020 How to straighten a bent clock pivot

[@howtorepairpendulumclocks]

I forgot to say... you don't have to remove the blueing, it doesn't do any harm to the bearing, it will wear off in time. I ALSO forgot so say, the bush will be annealed so don't use it for bushing after!

[@michaelkaiser1864]

Brilliant!

[@howtorepairpendulumclocks]

Thank you! Appreciated. M

[@dizwilliams5334]

Thanks so much, perfectly described...very useful.

[@howtorepairpendulumclocks]

Thank you!

[@geoffreylotz3661]

Here goes....thank you for the information.

[@rogers531]

Now I call you Sir. This has settled my nerves down. Very clear. You are the best and I am a hardened subscriber. John Australia 🦘🦘🦘🦘 of you

[@howtorepairpendulumclocks]

Great! Thank you for the kind response. Move vids to follow! M

[@saisamayseva8712]

Thanks a lot. Very clear explanations for the beginner too.Regards

[@howtorepairpendulumclocks]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@s.spencertenagodus8051]

Thanks. I have followed all 50 of your pendulum clock classes. They are excellent but here you have it in one! An absolutely vital video for any enthusiast in one short clear lesson - and your answer below to harden or not (not needed as blue is OK) finishes the lesson. Thank you so very much. Simon

[@howtorepairpendulumclocks]

Thanks for your kind feedback

[@treetopspider]

My new favorite clock repair channel.
Really interesting video. I wish I had seen this before snapping the bent pivot on the escapement of my french clock which has now been sitting there for months until I find an economical way of repivoting it.

[@howtorepairpendulumclocks]

Thanks for the positive comments. Do you have a watch lathe re the French clock pivot?

[@treetopspider]

@@howtorepairpendulumclocks Ive got a unimat lathe. I recently bougtht the watchmakers spindle which came with about 10 collets. I had a go at making something called a top hat but I failed. I dont know itf the unitmat is too powerfull.
I'm ok at general restoration and have a channel (treetopspider) where I carry out full restorations but I am a a very new beginer to clockmaking.

[@howtorepairpendulumclocks]

@@treetopspider The unimat shouldn't be too powerful. The problem is controlling the speed. If tools are sharp and you can somehow keep the spindle speed down you will make progress. Keep at it! Thanks again for the positive comments. Matthew

[@harryhopkins7798]

Thank you! I have been enjoying all your videos.

[@howtorepairpendulumclocks]

Thanks Harry for the positive comment. Keep watching!

[@rogers531]

Yes had two of those today. Thanks very good

[@kmehryari6068]

Thank You excellent video

[@howtorepairpendulumclocks]

Thanks for your kind feedback. Matthew

[@hanslindgren7175]

Thank you! I have just started whith clockreapering as a hobby. This video was really helpfull. / From Sweden👍

[@howtorepairpendulumclocks]

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[@1dd434]

Thanks for the video, good learning.

[@davel831]

Brilliant! Thank you looking forward to the next one on how to re-pivot so good this short videos on how to! Thank you for sharing

[@boydsargeant7496]

Excellent, thanks!

[@peterbern7369]

Matthew another great instructive video. Do you need to re-harden the pivot after straightening it ?

[@howtorepairpendulumclocks]

Peter, that is another great question and one I should have covered in the vid.. The answer is if you have controlled the tempering process with the spirit lamp, you see how I keep taking the Arbor in and out of the flame to keep things slow, and the pivot has not gone beyond blue, you do not need to re-harden as the pivot has not been softened, only tempered. If you were hardening, you would have to temper back to blue anyway. If you lose control of the tempering or mistakenly use one of those micro-torches and it goes over blue to pale blue/grey/white, I suppose in an ideal world yes you would re-harden and re-temper. TBH, that process would be more damaging than the relatively soft pivot. I think even if the French clock type pivots were tempered beyond blue, they remain relatively hard i.e. not entirely annealed. Hope this helps.

[@peterbern7369]

@@howtorepairpendulumclocks Thanks Matthew for the rapid & detailed reply. What you say makes good sense.

[@jonka1]

What are your thoughts about re- hardening and tempering the actual pivot back to a straw temper?

[@janebooth5896]

Thank you!

[@romanmechetnerful]

Thank you

[@landuneauto]

So I have an old Bailey Banks and Biddle French Mercury pendulum clock that the suspension spring broke on... where do I find this piece?

[@howtorepairpendulumclocks]

Try Cousins, Meadows and Passmore or Wardale. www.johnwardle.co.uk/french-clock-suspensions-67-c.asp If you draw a blank, please get back in touch and we will try get it sorted... Matthew