Table of Contents
A History of the Waterbury Clock Company | |
The Process | |
To Begin – The Take Down | 3 |
At the Shop – Cleaning it up | 4 |
On Paper – Making a Map | 5 |
Taking It Apart – And Determining Beats per Hour | 6 |
Polishing Pivots – The Dreary Part | 7 |
Major Project – The Escape Wheel “Nut” | 8 |
Bushing – For Real Now | 9 |
Polishing the Pivot Holes – Everything’s so Shiny! | 10 |
The Escapement – Theory, Practice, and Math | 10 |
Beat and Rate Adjustments – Nuts and Knobs | 11 |
Refitting the Second Hand – Found in the Case | 12 |
Conclusion – And Thanks | 13 |
Care and Maintenance | |
Winding | 14 |
Setting to Time | 14 |
Rating | 15 |
Cleaning | 15 |
Moving the Clock | 16 |
Setup After Moving | 16 |
Setting the Beat | 17 |
Bibliography | 18 |
Attachments | |
A: Repair Itemization | 19 |
B: Tooth Count | 20 |
C: Original Sketch | 21 |
D: Other Sketches | 22 |
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