Thanks Jim and Bill.
This is taking a long time to clean up and it is the first longcase movement I have ever had my hands on. I hurt my back a while ago and had to look for something not too physical to do. My sister in-law owns a jewelry shop and she suggested clock repair. I have had a dabble with watches but for the time being I am going to stick with clocks. I am just on the verge of starting a business and have my first paying client when I get back from holiday next week so I will keep you posted on how it goes. I love horology and now cant imagine what I would do instead.
Thanks again for the comments, Bill I hope your desk turns up soon, it can be so frustrating waiting for stuff you need to arrive, you get used to dealing with that on a weekly basis once you start ordering parts for jobs, you will find you have clocks and watches apart all over the place until the part turns up, keep good notes because if you are anything like me you forget very quickly!
I now use a cheap digital camera to takes pics of movements as I go, especially if I come to something I have not seen before and might have trouble with if the clock remains apart for any length of time. Even if you dont need to go back to a picture it is always nice to have the option.
I will keep you all posted on my progress with this clock. I have some work to do on the case as it has various bits missing so this should be an interesting project 
Paul.
