The Clock Repairer's Manual

Author: Mick Watters

176 pages, 219 figures

In The Clock Repairer's Manual, Mick Watters explains how to approach all aspects of clock repair, maintenance and cleaning with confidence. For anyone who has ever considered clock repair as a hobby or a profession, as well as those under initial training and for the existing repairer, this comprehensively illustrated and detailed manual will be a useful reference.

Topics covered include:

The clock movement

Cleaning a simple clock movement

The pendulum and associated escapements

The watchmaker's lathe

Repairing worn holes and pivots

Striking clocks

Alternative types of striking clock

Chiming clocks

weights, springs, stop work and the fusee

Pivots, jewels and platform escapements

Further platform work

Part jobs

Gear cutting