A stunning Precision Regulator Mechanism! http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Dial-in-case/328753285_N2cHd-Ti.jpg http://snclocks.smugmug.com/gallery/3774919_W7J7o/ 2008-07-16T10:20:26Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a><br />VR-428 This is a month duration precision regulator by Hawelk. Hawelk was one of the preeminent makers of the last half of the 1800's. In addition to being a month runner, this regulator use ...</p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#328754201_aeh5d" title="VR-428 This is a month duration precision regulator by Hawelk. Hawelk was one of the preeminent makers of the last half of the 1800's. In addition to being a month runner, this regulator use ..."><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Completed-case/328754201_aeh5d-Th.jpg" width="77" height="150" alt="VR-428 This is a month duration precision regulator by Hawelk. Hawelk was one of the preeminent makers of the last half of the 1800's. In addition to being a month runner, this regulator use ..." title="VR-428 This is a month duration precision regulator by Hawelk. Hawelk was one of the preeminent makers of the last half of the 1800's. In addition to being a month runner, this regulator use ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-09T11:00:42Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Completed-case/328754201_aeh5d-Th.jpg 2008-07-09 12:42:19 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#328753285_N2cHd" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Dial-in-case/328753285_N2cHd-Th.jpg" width="146" height="150" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-09T11:00:42Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Dial-in-case/328753285_N2cHd-Th.jpg 2008-07-09 12:37:14 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#328753612_3kUX9" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Upper-inside-of-case/328753612_3kUX9-Th.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-09T11:00:42Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Upper-inside-of-case/328753612_3kUX9-Th.jpg 2008-07-09 12:39:18 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#328753968_WHe8k" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Lower-inside-of-case/328753968_WHe8k-Th.jpg" width="81" height="150" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-09T11:00:42Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Lower-inside-of-case/328753968_WHe8k-Th.jpg 2008-07-09 12:40:36 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#328754611_WN3HW" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Beat-Scale-and-Bob/328754611_WN3HW-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-09T11:00:42Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Beat-Scale-and-Bob/328754611_WN3HW-Th.jpg 2008-07-09 12:32:48 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#328752522_UT5b2" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Top-of-Pendulum-Bob-Centering/328752522_UT5b2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="136" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-09T11:00:42Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Top-of-Pendulum-Bob-Centering/328752522_UT5b2-Th.jpg 2008-07-09 12:35:54 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#328752788_beSYs" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Beat-Scale/328752788_beSYs-Th.jpg" width="137" height="150" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-09T11:00:42Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Beat-Scale/328752788_beSYs-Th.jpg 2008-07-09 12:36:23 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#328752955_uGkaV" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Beat-Scale-Close-up/328752955_uGkaV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-09T11:00:42Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Beat-Scale-Close-up/328752955_uGkaV-Th.jpg 2008-07-09 12:36:23 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#328751903_mgFf7" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Beat-Scale-and-Bob-With-flash/328751903_mgFf7-Th.jpg" width="109" height="150" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-09T11:00:42Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Beat-Scale-and-Bob-With-flash/328751903_mgFf7-Th.jpg 2008-07-09 12:31:49 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#328948287_XEqBm" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Name-on-bobBest-shot/328948287_XEqBm-Th.jpg" width="144" height="150" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-09T11:00:42Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Name-on-bobBest-shot/328948287_XEqBm-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#328752147_yXZDf" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Weight-pulley-and-adjustment/328752147_yXZDf-Th.jpg" width="72" height="150" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-09T11:00:42Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Weight-pulley-and-adjustment/328752147_yXZDf-Th.jpg 2008-07-09 12:35:17 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#328752310_vBjcW" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Door-Latch/328752310_vBjcW-Th.jpg" width="109" height="150" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-09T11:00:42Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Door-Latch/328752310_vBjcW-Th.jpg 2008-07-09 12:35:33 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a><br />Even the glazing strips holding in the window glass are a perfect fit!</p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#328961539_gB8UW" title="Even the glazing strips holding in the window glass are a perfect fit!"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Glazing-Strips/328961539_gB8UW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="94" alt="Even the glazing strips holding in the window glass are a perfect fit!" title="Even the glazing strips holding in the window glass are a perfect fit!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-09T11:01:39Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Glazing-Strips/328961539_gB8UW-Th.jpg 2008-07-09 12:31:54 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#328751843_wvjzo" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Base-of-case/328751843_wvjzo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="80" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-09T11:00:42Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Base-of-case/328751843_wvjzo-Th.jpg 2008-07-09 12:43:04 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a><br />Dial resilvered, numbers black shellac filled, and hands polished, blued, and sealed!</p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#217403268_26Veh" title="Dial resilvered, numbers black shellac filled, and hands polished, blued, and sealed!"