I found this clock at a car boot sale. It was in a bad condition and the mainspring was missing. I have a new spring for it now. The pictures below show my attempt at assembling the clock... before I begin here is some useful horological terminology:
- A shaft/spindle or axle is known as an arbor
- The bearing end of an axle is called a pivot
- Gears are called wheels
In this picture you can see: the top plate, bottom plate, balance wheel, (new) mainspring, great wheel, centre wheel, intermediate wheel, third wheel, escape wheel and pin-pallet.
Here all the wheels are in position on the bottom plate - 'all' I need to do is put on the top plate... that's where the fun begins and the use of tweezers is required.
Things went a little wrong at this point, careful use of my tweezers was needed to get all the wheels in place.
An 'almost' completed clock movement! Just a few parts to go...
A ticking Smiths clock!
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