Dr. Time's Clock Repair-Part 1-Antique Clock Overhaul

Part 1 - "Dr. Time" a/k/a Dave Dettmann begins the restoration of an 80 year old american mantle clock in an attempt bring it back to it's original beauty. Dave has been repairing clocks like this for over 30 years, and in this major overhaul which he calls the "Presidential" repair, what was once a bunch of wood & metal parts sitting in a box for years becomes a fully restored part of american heritage. In part 1, the parts are layed out, the movement is dis-assembled & run through an ultrasonic cleaner, and preparations are made for bushing work to begin

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• dr.time
• clock repair
• dave dettmann
• clock overhaul
• doctor time

[agentsedge]

6-8 bushings are normal, this one was in really bad shape which is why I used it for my video.

[mscaggs]

I love watching your stuff. I recently started repairing clocks as a hobby at home and so far have been successful in all that I have done. Keep more videos coming okay

Mike

Nashville

[tiredfingers99]

Some clocks I am seeing are being rebuilt with bronze bushing which are deeper and harder material, but wont this cause more friction or resistence because of the increased surface area? If I were to rebush the pivot holes and can't tell where the original hole was, I would use a depthing tool and start from the spring gear and then work my way up to the escapment, and align the plates and then drill through one plate to the other to make sure there aligned? Can you burnish/polish a pivothole?

[union310]

Clocks do not have gears they have wheels !

[Waltham1892]

If you had a taller tripod you wouldn't have to stoop...

[bearhedded]

A minute:fifteen is WAAAAYYYYYY too long an intro.

[amtrakboy37]

I love antique clocks, all kinds. Especially cuckoo clocks. I've got 15 cuckoo clocks in my collection.

[veritasottawa]

I just did a grandfather clock 12 bushings.

[mkess85]

If you want to do the absolute best job on an american overhaul, you should replace any bushing with any slop thus enshuring your customer walks away with a clock thats going to run for 20 to 30 years. KLOKFXR, Over bushing doesn't invite error, not if you know what your doing. Reaming out more that you need to happends to every clock repair man. When it happends to me, I can't live with it. If you drill straight and not over drill you'll be fine!

[veritasottawa]

Normal 14 bushings?