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A Quick and Dirty Way to Fix Balance Wheel Cups for Old Alarm Clocks
I know there are clocksmiths clutching at their pearls at this one. I sort of am, as well. Whilst ever this wonderful example of American Manufactury brought forth at the turn of the 20th Century has a chance to live on, I wanted to do my best to make that a reality even if my methods aren't entirely coherent to the profession of clock repair.
I bought this as a gift to myself half expecting it to not have too many problems as it had all of its keys. Missing keys is a good sign that a clock has been around the block and no alarm clock is operable without them. The only outside damage was to the brass can which is a deep drawn dish that cracks due to the tension in the brass sheet left behind during production. I attempted to fix this with solder but I'd much rather a TIG afficionado with a brass welding rod to do the job for me.
Little did I know that this would be a huge undertaking for me. I am not a clockmaker, nor do I have any formal training beyond forums and UA-cam. The best I'd done leading up to this was to clean and relubricaate other clocks. Which is easy. This is not. To have this repaired by an actual clockmaker would require several months and lots of money as there are three within a 600km radius of me and both of them are heavily inundated with work.
At this stage, this old Waterbury alarm clock has been dismantled five times, had seven bushes installed and polished, had every pivot polished, and every spring cleaned. Every conceivable issue that could exist in a clock existed here in this 119 year old mechanism and the balance wheel was the worst offender.
Both the balance arbour and arbour cups were badly worn and I do not have a lathe to fix this properly. I had to improvise with my Dremel and a fine diamond stone for the arbour, and I needed to fashion a rudimentary tool to reshape the arbour cups. I figured, since this is a dying art, any information applied to the internet would be worthwhile.
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Відео

Sessions 8 Day Chime and Strike Lever Configuration
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This is one of those things that I ended up doing because of another project that was meant to be an idea, which has since snowballed to this video. I all began when I wanted a mechanical alarm clock for my workbench. the clock I bought was a Westclox Big Ben from the sixties. it worked, but it needed cleaning, and silly old me didn't know about winding down the mainspring, so a third of the ti...
The Great Teaspoon Shortage
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That one time everyone thought I was crazy because I could not find a single teaspoon in some 400km radius from where I lived, and it was explained away as the goings on of old ladies or tweakers.
Cheap eBay USB Microscope is Better Than You Thought
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Please read description for more details! This is a test of a USB Microphone that I bought from eBay some time ago to investigate a mechanical watch that also came from eBay as a gift. that watch had stopped working after about three years of constant operation. Curiosity has always been a weakness of mine. Because it was a cheaply made Tongji movement, the jewels were not dished and as such co...
Industrialisation Post Climate Crisis:
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Could also work for everything that falls to pieces due to egregious mismanagement.
Trooter Update
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So it took a few sparks between the ears but I managed to clue in an update to the Trooter - the best and worst thing I've ever built. What I've done is replace the old block of hardwood that the original design was built around with a nice thick piece of pine plywood. I don't have the tools to add a camber to the board, but the flatness is somehow still nice to supplant my feet. Because the fr...
The Trooter
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I built this old crusty thing a long time ago out of parts of other crusty things. It's currently going through a revival. Yes, I will make a short of me riding it to demonstrate that it won't fall apart. If it doesn't fall apart, it'll be my Sunday Scooter or maybe it will go back to the shed, never to see the light until clean out day. If it DOES fall apart, I'll still upload because that wou...
A Tribute to My First and Favourite Tool
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A Tribute to My First and Favourite Tool
Slow Winds By The Sunrise.
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Slow Winds By The Sunrise.
How to Operate a Combination Square (With Bonus Fumbling About)
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How to Operate a Combination Square (With Bonus Fumbling About)
Another Tim Tam Imitation?!?
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Another Tim Tam Imitation?!?
That One Bit of Improv That Sounds Decent
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That One Bit of Improv That Sounds Decent
A Very Shonky Variation of How I Imagine Most Acoustic Ballads to End.
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A Very Shonky Variation of How I Imagine Most Acoustic Ballads to End.
Can A Penguin Be A TimTam?
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Can A Penguin Be A TimTam?
How My Brain Feels When I Want Something To Do.
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How My Brain Feels When I Want Something To Do.
DeWalt DC988 Gearbox Reassembly.
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DeWalt DC988 Gearbox Reassembly.
Dremel Hook & Loop Sanding Pad Test & Review
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Dremel Hook & Loop Sanding Pad Test & Review
DeWalt DC988 Repair, Part 1 - Electrics.
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DeWalt DC988 Repair, Part 1 - Electrics.
Rockwell RD5517 vs. Xceed EX25MT - Budget Tool Comparison, 10 Years Difference.
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Rockwell RD5517 vs. Xceed EX25MT - Budget Tool Comparison, 10 Years Difference.
Ryobi RMT1801 Multi Tool Hidden Feature (maybe).
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Ryobi RMT1801 Multi Tool Hidden Feature (maybe).
Setting Clock on a Black and Decker BMO700S.
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Setting Clock on a Black and Decker BMO700S.
Spider Getting Ready For Lunch
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Spider Getting Ready For Lunch
Praying Mantis Contemplating Life.
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Praying Mantis Contemplating Life.

