alarm clock not in beat

[gerene]

I have checked the escape wheel and corrected some teeth that where a little croocked. The escape wheel now looks decent at least.
I repolished the balance pivots and cones but still no amplitude.
I have to examine the hairpsring yet, but it looks reasonably true in flat and round.
The book “Clock and Watch escapements” by W.J. Gazeley finally arrived today.
I will be out of town for a couple of weeks, so no time to work on this clock but I will have plenty of time, at least that’s what I hope, to read the book and catch up on my theoretical knowledge of escapements.
This clock is taking its time, but there is no customer waiting

[arutha]

Hey Jan. I appreciate you are out of town for a while but just out of interest how much pressure do you have to put on the third wheel to get it running strongly? If all the escapement side is looking good I would be looking at a sticky/bent/tapered pivot?
Paul.

[gerene]

Hey Paul, nice to hear from you! Sorry for my late reply, but I did not have the time to check the forum lately. I am still out of town and will check your suggestion as soon as I have the opportunity.

Jan

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