Frank, Author at All About Time Clock Repair

Selling clocks in 1987

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Frank — No Comments ↓

I came across an old newspaper clip from 1987 when my clock shop had a full retail division. That’s me in the picture when I still had hair.

Those were the days!

Loved selling clocks and making customers happy.

Installing the hands to the tower clock

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Frank — No Comments ↓

Finally got the tower clock hands back from the powder coating company. Installed them this afternoon. I love these kinds of jobs!

This one is a four faced clock powered by a single, central motor that drives the four smaller gearboxes. I repaired this one before, back in 1983.

Tower Clock is power washed

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Frank — No Comments ↓

Four faced tower clock on Hayden Road north of Thomas. Taking all four sets of hands off to be power washed and then powder coated. I’ll post pictures of the completed project. Stay tuned.

Ratio gears are fixed and clock is back in operation

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Frank — No Comments ↓

Hands and ratio gearing are back on after straightening the bent shaft.

Seems to be doing fine.

The view from the left side between the plates shows a large chrome cylinder or barrel that houses the mainspring. Above it is the more conical shaped cable drum that, together, comprise the “fusee” powertrain. The fusee was invented long ago to provide more consistent power from the mainspring throughout the winding cycle. Mainsprings tend to impart more power when they are fully wound, then lose power as they unwind. The fusee compensates for this. More consistent power results in more accurate timekeeping.