these are the chaps I use for any spring steel "piano wire" for spring making etc....all diameters catered for

Hi John and Howard, Thank you for the help. I have made a spring and the clock runs better than it's run before! The only problem I have is that I think the spring is too strong as occasionally when

Thank you again John. I have dug out some wire so I hope to have a go at the spring this afternoon. Regards Phil

The spring is a spiral wound (the full length of) the ‘axle’ on which the latch pivots. The light is poor, so the photo is not very clear, but it is a torsion spiral would spring of numerous

Thank you John, That is the catch but I see no spring! I get the idea though. Phil

Hi Phil, I believe a spring is ’normal’. My clock (Fig 4/6 in Bob’s book I believe) has a spring. This is a long spiral spring would round the latch pivot. Image attached John

Hello, I have at last got round to getting my Synchronome running again and as usual have had trouble with double pulsing!! Behaving itself when I left it! Reading Bob Miles' book (2021 edition) I

Excellent result and even better that it is a G&J!....always interesting to see good repairs ... expect like many we have all been there at some point or other and what can can be restored from a

Hi New Topic all, you may remember from a while back, my post about the totally smashed master clock? Here is a happy update! It arrived like this... It spent two weeks being worked on... Then

Looking back at this thread I see I last posted about 18 months ago! Since then the clock has been quietly running in our kitchen with very occasional adjustments to the hands but basically has

youtube did something useful? YAY! I must make the updated vid soon, stand is easier to use when external circuit connected. AND… I have now moved the connector behind the clock No. 6 to the correct

the you tube algorithm also suggested the film of your maintenance stand, definately something for me to build when time permits, as I have a couple of slaves that need attention

Glad it was interesting, I thought I should make a film as there are no other guides concerning hanging them. -- Simon GPO Clocks http://www.lightstraw.uk/gpo/clocksystems/index.html

Regarding using the pendulum for case alignment - it is not infallible. Imagine if you will the top chops of the suspension being pushed to one side; if you align the tip of the pendulum with its

Thanks for that interesting film, curious you used a separate plumb line, as I have always used the pendulum for alignment, i never saw a block under a master clock, in the installations on my

Includes the often missed lower support bracket. https://youtu.be/zcNGFxV28fM -- Simon GPO Clocks http://www.lightstraw.uk/gpo/clocksystems/index.html

Hi The prices high and the bids are zero. The difference between asking price and market value. I think it is good to post ads like this on this type of forum. There is no

Crikey, that was a nice collection somebody had! Very interesting John, thanks for posting that. Regards Brian

Howdy, I just got an email concerning this auction house with 6 Synchronome clocks on the block Jan 7 2022. Definitely out of my league pricewise... www.invaluable.com/ search Synchronome One of

Hi Bart, That is perfect thank you so much! Mine is now starting to look the same; the only difference I can see is that your collar has a slight raised bit and mine does not. It's ran a full 24