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @MariaGonzalez-ei1pv
    @MariaGonzalez-ei1pv Місяць тому

    ,😂😂😂 yeah that push button..had it in my trunk n it went off ....there is A video in UA-cam called "upgrade your ryobi inflator with a on-off switch" were the person added a switch and solder 2 wires that's all .im going to upgrade it to.

  • @surefiremooly
    @surefiremooly Місяць тому

    I'm extremely happy that you also struggled to get those brushes back in ... Think I'm gonna just buy a new motor lol

    • @classydays43
      @classydays43 Місяць тому

      @@surefiremooly well actually I just did it wrong. I found out later that the brushes are super easy to remove and put back in, but the drill was a work tool so I couldn't make another video for it. And don't worry, it did get new brushes and an adaptor to run lithium batteries.

  • @apondo100
    @apondo100 4 місяці тому

    Is there seriously no online manual for these?

  • @StillAlwaysSleepy
    @StillAlwaysSleepy 4 місяці тому

    ty for the info

  • @HeatherDDawnHowes
    @HeatherDDawnHowes 5 місяців тому

    I just got these same Velcro Sanding Disc and love em. You used Oil at the end with the gray buffing Ones? What kind of oil?

    • @classydays43
      @classydays43 5 місяців тому

      @@HeatherDDawnHowes I was just messing with them to see what works. Oil does not work if you want a clean finish,but it was just basic 10W-40 motor oil

    • @HeatherDDawnHowes
      @HeatherDDawnHowes 4 місяці тому

      @@classydays43 Ahh okay I See. Ty

  • @PASKY-fb8ts
    @PASKY-fb8ts 7 місяців тому

    i have a problem with those 3 pieces of metal at 15:56 i cant get them to line up 2 are in and the third is on top of second piece can you help me.Thanks btw for the gearbox hel i couldn’t do it myself:)

    • @classydays43
      @classydays43 7 місяців тому

      Thanks for the response! If you're talking about the clutch ring, or those ring parts that I flipped around, there are divots that index with the casing. Sometimes it might be easier to put pieces together on the table so you know what it looks like when it's assembled. Just keep at it and you'll get there 😁

    • @PASKY-fb8ts
      @PASKY-fb8ts 7 місяців тому

      @@classydays43thank you i did it my drill sounds like a new drill without the chuck only the motor and gearbox because bearing pn that chuck holder is bad and i dont know how to change it can you help me.Where can i send you a video od that bearing?

