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This Old Clock
This is a how-to book for people getting into clock repair. It is based on handouts Dr. Goodman used in teaching his clock repair classes. After Dr. Goodman passed away, it fell out of print. During his lifetime, it was widely used and widely recommended in places like the Message Board of the National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors. It is used both by beginners and by experienced clock repairers looking for new tricks. It covers the following
TOOLS
TERMINOLOGY
WHAT 'SA CLOCK?
AMERICAN COUNT WHEEL STRIKING
FRENCH COUNT WHEEL STRIKING
FRENCH RACK STRIKING
ENGLISH RACK STRIKING
ADJUSTING THE STRIKE
SKETCH THE CLOCK
TAKE THE CLOCK APART
CLEANING
MAINSPRINGS
FIRST WHEEL
BUSHING
TOOTH REPLACEMENT
PUT THE CLOCK TOGETHER
LUBRICATION
RECOIL ESCAPEMENT
IN BEAT
WHEN THE CLOCK STOPS
WHY THE RECOIL?
DEADBEAT ESCAPEMENT
SOLDERING
CLOCK WEIGHTS
BALANCE WHEELS CLOCKS
CHIMING CLOCKS
THE M-M LATHE
THE MOST COMPLICATED CLOCK
TIPS ON TOCKS
INDEX
TOOLS
TERMINOLOGY
WHAT 'SA CLOCK?
AMERICAN COUNT WHEEL STRIKING
FRENCH COUNT WHEEL STRIKING
FRENCH RACK STRIKING
ENGLISH RACK STRIKING
ADJUSTING THE STRIKE
SKETCH THE CLOCK
TAKE THE CLOCK APART
CLEANING
MAINSPRINGS
FIRST WHEEL
BUSHING
TOOTH REPLACEMENT
PUT THE CLOCK TOGETHER
LUBRICATION
RECOIL ESCAPEMENT
IN BEAT
WHEN THE CLOCK STOPS
WHY THE RECOIL?
DEADBEAT ESCAPEMENT
SOLDERING
CLOCK WEIGHTS
BALANCE WHEELS CLOCKS
CHIMING CLOCKS
THE M-M LATHE
THE MOST COMPLICATED CLOCK
TIPS ON TOCKS
INDEX
52 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1990
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September 14, 2020
Good material poor digitalization
The material is fine, but the kindle edition is rotated sideways and each scan overlaps. As a result you have to turn off rotation and turn your device to read it, and you have to hunt on the next page to figure out where they stopped previously. It makes for a very disjointed reading experience. If the fixed the digitization so the pages lined up correctly, this would rate much higher.
The material is fine, but the kindle edition is rotated sideways and each scan overlaps. As a result you have to turn off rotation and turn your device to read it, and you have to hunt on the next page to figure out where they stopped previously. It makes for a very disjointed reading experience. If the fixed the digitization so the pages lined up correctly, this would rate much higher.
April 25, 2021
Still hasn't been fixed
I read the reviews and thought that they would have fixed this. Nope. Pages skip all over. 34, 7,41,23,12. Didn't find page 1 until I was 50% thru the book.
Come on guys. I could scan this and publish it on my home pc in an hour. Surely you could fix the formatting in less time than that.
I read the reviews and thought that they would have fixed this. Nope. Pages skip all over. 34, 7,41,23,12. Didn't find page 1 until I was 50% thru the book.
Come on guys. I could scan this and publish it on my home pc in an hour. Surely you could fix the formatting in less time than that.
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