Questions and answers of and for the clockmaking profession / Joseph G. Baier, James L. Tigner, Marvin E. Whitney.
Material type: TextPublisher: Cincinnati, Ohio : American Watchmakers Institute Press, [1981]Copyright date: ©1981Edition: 1988, third printingDescription: vi, 224 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:- still image
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"Dedicated to the advancement of the Art and Science of Horology."
Includes bibliographical references (page 224).
Clocks -- Some basic types. Atmos, Carriage, Cuckoo, 400 Day, Grand Sonnierie, Sun dial, Swing clocks, Music box -- The wood movement -- The pendulum -- Escapements -recoil, dead-beat, floating -- Trains -- general features, gearing -- Power sources -- Mainsprings -- Strike trains -- Repivoting, rebushing -- Lathe work, tools -- Disassembly, cleaning, lubrication -- Metals in clockmaking -- Theory, mathematics, electricity -- Striking mechanisms -- Definitions -- Basic repair reprints : part 1, General repairs -- part 2, Escapements -- part 3, Heat treating metals -- Useful tables -- Reference books.
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Instructions and Reference for the professional clock repairer
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