    • @classydays43
      @classydays43 7 місяців тому

      @@PASKY-fb8ts You want to remove the chuck to get to the bearing between the chuck and adjuster collar because the collar and that bearing is removed towards the chuck end. There's a bolt inside the chuck that honestly takes a lot of work to remove. The bolt inside the chuck is a reverse thread and can range from a hex head to a Phillips head so look inside to see what it is. I didn't bother with my drill because the bearing was still good. There are plenty of videos on how to remove a cordless drill chuck which is why I never talked about it. If I remember right, there is also a tiny circlip holding the bearing in there so you might need to fashion a little something to pull it out. If the dust seal on the bearing is damaged and you can't read the numbers, bearings are measured by Outside Diameter, Inside Diameter, and width.

    • @PASKY-fb8ts
      @PASKY-fb8ts 7 місяців тому

      @@classydays43 i remowed the chuck it was easy but the problem is the bearing is moving up and down with a spring but there is that thing that does the hammer thing that doesnt allow the bearing to get of i cant describe it can isend you a video somewhere

    • @classydays43
      @classydays43 7 місяців тому

      @@PASKY-fb8ts perhaps uploading a video to your own channel will help me to understand what you're talking about?

  • @StewSims
    @StewSims 7 місяців тому

    Nice video thanks. I've just got into cleaning up rusty metal with a rotary tool and the sanding drums work OK, but this is exactly what I've been looking for. Just bought a set of these and some tungsten carbide burrs too. I'm hoping these won't wear out as quickly. The rotary tool / dremel is really a handy thing for cleaning up metal carefully (a flap disc on a grinder lacks a lot of precision).

  • @rgmatta3524
    @rgmatta3524 11 місяців тому

    Tell me you didn't put that extremely short brush back in. If it gets much shorter it's going to score the commutator copper!

    • @classydays43
      @classydays43 11 місяців тому

      I only put them back in as a placeholder and to test if everything worked correctly. I did get new brushes and installed them, but they took a couple months to arrive.

  • @theelectroman9460
    @theelectroman9460 11 місяців тому

    Helped rebuild a drill gearbox I'd taken apart, 8:05 I had no idea where those pins were supposed to go

  • @MarkusWITH_a_k
    @MarkusWITH_a_k Рік тому

    The trooter 👍🏾

  • @classydays43
    @classydays43 Рік тому

    🦷🦷🦷🦷 🦷🦷🦷

  • @ButttowseefTowseefbutt
    @ButttowseefTowseefbutt Рік тому

    dewalt dcd 709 type 2 reassemble please

  • @TheGorillafoot
    @TheGorillafoot Рік тому

    Looks handy for tight spaces

  • @朱海川-g1v
    @朱海川-g1v Рік тому

    Man your lucky!

  • @classydays43
    @classydays43 Рік тому

    15:43 yes, Classy. This is very boring.

  • @marosch1694
    @marosch1694 Рік тому

    Try and error video in poor quality, missing mounting of details like clutch …….

    • @classydays43
      @classydays43 Рік тому

      Sorry about that - I'm not excellent with video production. The clutch assembly is interesting in this one. The collar has an incline that interacts with a rod that goes right through the outside of the gearbox assembly and interacts with the clutch mechanism at the back. I couldn't work out how to disassemble that collar. With my other drills, the clutch assembly is in that collar. Personally, this decision by DeWalt was a weird one but I guess it made it more compact. On this drill in particular, the clutch was broken in three pieces so it didn't work. Being a sintered metal, there was no way to repair it short of machining a new part.

  • @classydays43
    @classydays43 Рік тому

    Just to clarify, this casette would make this noise as I got my road bike up to speed. I used the impact wrench to rotate the casette fast enough to troubleshoot this problem out of curiosity and that noise was what I discovered. I'll take it apart and let UA-cam know what I discover.

  • @Hassen78
    @Hassen78 Рік тому

    hay😀

  • @ThomasSeibert-u8f
    @ThomasSeibert-u8f Рік тому

    How do I get part 2 et cetera ? Gearbox fell apart...

    • @classydays43
      @classydays43 Рік тому

      Sorry, my guy. I named the video something else. You can follow it direct to here: ua-cam.com/video/hy6wCaYepgE/v-deo.html

  • @newy816
    @newy816 Рік тому

    I hope you're wearing double pluggers for safety.

