Contrate wheel

hello

Would anyone be able to help me. I have a carriage clock which has a contrate wheel that has had several teeth replaced over the years and is now beyond repair.

I have emailed several wheel cutters and even sent the wheel to some but they all say the same thing, the wheel is too small for them to be able to cut.

Does anyone know of anybody that could cut a smaller than normal contrate wheel?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

Cheryl

What size is the wheel and how many teeth?

Hi

There is a fairly big section of teeth missing but it looks to be 60 teeth and the wheel measures 13.7mm.

Thank you

Cheryl

If you post a picture with something to give it a sense of scale then the folks in here may find it easier

cheers

Edited By Ady1 on 02/08/2017 14:42:13

Hello Cheryl,

You will have a PM shortly.

I can't figure out how to put pictures on

Constructive criticism alert.

Cheryl. That's quite a common remark. I found it quite tricky. Perhaps it's something the moderators might address. Few other fora that I subscribe to are this tricky.

Cheryl, to start an album go to the top (green) line of the page, and click on the camera/albums. Follow the instructions, and you can introduce photos straight off your computer, reduce the photo to about 640 x 480. After you have the photos in an album, you can click on the camera in the top of the reply box.

Ian S C

Thanks Ian

The bottom picture is compared to a penny

Can anyone tell me,what is a PM?

Someone sent one to me and I have no idea where to look for it,or how.

Hi Larry,

PM is a private message to you. Near the top of the screen is a green band with the text "Inbox", cick on it to read the message.

Thor

Hi Thor, can,t find any green band on my screen,just have the inbox for my Emails at the side of my screen. Checked that but there,s nothing there.Sender might get in touch again. At least I know what it means now,education is a wonderful thing !

Hi Larry,

I don't know what device you use to access this forum, but when using Firefox web browser my screen looks something like this:

The upper, left part of the screenshot has an "Inbox" symbol that can be clicked. Is your screen totally different?

Thor

Sorry for going OT.

Edited By Thor on 03/08/2017 16:33:25

Hi Thor,

Please excuse me for being so stupid, of course, now I see what you were talking about ! Found the band,found the message,just like that !! Dont know how I could have missed it,it,s big enough,but then,I was looking at my screen,before I had entered the forum! I see now where I was going wrong. As my Mother always said "Education is a wonderful thing" Thanks a million !

Cheryl,

There is a u-toob video by 'the village clockmaker' showing him making a similar peg spacing.

https://m.youtube.com/results?q=village%20clockmaker%20contrate%20wheel&sm=3

So it can be done. Perhaps enquire to a proper clock or watch maker if the clock is worth the ivestment. There is a watchmaker in Stamford, who would almost certainly do it for a price - but likely insanely expensive. I have not used their services, but am told their watches are very pricey!

I make things for tractors rather than this scale.

Cheryl,

Could try J Malcolm Wild for the replacement contrate wheel.

A search will find his website.

Alan

Thanks guys