Priscilla Mainspring

[hollyking]

Priscilla Mainspring
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Yesterday I started the evening with a box that contained a very dirty clock movement. I ended the evening with a box of parts that are cleaner and hope to one day put back together. I say cleaner because we used some solvent to remove the old oil, grease and grime from the works. There is still plenty of dirt left that will be taken off next time when I get to use the ultrasonic cleaner.

And now a bit of advice given to us in class yesterday:

Ten Commandments for the Clockmaker

1. Thou shall let down mainspring power before disassembling movment.
2. Thou shalt not prickpunch pivot holes.
3. Thou shalt not splice broken mainsprings.
4. Thou shall be frugal when lubricating pivots.
5. Thou shall be generous when lubricating mainsprings.
6. Thou shalt not oil teeth or pinions.
7. Thou shal peg all pivot holes.
8. Thou shalt not allow hammers to rise during warning.
9. Thou shall examine click rivets.
10. Thou shalt not call a dial a face.

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[hollyking.livejournal.com]

Good advice, that. :)