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DECEMBER 2009
Beidermeir beautyIan Beilby describes how a 19th century design style took the clock market by storm.
An Anglo-American marriage
Peter J Tol repairs a brass-dial longcase clock with some significant modifications.
Machine tools
for clockmakers
Instrument maker John Stevens makes a range of tools specifically designed for the clockmaker.
For a clock to run efficiently it must be set 'in beat'. This entails listening most carefully to the sound of the escapement and the action of the escape wheel as it passes through the pallets. When the movements are housed in their cases it can sometimes be difficult to hear the beat very clearly.
With this in mind Meadows & Passmore have introduced the Amplitic, a small amplifier which amplifies the sound of the escapement
The sensor can be attached to any part of the movement (sometimes even the case) and the sound of the escapement is amplified through two earphones. In effect the Amplitic becomes a clockmaker's stethoscope! For workshop use the Amplitic can be connected to a computer or amplifier and speakers. The Amplitic can be used on all types of mechanical clock including conventional spring and weight driven clocks, 400-day clocks and most mechanical watches.
Contact: Meadows & Passmore, 1 Ellen Street, Portslade, Brighton BN41 1EU.
Tel: 01273 421321. Web: www.m-p.co.uk |
Transatlantic Notebook The well-wounded clockmaker,
by
D K Stevenson.
Penman's Design & Build Drilling square holes,
by
Laurie Penman.
Diary of a Clock Repairer Make your own watch,
by
Robert Loomes.
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