Reply To: Basic Toools

[Bob Tascione]

Hey Paul,
Yes your British Anvil clocks have their chime barrel set up this way. Does your unit not have enough bed length to allow for turning the barrel around and use the retainer sleeve on the tailstock side? Mine has a 10″ bed and I’m able to fit everything in there. I can also slide the hooks off of the bed and turn them around if needed. If you need more room can you shorten the winding arbors by cutting the tips off of a key and then press and pin a 7/16 hex on the end? I may be visualizing incorrectly what you’re saying though and thinking backwards here.
Happy New Year Paul!
Bob