  • @classydays43
    @classydays43 Рік тому

    I should mention that drill and impact drivers increase torque with increases in speed. Turning a stuck flat head with a power tool means applying more power, but that power increases speed which in turn increases the chances of camming out. If you apply slow and gradual pressure by hand - preferably a screwdriver and not a right angle ratchet handle - you might not run in to issues as much.

  • @classydays43
    @classydays43 Рік тому

    Wow, thanks! I have a bunch of these that stopped working one day, but after doing this, they work like new!

    • @classydays43
      @classydays43 Рік тому

      All good, man. Glad to know my random tip helped you out

  • @bread-gz3rl
    @bread-gz3rl Рік тому

    Good luck getting new batteries

    • @classydays43
      @classydays43 Рік тому

      Actually, I found some. They're not official DeWalt batteries, but they are NiMh which work for the original chargers. And yes, they're as bad as they sound. The drill works much, much better with a Makita LXT adapter and accompanying batteries.

    • @airmobiledivision7759
      @airmobiledivision7759 Рік тому

      You can get a kit from Dewalt which allows you to adapt the old 18 volt tools to accept newer, 20v lithium ion batteries.

  • @Mango-8820
    @Mango-8820 2 роки тому

    impressive finger work mr.bobert!

    • @Mango-8820
      @Mango-8820 2 роки тому

      THANKS!

    • @classydays43
      @classydays43 2 роки тому

      @@Mango-8820 did... Did I steal your content? I specifically remember recording this...

  • @Mango-8820
    @Mango-8820 2 роки тому

    very good bobert!

  • @diogenes2976
    @diogenes2976 2 роки тому

    A minha blacker decker fica fazendo um barulho só quando eu uso essa lixa

  • @shownowt
    @shownowt 2 роки тому

    the last piece of information i needed to recreate the death star.

    • @classydays43
      @classydays43 2 роки тому

      That's why I omitted the THIRD thing to know about these! Without that, your death star is meaningless! Muahahahaa

  • @abdolux5958
    @abdolux5958 2 роки тому

    That looks like p90

  • @classydays43
    @classydays43 2 роки тому

    I should mention that this pencil can apparently mark any surface as long as that surface isn't oily.

  • @bizibuzi8777
    @bizibuzi8777 2 роки тому

    Battery low!

    • @classydays43
      @classydays43 Рік тому

      NiCad batteries are so awful. I found a Makita LXT - old school DeWalt adapted that really brings this drill to life.

  • @classydays43
    @classydays43 2 роки тому

    I should mention that all this works if you already know the basics, like how to place the chip breaker on the blade and how to adjust it properly.

  • @secondwind3989
    @secondwind3989 2 роки тому

    Hammer Feature🤣

  • @CraftTech-v4c
    @CraftTech-v4c 2 роки тому

    Hi i bought the sanding disc and cut circle of sanding paper 60 grit . i must say there were lots of viberations , and the dremel turn very hot . i dont know why exacly . becouse i use it has a plane router with 335 plunge . and bit 654 , and it workd just fine . i am thinking that the over heating maybe got to do with the angle which i held the dremel . now i am thinking to try sanding with 577 handle .

    • @classydays43
      @classydays43 2 роки тому

      These sanding discs do tend to grab on whatever material you're sanding. I've found that the pads work better if you don't sand completely perpendicular to the surface. On larger sanding discs, you usually sand on one side of the disc to reduce friction and allow swarf to clear from the other side.

  • @paulraymond1804
    @paulraymond1804 2 роки тому

    Cool vid. Yeah the AEG heads fit on this Ryobi multi tool. If only the AEG right angle drill head didn't cost an arm and a leg. Techtronic should release it under the Ryobi brand for half the price.

