Re: Can you regulate Quartz

On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:21:16 +1000, dAz <dazb@zipDOTcomDOTau> wrote:

"improve" the clock, like a few years ago when I had an 1800s english
longcase clock that the "engineer" had fitted ball races to the great
wheels! grrrrr.

Cool ! I hope you did use plenty of axle grease. ;-)

On the other hand, while it shows ignorance, it still shows a certain
amount of ingenuity. IMO it's still better than seeing a nice old Frog
with all the holes being bashed up, starting two inches away from the
hole. You know, so to get enough meat to push over, leaving me with
the option to ignore the marks on the plate or double bush it. :-/

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Regards, Frank
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