How to safely take apart a brass clock movement for Steampunk art projects

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In this video I go over how to safely disassemble old spring driven clock movements. There can be a great deal of stored energy in the springs and if you're not careful you may end up making a trip to the ER.

The type of movement that I disassemble in the video has springs that are not in a barrel. They are open to the environment.

I show you the two springs that are present and their purpose in the clock. I also discuss the way to safely remove the spring tension without damaging the clock parts or yourself. Remember to always wear your steampunk safety goggles and gloves.

In the video you'll see that you can allow the movement to unwind with your hands clear from danger. I show you the parts that you remove or modify to allow the gears to spin freely.

I also show how to remove the tension with a winding key. This is a slow process and takes time.

I hope that you use this information to avoid injury and get lots of parts for you steampunk art projects.

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Science & Technology

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• Steampunk
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• cog
• wheel
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• clock movement
• spring
• tension
• safety
• danger
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[MrRpaul84]

How long did it take you to remember where all those gears went back in?

Also, do you ever put bushings in these clocks?

[steampunknation]

@MrRpaul84 This video is intended for destroying the clock for art project parts. If you take a clock apart this way you'll most likely never get it back together.

[lappapaff]

Where do you buy your clocks?

[steampunknation]

@lappapaff You can get old clocks from clock repair shops. However I have bought a few on eBay. It usually costs about $30 after you pay the shipping and everything. You can get the cost down by buying big lots of clocks because you save on the per unit cost on shipping. But you end up with about 20 or 30 clocks. If you were interested I could list one on my Etsy.com store. The thing is that if I'm even going to break even I'll need to sell it for at least $15 plus shipping costs.

[robrod54]

Bad Ass! I was doing it the hard way this whole time!

[steampunknation]

@robrod54 How were you doing it?

[steampunknation]

How were you doing it?