Re: Looking for clock parts

Thanks for all the suggestions. I'm afraid I'm way too much of a purist to replace it with a quartz mechanism. I like the smell, the tick and the chime. The spring is indeed broken close to the end, so if I can't find a replacement I'll reuse it. The drum is more of a problem. Here's a picture:

http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~cdt22/clock_spring_drum.jpg

It measures 53 mm in diameter (including the teeth), is 23 mm deep and has 80 teeth. You can see the two broken teeth in the picture.

I'll call and e-mail a few clockmakers and see if I can locate a replacement. If not, I had wondered about some way of grafting new teeth onto the drum, but I don't have enough equipment to do that at the moment. I have the broken teeth and had wondered if there was a suitable means for re-attaching them, but right now I can't think of anything. Any ideas?

Thanks for the help.

Chris

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