Clock Cleaning and Repairing - With a Chapter on Adding Quarter-Chimes to a Grandfather Clock - Tapa blanda

Jones, Bernard E.

 
9781447427094: Clock Cleaning and Repairing - With a Chapter on Adding Quarter-Chimes to a Grandfather Clock
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ISBN 10: 1447427092 ISBN 13: 9781447427094
Editorial: Charles Press, 2014

Sinopsis

This vintage text contains a comprehensive and practical guide to watch repair, with information on simple and complex repairs, cleaning, general maintenance, and much more besides. Written in clear, plain language and full of step-by-step instructions and helpful diagrams, this text is ideal for those with little previous knowledge, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collections. The chapters of this book include: Workshop and work-bench, Essential tools, Case, dial and hands, The movement, components and dismantling, Pin pallet escapement, The train: gears and tooth forms, The barrel and mainspring, Hand cleaning and oiling, etcetera. We are republishing this antiquarian book now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of clocks and watches.

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Reseña del editor

This vintage text contains an accessible and novice-friendly guide to cleaning and repairing clocks. Complete with simple step-by-step instructions and a plethora of detailed, useful illustrations, this timeless text is ideal for anyone looking for a simple and easy-to-digest guide pertaining to watch repair. Although old, the information contained herein will still be of considerable utility to the modern reader, and it would make for a worthy addition to any bookshelf. The chapters of this book include: How a Simple Clock Works, Clock Repairers’ Tools and Materials, General Repairs to Escapements, Recoil Escapements and their Repair, Dead-beat Escapements and their Repair, Cleaning Simple Clocks, Cleaning Dutch Clocks, etcetera. We are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of clocks and watches.

Reseña del editor

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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Editorial
Charles Press
Año de publicación
2014
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1447427092
ISBN 13 
9781447427094
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
218
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
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9781376230451: Clock Cleaning And Repairing: With A Chapter On Adding Quarter-chimes To A Grandfather Clock

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ISBN 10:  1376230453 ISBN 13:  9781376230451
Editorial: Andesite Press, 2017
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