  • @BSOE3058
    @BSOE3058 2 роки тому

    Hey, could You help me with something? I recently bought this cheapo sanding set, it came with small sandpaper discs and bare rubber pad on a rod... How I'm supposed to use this? I tried to peel back side of sanding discs, and theres no glue underneath... nothing

    • @classydays43
      @classydays43 2 роки тому

      Those bare sanding pads without the Velcro backing are supposed to attach to a regular arbor wherein the centripetal force of the disc spinning is supposed to account for the lack of a backing pad. They work kind of okay, but be prepared to swap them out every twenty seconds. I have seen rubber discs like what you've described. Die grinders have a similar attachment and were designed to remove adhesive residue.

    • @BSOE3058
      @BSOE3058 2 роки тому

      @@classydays43Hmm, there must be error on the box, in translation, anyway... this adhesive remover sounds kinda usefull, not always thinner can be used...

    • @classydays43
      @classydays43 2 роки тому

      @@BSOE3058 the rubber disc is useful for when solvents and thinners may damage the material underneath, but be prepared as the rubber disc can leave its own residue or burn things like powder coat or paint. But yeah, if those sanding discs have no Velcro backing or adhesive, chances are they're going to simply attach to the cut-off arbor and operate without a backing.

    • @dutchbeef8920
      @dutchbeef8920 8 місяців тому

      Thats the business model, the actual rotary tool is so cheap they have to sell you loads of accessories for it to be profitable

  • @johnhorton1516
    @johnhorton1516 2 роки тому

    Great Video. I love my DeWalt DC988, I still use mine on an daily basis and it's still going strong. I've had mine for so long I can't even remember when I bought it, it must be min 12 years ago. I'm sure the key to keeping these machines going is not to over stress them. Be kind to it and wisely use the 3x gears that DeWalt gave it. I will be very upset when mine finally lets go. Amazing little gearbox

    • @classydays43
      @classydays43 2 роки тому

      It really is an awesome drill. Once the brushes and batteries were replaced for this one it now runs like a dream.

  • @classydays43
    @classydays43 3 роки тому

    Nice tune bro. Learn to play next time you upload something.

  • @woezacardoza5659
    @woezacardoza5659 3 роки тому

    Long live the queen 💗👑

  • @classydays43
    @classydays43 3 роки тому

    I forgot to mention the sanding pads this came with last a long time compared to typical sanding drums. Unlike the paper discs and drums, this doesn't scallop the surface, so this works exceptionally well for that.

  • @classydays43
    @classydays43 3 роки тому

    Madd editing skillz bro.

  • @ParrotCK3200
    @ParrotCK3200 3 роки тому

    I have a Ryobi RMT1801 (2017 version), but it has the cutouts on all four sided of the rubber boot. Maybe a slightly later manufacture date, but it means the tool head can be used in all four orientaions without removing the rubber boot. As for Ryobi missing a trick by not releasing additional heads, well I have some news for you. You can actually get quite a few different heads for the RMT1801, such as angle driver, rotary cutter, reciprocating saw, metal shear, jigsaw etc. They are for the Rigid Jobmax Multi tool which is an identical fitment to the Ryobi RMT1801. There's a guy on YT bought (AutobahnDan) from 2021 and tested some at the link below: ua-cam.com/video/ndygruSr7jQ/v-deo.html Being Rigid branded, they were originally very expensive, but you may find them cheaper now, although checking eBay there's a new 5-pice kit for $250. Ouch! Not sure about availability outside of the US though. Large range shown here: i.postimg.cc/d1pK424Q/JobMax.png

    • @classydays43
      @classydays43 3 роки тому

      Damn. I didn't know that! And here I was thinking my musings made no sense at all 😂

  • @marcenariacriativa_messi
    @marcenariacriativa_messi 3 роки тому

    Mesmo antiga parece ter muita força ainda...

  • @dylanjay2898
    @dylanjay2898 3 роки тому

    Poor praying mantis. He seems like he has gone through a lot. Maybe thinking of his future or past life choices, but one thing is for certain. That is one smart mantis.

    • @classydays43
      @classydays43 3 роки тому

      I look up to mantises like these.

  • @dylanjay2898
    @dylanjay2898 3 роки тому

    This was interesting and I loved it! You got a new sub!

  • @user-scottishVR
    @user-scottishVR 3 роки тому

    Lol