Horological forum or is there someone here?

[OldWood]

Some years back I obtained the clock mechanism, weights and pendulum from a Vienna style clock. Sadly like many projects one particular element stalled me and it got set aside - I would like to be polite and admit to that as a personal weakness but suspect that I am not that unique!

The mechanism, with the assistance of a book, was dismantled and cleaned; the bearings seemed in good enough order, and it birled sweetly enough when re-sassembled. My problem was the degree of wear on the pallets which have collected a noticeable groove - it still puzzles me as to why the steel wears and not the brass escapement wheel.

Anyway I need guidance on these pallets, and would apprectiate re-direction to a suitable clock forum, or if there is someone local that could help that would be great.
Rob

 

[Cabinetman]

I didn’t know what a clock pallet was so I put it into google and there are adverts for packets of them – doubt any of them will fit but you never know. Ian
I suppose you could even make them out of hardwood as John Harrison did - The worlds most accurate clock of the time.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

- it still puzzles me as to why the steel wears and not the brass escapement wheel.

My mother wore 14ct, 18ct and 22ct gold rings together and was always surprised that the 22ct wore away the least.

 

[Bod]

https://www.watchrepairtalk.com/forum/16-clock-corner/?_fromLogin=1This one does have a good clock forum. With members who do know what you have there.

Bod

 

[OldWood]

Ian - you are clearly too young for this forum otherwise you would have known!! I hadn't thought of looking for replacements that way but I might be lucky to get something.

I'll post back when I get an answer to the unexpected wear.

Bod - many thanks for the link.

Rob

 

[Fergie 307]

Can only comment on watches, where on anything decent the pallet fork ends and balance wheel are always jewelled. Can you post a photo?

 

[Bob Chapman]

When I was at school (when God was a lad), I remember my metalwork teacher telling us that when a hard metal and a softer metal were in sliding contact it was always the hard metal which wore away the most. He said this was because tiny fragments of the hard metal became embedded in the soft metal and acted as an abrasive. Sounded plausible to a 14 year old.

 

[Fergie 307]

Makes sense to me. As I say on watches the pallet fork ends and the balance driver are always jewelled, presumably for just this reason.

 

[stuckinthemud]

Used to work in a warehouse, pallet forks meant something else in there. Some of the drivers were quite balanced mind, but can't remember any of them being jewelled, not even any rough diamonds....