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Post by backhoeboogie on Jul 1, 2019 12:06:34 GMT -6
Well dang it. A kid engineer pulled a grandfather clock out of the dumpster today. I have no idea what make or model. He's bringing it to me. I hope its at least 100 years old.
I have successfully put 17 of them back in service and they will have you pulling your hair out. I have a couple that I just cannot get to work.
So it looks like another tinkering project. Frustrating as hell to work on but you are in jubilee when the damn things actually run days later. |
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Post by hook on Jul 1, 2019 12:08:00 GMT -6
That sounds neat. A lot of old stuff being thrown away
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Post by randy on Jul 1, 2019 13:55:15 GMT -6
Well if i work on it you can bet its not going to tell time again. Good luck to you Backhoe.
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Post by the illustrious potentate on Jul 1, 2019 14:25:58 GMT -6
This thread is going to need photos BB.
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Post by bulltrader on Jul 1, 2019 14:30:57 GMT -6
I have several mantel clocks. Never wind any of them. But they look nice
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Post by backhoeboogie on Jul 1, 2019 16:06:26 GMT -6
This thread is going to need photos BB. I've got videos of them working, without covers on them. Pretty interesting how each little piece works. No electricity whatsoever. All mechanical. But rest assured I could bore you to tears with video. I had one in particular that almost got a sledge hammer thru it several times. Frustrating. Fix this, fix that, and it still doesn't work. Someone had pulled the face and put it back using safety pins for pins. I couldn't find carter pins or anything small enough so I turned pins on a grinder. Pain in the ass. Three solid days working on it. It works now. Chimes are beautiful. When it all comes together, its a wonderful feeling. Pretty miserable up to that point. |
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Post by 3LT Farms on Jul 1, 2019 16:09:10 GMT -6
Boogie, weren't you the one building cedar chests?
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Post by the illustrious potentate on Jul 2, 2019 12:16:43 GMT -6
But rest assured I could bore you to tears with video. Maybe, but I like learning how things work Boogie. I can get pretty focused, which is good and bad. |
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Post by M-5 on Jul 2, 2019 13:42:42 GMT -6
But rest assured I could bore you to tears with video. Maybe, but I like learning how things work Boogie. I can get pretty focused, which is good and bad. I'm game for it. Everything I know is because someone showed me one time how to do it. |
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Post by backhoeboogie on Jul 8, 2019 6:25:58 GMT -6
Boogie, weren't you the one building cedar chests? Yes sir. Built them for all the grandkiddoes. boys and girls. I'm really proud of them. You have a good memory.
Funny thing is I kept all the cedar scraps. Its been a few years now. I broke them out, broke out the planer, glued pieces together and built a cedar bee hive box this weekend. A deep. More learning curve for me but the next one should be easier. All those short pieces of cedar are about to meet their maker now. Clear them out of the shed.
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