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Don't know the clock but if it is anything in size like a long case, 11lb is about right. You could always make up a weight of about 9lbs and see how it goes and increase accordingly

Roy

Cousins or Walshes horological suppliers

Looking at the drawing I would say no, it is not plugged. Water must flow through it

Roy

Commercial cutters have a 7mm hole for the spindle

Roy

Edited By roy entwistle on 14/02/2023 15:58:40

Bernard OP specifically asks about cutting frame and spindles

Roy

I don't think that you're going to find anything for that machine. There was an article in one of the magazines may years ago re making one.

Roy

Martin. Left handed files come in the same class as left handed spanners, left handed screwdrivers and left handed hammers.

Roy

Do not use the switch shown as an on - off switch. It only designed for reversing the lathe while the lathe is stopped.

Roy

Mike. Purely what I've noticed both in hospital and at my local medical centre.

Roy

I'm surprised at the number of left handers in the medical profession

Roy

My Early driving licenses ( 1950 ish ) included Heavy and Light Road Locomotives. along with Heavy Tractor, Heavy Motor Car and Motor Car. All in class A

I believe that the mill engine in question has not been used for some time due to the state of the chimney

Roy

I wouldn't have thought that Gauge plate was used in watch making either

But then it's a long time since I worked on watches

Roy

Noel It should be - Cast nair a clout till May is out. May being Hawthorn

Roy

Winter ends at the spring equinox @ 21 March in Northern Hemisphere

Shim Stock ? Watch dials are usually brass, or at least the old ones were.

Roy

Old Mart It looks like a VW beetle to me and I can assure you that the engine is in the boot not front wheel drive.

Roy

Good service from the post or carrier as well

A lot of cotton and woollen mills had water tanks on the roof mainly to guarantee water for the boiler, but also for the fire sprinkler system and water powered hoists

Roy

There seems to be a lot of technology and trouble needed to get water to boil

Edited By roy entwistle on 10/01/2023 10:48:31

Peter Are medical reasons not good enough for exemption ?