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/-/217403268_26Veh-Th.jpg" width="146" height="150" alt="Dial resilvered, numbers black shellac filled, and hands polished, blued, and sealed!" title="Dial resilvered, numbers black shellac filled, and hands polished, blued, and sealed!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-03T03:36:54Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/-/217403268_26Veh-Th.jpg 2007-04-08 16:26:58 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a><br />Really not in terrible condition, but the silver had been lost in several areas, apparently from someone touching the dial with sweaty hands.</p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#217403276_RMSVr" title="Really not in terrible condition, but the silver had been lost in several areas, apparently from someone touching the dial with sweaty hands."><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/-/217403276_RMSVr-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Really not in terrible condition, but the silver had been lost in several areas, apparently from someone touching the dial with sweaty hands." title="Really not in terrible condition, but the silver had been lost in several areas, apparently from someone touching the dial with sweaty hands." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-03T03:38:01Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/-/217403276_RMSVr-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a><br />Bits awaiting elbow grease. This is how parts look after coming out of the cleaning solution.</p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#217403214_fvG7r" title="Bits awaiting elbow grease. This is how parts look after coming out of the cleaning solution."><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/-/217403214_fvG7r-Th.jpg" width="138" height="150" alt="Bits awaiting elbow grease. This is how parts look after coming out of the cleaning solution." title="Bits awaiting elbow grease. This is how parts look after coming out of the cleaning solution." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-03T03:38:32Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/-/217403214_fvG7r-Th.jpg 2006-12-05 20:27:17 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a><br />Polished and blued screws. We heat-blue screws in an oven at 475 to 500 F. This also serves to stress-relieve steel screws.</p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#217403117_fvo9H" title="Polished and blued screws. We heat-blue screws in an oven at 475 to 500 F. This also serves to stress-relieve steel screws."><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/-/217403117_fvo9H-Th.jpg" width="150" height="86" alt="Polished and blued screws. We heat-blue screws in an oven at 475 to 500 F. This also serves to stress-relieve steel screws." title="Polished and blued screws. We heat-blue screws in an oven at 475 to 500 F. This also serves to stress-relieve steel screws." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-03T03:38:57Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/-/217403117_fvo9H-Th.jpg 2006-12-05 20:40:32 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a><br />Winding drum parts</p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#217403141_np8Qk" title="Winding drum parts"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/-/217403141_np8Qk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="104" alt="Winding drum parts" title="Winding drum parts" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-03T03:38:05Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/-/217403141_np8Qk-Th.jpg 2006-12-09 10:29:40 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a><br />Maintaining power arrangement</p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#217934868_sw8eH" title="Maintaining power arrangement"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Maintaining-Power/217934868_sw8eH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="142" alt="Maintaining power arrangement" title="Maintaining power arrangement" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-02T22:51:39Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Maintaining-Power/217934868_sw8eH-Th.jpg 2006-12-10 11:01:01 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a><br />A view between the plates after restoration. Note maintaining power paul and the extra gear that makes this a month runner</p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#217403031_vx9GV" title="A view between the plates after restoration. Note maintaining power paul and the extra gear that makes this a month runner"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/-/217403031_vx9GV-Th.jpg" width="127" height="150" alt="A view between the plates after restoration. Note maintaining power paul and the extra gear that makes this a month runner" title="A view between the plates after restoration. Note maintaining power paul and the extra gear that makes this a month runner" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-03T03:35:14Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/-/217403031_vx9GV-Th.jpg 2006-12-09 15:02:03 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a><br />Layout of a mechanism with an Astronomical Dial. Note the counterbalance on the minute cannon pinion!</p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#217403045_dsXk5" title="Layout of a mechanism with an Astronomical Dial. Note the counterbalance on the minute cannon pinion!"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/-/217403045_dsXk5-Th.jpg" width="125" height="150" alt="Layout of a mechanism with an Astronomical Dial. Note the counterbalance on the minute cannon pinion!" title="Layout of a mechanism with an Astronomical Dial. Note the counterbalance on the minute cannon pinion!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-03T03:35:01Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/-/217403045_dsXk5-Th.jpg 2006-12-09 16:15:00 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#328948268_9vuJk" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Crutch-pin-connection-to/328948268_9vuJk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="68" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-09T11:00:42Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Crutch-pin-connection-to/328948268_9vuJk-Th.jpg 2008-07-09 12:41:36 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/3774919_W7J7o#333175971_csQWi" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Crutch-Trip-Lever/333175971_csQWi-Th.jpg" width="136" height="150" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-16T10:20:52Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-428-Month-Duration/Crutch-Trip-Lever/333175971_csQWi-Th.jpg 2008-07-10 18:08:07