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Making a Waterbury Regulator #67 Seconds Hand
In this video William Porter demonstrates making a Waterbury Regulator #67 seconds hand which was missing from his Waterbury regulator #67 regulator wall clock.
This detailed demo includes:
- Type of brass material used.
- Matching color to existing minute and hour hands.
- Design and layout of hand.
- Making a simple filing jig from W1 tool steel.
- Cutting, filing and shaping techniques.
- Balancing the hand for maximum efficiency.
A missing or broken hand is common occurrence with these old clocks so knowing how to make new hands can prove to be a valuable skill for the clocksmith. This video is well worth viewing for both the aspiring and seasoned clocksmith. If restoration of antique clocks is your thing then by all means spend a few minutes and watch this video through to the end. It’s a good one.
Another good video from William. If you like his video please go to his video on YouTube at Seconds Hand Project and give him a thumbs up and maybe post a comment and definitely Subscribe to his channel as he has been putting a new video up every few days and they are all very informative.
Read more about ‘Making a Waterbury Regulator #67 Seconds Hand’ and other topics at The Forum and then click on Paul and Williams forum called ‘The Clockmakers Forum – Designing, Building and Parts Fabrication’ Also if you are in need of any clock repair or restoration work or clock parts fabrication you can visit William Porters website at Williams Website
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