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November 1, 2012 at 12:36 pm
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The escape wheel should be tight enough that it can just turn freely and nothing more, if you have any and I mean any sort of side to side play it can cause the clock to run in and out of beat. The escape wheel will run up the side of the pivot hole and drop back down causing irregular running. This is one of the most critical things in getting a clock to run well, you dont have the usual tollerence of 5 degrees tilt as you do with the other wheels when checking the pivots in the holes.
Hope this helps and hope I have explained it clearly enough.
Paul.