If you are on the look out for miniture ball bearings visit wwww.cgb.com.au they carry a range of bearings from 1mm I/D x 3mm O/D x 1mm thick and they...
Hi I recently came across this grade of steel mentioned on a watch site for making pinnions etc. On checking the Sandvik web site it sounded ideal, ie free...
Steve, you are correct, the Swiss use this steel, however it not easy to get in small ammounts and may not be used for much else. The Sandvik web site is not...
Hi David Many thanks for your reply, I found your comments about drill rod interesting as I sometimes revert back to using this term and get some odd looks, I...
I though I'd post a link to a picture of a new clock I'm building: http://onlineclockbuilding.com/running.jpg This one has a large balance wheel supported by a...
During attempts to make a balance staff, I tried the steel shank of a carbide (flutes only) printed circuit drill. While many such drills are solid carbide,...
Hi Steve, I use the oil hardening steel, my belief, after using both over the years, is that quenching in oil seems to help the steel resist rust, whereas when...
Hi there, fairly busy tonite but will respond to the posts later in the week. I did have a reply from MSC which outlines the details for overseas orders and I...
Hi I would guess the shank is a medium carbon steel like K1045 or a hi tensile even, say 4140. The application can be reasonably demanding as some of these...
Hi John You certainly like the large balance format, this looks like another interesting one and I would also be interested in some close ups or perhaps your...
Hi David I am sure you are correct about the corrosion, it is the same with bluing of screw etc, if you use oil to quench here the bluing seems to resist rust...
I'm documenting this clock as I build it, so it will eventually become a new Online Clock Building project. I should have it done in couple of months.. John...
I recieved the following request to link to this site and have had a look and some of the tests are amusing. Regards Steve Hi, We checked out your site...
Hi I am going to Melbourne for a couple of weeks on a sales trip and will be there over a week end and would be interested to know of your must see places to...
Dear Steve, I was delighted to hear that you will be in Melbourne. Perhaps you would like to come and see my horological efforts; a Saturday morning or ...
Gavin Betts
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Aug 7, 2004 1:27 am
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Hi Gavin Many thanks for the invite, I will be delighted to see your collection and what you have been up to since the regional. I seem to recall you were in...
Now I am back in the land of perpetual spring time once more and thawed out after my venture down south I thought I might put a short post in regarding the...
Bob Coleman here and I just wanted to drop you a note having just joined the Yahoo forum. I've only recently started working with clocks and have purchased 6...
hello: Everyone! We are sincereclocks from China. We are a clockmaker. What we make is antique tourbillon clock. The tourbillon was used to put in wrist...
Hi I have just had a look at the clocks in your album and they look quite interesting, perhaps you could fill in a bit more detail about your clocks and...
hello; Mr. Steve! Thank you for your such a quick reply! OK, I will put more photos there. And could you do me a favor? Can I change the description which I...
Our company is called Tian Jin Cheng Cheng Clocks Ltd. Our credit standing is sincere, honest and credible.we have made classical clocks for more than 10...
A friend and I are each building copies of the Murday Electric clock.We are building to the original design as described in the Clock Maker about 1990 by Alec...
John Higham
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Sep 2, 2004 9:54 am
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I am planning another trip to the Thornbury/Bristol area (soon) and will check out "The antique markets around George Street, lower Lansdown & Walcot Street"...
hello: Bob Coleman! We are sincereclocks in yahoogroups. Last time we got an email from you and we haven't answered you back cause we are very busy these...
hello: Everyone! We are sincereclocks from China. These days we are selling our clocks well on ebay since this July. 26th and we have got 4 positive feedbacks...
I have Reliance Staines cutters 1,2,3,4,6,8. 64DP. 237H. D+F - 0337.The tooth range seems to lie from rack to 12 T. John wildings 8 day wall clock needs a...
Dear Bob I am not sure I understand your email. The module system is the metric form of DP . ie module equals 25.4 divided by DP. For wheel cutting only one...
Looking at your first post here what I think the answer is that your cutters are for the INVOLUTE system which as you say has a series of cutters for the...
