making a new ratchet wheel click for a clock

In this video I replace a worn ratchet wheel click and make a new rivet for it also. If you find the content helpful and informative for clock repair please give a thumbs up. I have other videos about making parts for clocks and there will be much more to come so please subscribe.
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Thank you and have a great day. William

[sailorssettlersantiques]

Great Video!! I'm getting into clock repair at 53 years old to build up a Semi-retirement business. I've always done mechanical work, and love clocks. In 5-8 years I hope to have it built into a small repair business. It's great to see someone who can make a part, and not just change a part. As they say "A man who can make it work will always have a job, the man who knows why it works will be his boss"

[delbertreno]

Thanks for the video. I am working on a Frkends Seth Thomas and need to replace the click and clean up the ratchet and needed to see to how to get it apart. Thanks, Great craftsmanship on your work. Whoever owns that clock will be proud.

[meagain]

Great video thanks for showing.I need to make a spring for my ratchet.Your pictures showed
me what the spring is like.

[dperry]

Nicely done. I like the care and professionalism in your work. When you were putting the shield back on and were in need of a third hand, as I often am, I would have liked to hand you what I've found invaluable in these situations -- a hemostat. They make wonderful clamps and compression aids. One would have been nice to compress and hold down that shield while you peened over the brass. I use them frequently to compress a clutch washer and can then use my two hands to insert a retaining pin or "e" clip. They can be found with straight jaws and curved. I find them at bargain stores, but they are also available on Amazon. Best wishes and keep up the fine clock work.

[VintageGearMan]

The old spring spacer was a great idea when peening the rivet it in place. Automatic clearance. Brilliant. I have read if the slop on these clicks are more than .015 thousandths (gear to click spring clearance) that they are dangerous to the clock in the event the spring were to come unwound violently. I am working on a click right now. Thanks.

[carmelpule]

Congratulations on this repair, takes time and accuracy. Looking at the ratchet, it looks as if you could have left a little more meat on the pointed leading end to make it stronger as the point on the original seems to be a smaller angle that that on the ratchet. From this video that is what it looks like, but I do not know in reality whether that would be so.
You have a talent to express your thought so well while you work, your viewers, not only see what you are doing, but what you are thinking. Well done Sir, you are very skilled indeed, the result of many years of experience from the looks of it.

[kevinhoward]

Thanks for the video William. I just today ran into this problem on a very old sessions movement.

[BradfordNeedham]

I have a Korean clock whose cover/shield had come off. I learned when I tested the clock that that cover is a tension washer, that keeps the gear and ratchet snug in place, keeping the ratchet from tilting and causing the click to fall off the ratchet. Luckily I saw the problem before the click let loose. A little work with a hammer and pliers and my tension washer was working great.

[artmuz]

started collecting clocks a few years ago. purchased a Korean wall clock on or at Ebay. It had a description that the clock stopped working . Sure enough the black click had snugged underneath the brass click winding gear. A very easy fix . Any how I put two of these clock together, one above the other. The top is a clock and the bottom half is for storage

[BradfordNeedham]

Is the bluing used for looks only, or does it have some function (for example, inhibiting rust)? Thanks for the helpful video.

[curtlefferts]

Great video, can you recommend a lathe brand and size?

[jordanrenaud]

What make i your lathe William? While i like my old P&W #3, i am having a problem getting Jarno taper stuff for the tailstock.

[gladysreyes]

Cannot find anywhere in New York who fixes cuckoo clocks Need repair on my cuckoo clock pendulum stops the music and dancing figurine do not work HELP!!!L