Clock watch, day 36 …

I did more prep work last night and first thing this morning. Taking advantage of the reverse of weather from cold and raw to unseasonable warm, I got up early this morning and got to play with MAPP ! My mechanic neighbor suggested I get a MAPP torch rather than the typical propane variety. At over 5000 degrees F (yes 5K!) it can make very short order of melting lead to fill some unwanted holes in both the base frame and front A-frame casting. I followed the lead-ing with some filing and sanding to make the 100yr old “oops” go “bye-bye”.

The large hole in the lower left of the a-frame was filled, along with some smaller holes and the two holes in the front of the base frame. (My guess is the base frame holes were meant to receive the manufacturer’s name plate. But, when the clock was flipped from right to left, the nameplate had to go. It will eventually be restored in my clock, right below the drive drum.

I fired up the spray booth again and got the base frame, a-frame parts, arbor stands, and drive weight pulley primed and thru finish.

A picture of the work would be much easier to understand, but, I am letting the paint cure and won’t assemble until I get everything else ready. So, this picture of the clock before disassembly will serve to show what work was finished.

The clock really doesn’t look like the same one that came back from Chicago. <thankfully>

ttd = 54

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