way overdue...

Reworking this end of the hut.  Video tomorrow.  88,97,55,0,B

DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME

Back to life...

So far - out of 36 pocket watches I bought a month ago on eBay, 25 have been brought back to life, 4 are junk, and I have 7 to go.  I seem to have a real knack for this... Above are two of the five I got running today.  Ingersolls with almost identical movements from 1925 and 1938 (can you spot the differences?).  91,101,60,0,B

tempus fugit...

Time...

Mark 13:31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. 32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. 33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.  

forgot to post Saturday...

Got another old pocket watch running.  Had to scavenge a mainspring and case screws off of a junk watch...  82,90,63,0,B

clock watching...

3D printing day...

...a couple more watch movement holders 

for a watchmaker friend (MrZeke).  

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a little weird...

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Looking for something to do?

I have four of these analog voltmeter clock kits for sale.  Very easy to put together - no soldering.  $25 each including shipping.  88,96,59,0,B

video as promised...

dark and light...

John 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. 

another mess to clean up...

Coming up for Monday's video.  Posting this now because I have to get this cleaned up as I am tired of looking at it.  Now I have to get it done tomorrow.  88,96,44,0,B

Keeping eBay in business...

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a little time...

The beginnings of a tiny sculptural clock using a revived pocket watch movement.  For scale...the glass dome is 1.87" in diameter.  78,90,42,0,B

fruit of my labors...

lost and found

Gotta make it a point to not drop watch screws on the floor...

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watchmaking stuff...

Easter Message

Hosea 14:9

Let those who are wise understand these things.
    Let those with discernment listen carefully.
The paths of the Lord are true and right,
    and righteous people live by walking in them.
    But in those paths sinners stumble and fall.

Saturday booty...

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Manny is the man...

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shelter in place items...

More coming Friday and Saturday...unboxing video soon.  

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no grasshoppers were harmed in the making of this video...

Tinkercad

Spent most of the day modeling parts for a grasshopper escapement so I can make them with my 3D printer.  77,85,57,0,B

How to win an eBay auction...

Job 28

12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?  28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. 

plenty of time on my hands...

Checking the serial number in the Elgin database, this movement I just got working again was manufactured in 1917 - one year before the great influenza pandemic of 1918.  60,69,53,0,B

watch this...

In the mail today...

12 broken pocket watch movements.  After close examination, 4 are pretty much worthless, 5 are good for parts, and 3 show some promise of working again as is.  But I am going to have to tear them down / clean all the parts / and reassemble them.  My watchmaker toolkit arrives next week.  Anyone have an ultrasonic cleaner they would like to donate to TFL?  83,92,68,0,B

yucca season

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