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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...
stevepaint
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Aug 2, 2004
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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
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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...
stevepaint
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Aug 7, 2004
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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...
stevepaint
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Aug 22, 2004
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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...
stevepaint
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Aug 25, 2004
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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...
Helen Jenny
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Aug 26, 2004
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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...
stevepaint
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Aug 28, 2004
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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...
Helen Jenny
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Aug 28, 2004
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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...
Helen Jenny
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Aug 28, 2004
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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
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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"...
stevepaint
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Sep 2, 2004
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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...
Helen Jenny
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Sep 16, 2004
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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...
Helen Jenny
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Sep 16, 2004
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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...
bobjoshua
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Sep 28, 2004
4:32 am
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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...
Anthony Roberts
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Sep 29, 2004
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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...
stevepaint
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Sep 29, 2004
11:15 am
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Thank you Tony, thank you Steve. Your prompt replies have given me a deal of work but it is moving me in the right direction.I have a small book,"Gear wheels ...
bobjoshua
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Sep 30, 2004
10:33 am
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Bob, You are on the right track, DONT try to understand the difference between Involute or Cycloidal, involute is used for higher stress and pressure levels...
David Walter
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Sep 30, 2004
4:47 pm
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Dear David; Beg to differ, wooden clocks such as those with plans published in finewoodworking are using involute gears. With that in mind I have produced...
J and N Hood
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Sep 30, 2004
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John, Yup, you got it right on the nose ! The extra weight needed can be a big problem, in any case involute gearing will produce much higher friction between...
David Walter
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Sep 30, 2004
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Have tracked down "Wheel and Pinion cutting in Horology" by J Malcom Wild at Camden Miniature Steam services UK and will order a copy. regards Bob...
bobjoshua
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Oct 1, 2004
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Back in the land of perpetual springtime now so I wil put my 2 bobs worth. Not sure if Minitech do Thornton cutters but I believe Smith & Smith in Sydney do,...
stevepaint
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Oct 4, 2004
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Thank you Steve you have taken the words right out of my mouth. I agree that the main problem with involute gears in horology is the inability to produce...
J and N Hood
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Oct 5, 2004
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At last some lively debate must be the nights are starting to draw in the Northern Hemisphere and the vegie gardends etc are to be neglected till next spring! ...
stevepaint
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Oct 5, 2004
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I think that lantern pinions are a very efficent and very repairable item in the clock makers nest of tricks. they work equally well with cycloidal and...
J and N Hood
johnsclocks
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Oct 5, 2004
2:03 pm
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Hi John The main advantage I can see is that the grain of timber is no longer a problem by inserting the teeth radialy. Regards Steve...
stevepaint
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Oct 7, 2004
11:25 am
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Dear Steve; the grain is not a problem and some of the woods that I use tend to be self lubericating, lignum vitae and cocabolo for instance. HOWEVER if...
J and N Hood
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Oct 7, 2004
2:01 pm
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A friend has obtained a non-functional Zenith Calora clock from 1920, working on the Jamin principle as shown in the animation on the following website:...
Cees den Hollander
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Oct 9, 2004
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Somehow the link to the Jamin animation got broken and does not work. It is from Michel Viredas "Electrical Clocks" website. I will paste it again and hope it...
Cees den Hollander
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Oct 9, 2004
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I need new grandfather clock mechanisms. Where may I purchase? If anyone knows please help me. I.OZAN BERBEROGLU BEPA DIS TIC. VE TEKS. SAN TIC. LTD. ...
Ibrahim Ozan Berberoglu
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Oct 19, 2004
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