From 67f6c0fdf10ab955948f6a5557d057bcd0d54fae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: CrispyPin
On a whim I decided to see if I could figure out what was wrong and attempt to fix it. How hard could that possibly be?
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And to hold the wire in place, I used hot glue because I don't respect the Art of Watchmaking have anything better.
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This seems to have worked pretty well as far as i can tell from winding up the clock and poking around. That gear is not moving sideways anymore and can rotate easily.
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I tried to create a part that would hold the thicker(0.5mm) part of the gear, just below the bearing, but it's too tight against the rest of the parts. I'm sure that's possible with better tools but i'm out here using a cable tie wire as a drill and a plastic scrap instead of brass. It was fun but ultimately too difficult with no good tools.
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maybe one day i will come back to this project and fix it, maybe not. It was fun anyway
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On a whim I decided to see if I could figure out what was wrong and attempt to fix it. How hard could that possibly be?
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## I am a professional
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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 hot glue because I don't respect the Art of Watchmaking have anything better.
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This seems to have worked pretty well as far as i can tell from winding up the clock and poking around. That gear is not moving sideways anymore and can rotate easily.
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I tried to create a part that would hold the thicker(0.5mm) part of the gear, just below the bearing, but it's too tight against the rest of the parts. I'm sure that's possible with better tools but i'm out here using a cable tie wire as a drill and a plastic scrap instead of brass. It was fun but ultimately too difficult with no good tools.
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maybe one day i will come back to this project and fix it, maybe not. It was fun anyway