Pivot replacement wooden arbor clock
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 5:17 am
Greetings,
Another newbie question. I am working on a wooden geared shelf clock. The pivots on some gears are much smaller than the rest and I think might need to be replaced. Are the pivots press fitted into the wooden arbors? I'm also having trouble deciding how much slop between pivot and (wooden) bushing is too much and which of these should be rebushed. My plan was to rebush using a plug cutter and Forstner drill to place an oak plug into the wooden plates. Also wondered about any references that might contain material on wooden clocks. Many thanks
John
Another newbie question. I am working on a wooden geared shelf clock. The pivots on some gears are much smaller than the rest and I think might need to be replaced. Are the pivots press fitted into the wooden arbors? I'm also having trouble deciding how much slop between pivot and (wooden) bushing is too much and which of these should be rebushed. My plan was to rebush using a plug cutter and Forstner drill to place an oak plug into the wooden plates. Also wondered about any references that might contain material on wooden clocks. Many thanks
John