The Clock Repairer's Handbook [Paperback]

Laurie Penman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2000

Clock lovers, collectors, repairers, or anyone with a timepiece back home that's moving too slowly, speeding up, or come to a grinding halt: if you want it to work like new, here's a wealth of information of diagnosing and correcting faults in clock both antique and modern. Not only does this all-inclusive manual have detailed descriptions of repair methods, but it contains alternative techniques for the less well-equipped shop and the inexperienced, as well as over 250 of the author's excellent drawings and plenty of beginner's tips. Coverage of lathe work, cleaning, brushing, pivoting and mounting, replacing or preparing an escapement, train faults, gears, suspension, crutches, striking and chiming work, lubrication, assembly, and testing make this an invaluable asset for every clock repairer's bench.

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About the Author

Laurie Penman has been repairing clocks since 1972. He has authored The Clock Repairer’s Handbook, Clock Design and Construction, Practical Clock Escapements, and The Carriage Clock. He lives in Sunman, Indiana. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: David & Charles (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0715311220
• ISBN-13: 978-0715311226
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,213,151 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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54 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Penman'b book is great book for a beginner to own, August 3, 2000

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Lloyd L. Lehn (Northern VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Clock Repairer's Handbook (Hardcover)

I have read the Penman book twice - cover to cover. I refer to it now and then when I want to look up something. This is a great book for the beginning, amateur, or hobbist clock maker/worker like myself. It has lots of tips you just don't see in other books. Down to earth stuff. I especially liked the last chapter on tools. Great to read to find out what kind of tools you might want to buy or make. All in all I highly recommend this book.

48 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars antique clock repairing, November 28, 1999

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[e-mail] (Illiniois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Clock Repairer's Handbook (Hardcover)

As a beginner in clock repair I found this book to be invaluable. Although there is alot of technical information, which isn't necessary to an amateur, I have been able to repair 7 mantel clocks which could not have been fixed by 'trial and error'. This book really gives on insight to the internal workings of mechanical clocks and should be in any amatuers library.

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laurie who ?, April 11, 2002

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Peter A Hicks (Wyoming, RI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Clock Repairer's Handbook (Hardcover)

I have to say I was impressed with this book. The opening chapter describes how to find clock faults; this might seem trivial until you come across a clock that has no obvious fault. Laurie takes you though some great practises for isolating a problem. Whilst (yes I'm a fellow Englishman) not a particularly entertaining book it covers many topics of clock theory in great depth. I would recommend this book for the enthusiastic novice thru to the hardened collector. For the casual clock novice, unless you have a sleeping problem, I would suggest finding some easier reading.

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