is a shortage of these movements while I have always rebuilt the non-basket case movements, it is becoming more important to just bush them instead of making people wait years at a time like these past couple years. A cuckoo movement usually needs 1-4 bushings on a 1 day and can be done and back in the case running in a couple hours. (4)

 

[MARK A. BUTTERWORTH]

That is pretty good time. How are you polishing the pivots.?.

I agree the the wait time is much longer than usual, but even at that our customers have not ever waited years to get a movement.

FYI, there has been a shortage of everything in Germany and in the case of the manufacturer making the Regula movements their first priority has been to fill the orders Of the cuckoo clock makers there. This bottleneck is getting better and we have had a couple of shipments in the last couple of months.

 

[POWERSTROKE]

That is pretty good time. How are you polishing the pivots.?.

I don't have a rollimat if that's what you're asking. But I polish pivots on a lathe. I've had zero complaints. What do you use, when you're using it? I buy new movements direct from Germany. In the end, we are all coming out the same.

 

[John P]

We couldn't get them darn things too work either.
After a lot of years working on cuckoos, one will have nice bone pile built up to help supply needed parts.

Looking back, it was great to get a new Regula 25 (with chains) in 3 days for 50 bucks.

Best to get new replacement wheels and cut off the plastic chain guards.

johnp

 

[POWERSTROKE]

They must have some sort of tool that presses it on the wheel, which still seems fiddly so it doesn't move around. I have quite a few movement around. I figured I'd try to repair one with new parts as it might be better off. Guess not unless someone knows how to get them on. Nothing about it went as I had envisioned.