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This may [or may not] be the other book which you had in mind: **LINK**

http://www.clockmaking-brass.co.uk/construction_of_a_wooden_clock.htm

MichaelG.

This book. It would be cheaper to employ someone to wind it for you at this price.

When I started work in the '70s one of the workshop planners was an ex clockmaker. In his apprenticeship which was pre WW2 he had to go round large houses in the neighbourhood to wind their clocks because ordinary servants couldn't be trusted to do it regularly or correctly.

There’s a bit on electric winding in his turret clock book ,I used it as the basis for mine using more modern encased tilt switch

I have that book on my shelves, a 1st edition hardback, and indeed just 12 pages, also along with Wilding's book on building the 30 hour clock the mechanism was designed for,

The articles in HJ are in the August to December issues according to the first paragraph in the book, so you can probably save yourself a goodly few quid if you have them, as MichaelG mentioned, the book is probably a collection of those articles.

John

Edited By RJW on 18/05/2021 16:38:32

I bought original the book in 2002 from a Dutch books seller, cost 30Eur so always been pricey. I see one is available from Austraiia for around £30 delivered on Abe.

I made the winder around that time, see pics (sorry could not figure how to rotate) for my chain driven clock after working out a pully size to suit the chain pitch. Had some problems with the chain getting tangled jambing the motor so added a 20secs timer which unlatches a relay so it switches off after 20 secs, normally takes around 6 secs to wind. Altering the profile of the lead in guides solved that so the chain arrives flat at the drive pulley.

The book gives part no for the motors so used that to spec the motors. I had to to replace te strike motor with a faster one as the strike on a large no, ie 10 could beat the winding speed. I used mercury switches I had in stock from FLT battery chargers.

It's proved a real asset and althought it was a bit of a fiddle getting it right well worth the effort. Hope this helps

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Winding gets to be a habit if you have clocks. I have 40+. 12 are 30 hour, most of the rest are 8 day with a few longer duration (one is year going).

Personally, unless the 30 hour clocks were VERY accurate, the irritation of them being wrong would far outweigh the hassle of winding. 30 hours get wound and put right every night on the way to bed. 8 day clocks get added to the winding and correcting schedule on Saturday nights.

It's just a routine!

…and rejoices in the name of "Sloth"!