Timex 61 User Manual

1 No. 61 Restoration Log & Instruction Manual Andrew LaBounty, 2002

7File – The First Step Polishing Pivots – The Dreary Part Next, it was time to polish the bearing surfaces of the clock, called the pivots. The piv

8Major Project – The Escape Wheel “Nut” After the pivot polishing process was complete for all eight pivots, I progressed to “bushing” the pivot hol

9inserted the smaller end of the threads (which I filed down) into the rim of brass that was the head of the nut and peened the end down by hammering

10Polishing the Pivot Holes – Everything’s so Shiny! Since most of the hard part was completed, I was happy to move on to polishing pivot holes, as

11rotation of the escape wheel. The lock face is the portion of the pallet that stops an escape tooth. There are also lift angles on the ends of th

12I used the finer adjustment knob nearer to the bottom of the leader to finish the adjustment. After setting the beat, I set the rate, or the quick

13Conclusion – And Thanks I really enjoyed working on this lovely clock, and I’m honored to be a part of the history begun by the esteemed Class of

14Care and Maintenance This Section by: David LaBounty, Certified Master Clockmaker AWI, Fellow BHI Winding This clock should be wound on a regul

15Rating Rating the clock means adjusting the time keeping so the clock neither gains nor loses time while it is running. This is done by raising o

16The wood case may be dusted with a slightly damp cloth and it is generally not advisable to apply a dusting agent. Wax buildup and dirt will darke

2 Waterbury Regulator No.61 Andrew LaBounty, Apprentice Clockmaker; Sophomore, Olathe North High School, 2002

17to place shims under the front of the clock to force it to lean back against the wall. If this isn’t done, the clock may sway or worse yet, fall o

18Bibliography French Clocks: The World Over, Part One, by Tardy. Paris, 1949. pp. 10-30 Machinery’s Handbook 24th Edition, by Oberg, Jones,

19Attachment A Repair Itemization: • Polish eight pivots • Clean four shafts • Straighten six escape wheel teeth • Draw (stretch) escape whee

20Attachment B Tooth Count: • Hour Pipe = 80 teeth • Minute Wheel = 54 teeth • Minute Wheel Pinion = 10 leaves • Hour Wheel = 80 teeth •

21Attachment C Original Sketch

22Attachment D Other Sketches

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3Table of Contents A History of the Waterbury Clock Company... 1-2 The Process...

1A History of the Waterbury Clock Company (1857 – 1942) The Waterbury Clock Company, founded in March 5, 1857, began as a venture into the lucra

2Until this point, Waterbury had been offering chiefly commonplace clocks. Their fame was truly made, however, when Waterbury, in 1892, began to bui

3The Process To Begin – The Take Down The first day of work began on the morning of February 27, 2002; ninety years after the presentation of the

4At the Shop – Cleaning it up The first step in restoring the movement was obviously to remove it from both the dial and the metal box that encased

5My Drawing (see attachment C) On Paper – Making a Map Before I could take the movement entirely apart, it had to be drawn so I would be able to pu

6Taking it Apart – And Determining Beats per Hour Finally, real work could begin with the gears themselves outside of the movement. To take the mov