Fixing Eye bolt to old Lead longcase weight

[JourneymanParticipant @journeyman]

Chris, you could possibly use a screw-eye, not tried this but cant see why not.

Lead is so soft just drill a small hole to depth and screw in. you could use thread-locker but probably not necessary.

John

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Journeyman on 27/01/2020 10:30:43:

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Chris, you could possibly use a screw-eye, not tried this but cant see why not

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Likely to be much safer than the previous repair

… which looks like a rather ordinary wire nail

[Chris] If you do pull the nail; please let us know how short the engagement was.

MichaelG.

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P.S. not all screw-eyes are created equal … try to get one with ‘full’ threads

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

If it were me looking for a sympathetic repair, Bazlye's suggestion (post 3), is surely the best. Not necessary to make a hole saw, they can be bought rather cheaply, like this Makita set on Amazon.

Drilling a cored hole leaves the exterior of the weight in authentic aged condition. It doesn't matter how much damage is done removing the core, perhaps with a chisel, because it will be refilled with lead (most of it original!). The eye can be re-fixed in the original way too, by thrusting the end deep into the molten lead so it's firmly gripped when the lead solidifies. Not difficult to melt lead with a DIY store blow-lamp and a small steel pan.

Dave

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by SillyOldDuffer on 27/01/2020 10:52:31:

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If it were me looking for a sympathetic repair, Bazlye's suggestion (post 3), is surely the best. […]

The eye can be re-fixed in the original way too […]

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Dave

Unless I have missed some important detail … we don’t yet know how the original was fixed, nor indeed the full shape of the eye on the other weight in the pair.

MichaelG.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Chris TickTock on 26/01/2020 09:06:48:

hi guys photos to help see the issue. Remnant of previously probably sheered eye bolt is the issue as it makes drilling difficult but no real alternative other than leave alone which goes against the grain with me if something is reasonably doable.

Chris

 

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This is what we know ^^^

MichaelG.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 27/01/2020 11:18:50

[Chris TickTockParticipant @christicktock]

OK I decided to do something about the nail as it looked awful and possibly dangerous. This is not a top class clock by any means but there are limits. note nail pulled out easily, there was nothing left sheered in the centre so i got lucky. I drilled a 10mm hole to put a nut on so hope is at least safer.

chris

Edited By Chris TickTock on 27/01/2020 14:39:53

Edited By Chris TickTock on 27/01/2020 14:40:25

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Thanks for the update, Chris

MichaelG.

[Chris TickTockParticipant @christicktock]

Just to add if I want to age the replacement hiik a mixture oh hydrogen peroxide and white vinegar and salt will do a grand job.

Chris

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