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All Antique Clock Parts are made on Site
at hrsclocks
Antique clock parts repairs and / or restoration to all types
of
Clocks and Barometers.
Long Case moon phase and date-wheel items repaired or replaced.
Clock wheels and great wheels cut, crossed out
and mounted.
Escape wheels, Pallets and complete Escapements,
Pinions with Arbors or separate also made.
Racks, Tails and Snails a speciality,
Brass or Silvered dials restored.
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We are a small family business who
specialise in the repair and restoration of clocks and barometers. We are also
able to manufacture missing or worn out items for antique clocks. This work is
carried out onsite.
Please note: we do not provide parts that can be obtained from Clock Material
Suppliers such as clock lines, winding keys ETC.
Please see our links page for items like this.
However, if you find that you cannot source the item that you require then by
all means contact HRS Clocks on
0161 336 5215
We will make the item in question for you at the same time as restoring the
movement
Sometimes it can be a lengthy process working on a quality clock made by a clock
maker of distinction. If restored
correctly and treated with respect such an
item will not only retain its value but actually increase in value as it is
passed on to your descendents.
Whilst working on such clocks a record is made of any old repair marks or
inscriptions of past repairers and given to the owner of the clock. One
inscription I came across recently on a 30 hour long case clock was:
{ This clock was cleaned and
repaired the day king George IV Died 1830 }
Restoration work involved in restoring such a quality clock movement involves
trying to keep a worn out part as original as possible by the minimum of
alteration.
This sometimes involves turning yellow brass bushes to replace worn out pivot
holes. This brass is soft and has to be hammer riveted to harden it without
leaving the slightest trace of hammer marks on the clock plates. It is used
because its content resembles a very close colour match to the original clock
plates
Yellow brass clock wheels are made slightly thicker than the original and
planished around the outside edge to harden the area where the teeth have to be
cut, and then refaced to the original thickness.
90% of the time a completely worn out pinion can be ground down then turned to a
respectable diameter where a new pinion is made, hardened and tempered, then
bonded onto the original arbour.
The talk in the trade today is of Laser Micro Welding where the original worn
out pinion leaves are rebuilt with steel and cleaned up afterwards. This then
leaves the item almost completely original but it is an expensive process
NEVER oil any clock with WD40 as this sets to a sticky gel-like substance where
dirt and grit stick to the brass wheel teeth witch causes considerable wear on
the steel pinions. Your clock might run when it is first applied but as it
thickens it will finally grip the escapement and stop your clock.
Please see our Clock Repair Page for details on how a long case clock is cleaned and
serviced
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