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So I watched <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_pV8TGKfMc">one video</a><br>
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Turns out that the second gear (directly engaged with the escapement gear) is slipping, because the "top"(back? relative to the clock face) bearing has been destroyed.<br>
Turns out that the second gear (directly engaged with the escapement gear) is slipping, because the "top" (back relative to the clock face) bearing has been destroyed.<br>
I can fix this.<br>
I stripped a short length of cable-tie into a 0.5mm diameter wire, bent it into a hook, and filled the side of the bearing thats broken.<br>
And to hold the wire in place, I used duct tape because I don't <del>respect the Art of Watchmaking</del> have anything better.<br>
And to hold the wire in place, I used hot glue because I don't <del>respect the Art of Watchmaking</del> have anything better.<br>
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<img src="clock/wire_inserted.jpg" alt="a small wire is inserted into the broken gearing"><br>

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@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ On a whim I decided to see if I could figure out what was wrong and attempt to f
Only after halfway disassembling the clock did I decide to learn how these things are meant to work.
So I watched [one video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_pV8TGKfMc)
Turns out that the second gear (directly engaged with the escapement gear) is slipping, because the "top"(back? relative to the clock face) bearing has been destroyed.
Turns out that the second gear (directly engaged with the escapement gear) is slipping, because the "top" (back relative to the clock face) bearing has been destroyed.
I can fix this.
I stripped a short length of cable-tie into a 0.5mm diameter wire, bent it into a hook, and filled the side of the bearing thats broken.
And to hold the wire in place, I used duct tape because I don't <del>respect the Art of Watchmaking</del> have anything better.
And to hold the wire in place, I used hot glue because I don't <del>respect the Art of Watchmaking</del> have anything better.
<img src="clock/wire_inserted.jpg" alt="a small wire is inserted into the broken gearing">
<img src="clock/wire_glued.jpg" alt="the wire is now covered in hot glue">