Adventures In The Life Of A 400 Day Clock Repairer

Have you ever wanted to know just how an experienced 400-day clock repairer fixes these clocks? This book takes you inside Joseph Rabushka's workshop. In ten fascinating stories, you will experience the way he diagnoses the problems of these mystery clocks and his successes, frustrations, and satisfactions when he gets these strange clocks to run. This is a fun and exciting book that will be almost impossible to put down by anyone interested in clocks. Joseph Rabushka, a retired concert violinist, has been repairing and restoring 400-day clocks exclusively for over thirty years. Acknowledged as one of the world's foremost experts on 400-day clock repair, he has repaired clocks for more than seventy dealers worldwide.

If you have ever sat frozen before a stopped 400-day clock wondering what to do, this book is for you. This is the most comprehensive repair manual that describes, in fully-illustrated detail, every aspect of 400-day clock repair for the novice as well as the professional. Providing detailed analysis of each part of the 400-day clock, Repair and Restore Your 400-Day Clock will teach you how it works, why it works, and how to determine when it is faulty. Two full chapters are devoted to the suspension spring alone, making this the most hands-on repair manual ever for the 400-day clock. The restoration of these unique and cherished clocks will bring an unparalleled measure of satisfaction to their owners.

Do you own a clock that is special to you that has stopped working, perhaps a gift or a family heirloom? This book is for you. Do you like to tinker with mechanical things? This book is for you. Have you taken a clock apart but can't get it back together? This book is for you. Are you fascinated with clocks, have several you have bought but don't work? This book is for you. Be bold. Take on your project. This book will hold your hand every step of the way and guide you to success. YOU CAN DO IT. Mechanical clocks are now considered works of art, a part of history, a part of the family, and they also need love. Sooner or later, your treasured timepiece will stop. Your choice is to either live with it in silence or go to a hard to find a clock repair shop, leave it for weeks and pay perhaps hundreds of dollars to get it back, hopefully working. The fact is, you can more than likely do the same thing they do, by yourself. There are little-known items that stop a clock that you can easily do yourself for little or no money. You can service any mechanical pendulum clock: Grandfather Clocks, Mantel Clocks, Wall Clocks, Kitchen Clocks, French Clocks, Cuckoo Clocks, 400-day etc. No special tools are needed besides oil which I will tell you where to buy very inexpensively. I will teach you how to service your own clock. I will take you from winding your clock correctly all the way to restoring vintage clocks. I taught for many years, a clock repair class for beginners. I used this book as my class workbook. I have included all the common student mistakes and answered all the common questions.

Clock Repairer's Bench Manual This 2023 Edition is written primarily for the Amateur or Professional clock repairer. The only Clock Repair Book that you need using Best Practices. Everything you need to know when Repairing Mechanical Clocks. The most comprehensive, up-to-date clock repair manual available today. Over 383 pages include hundreds of photos and diagrams. A full explanation of dismantling and putting a clock back together CORRECTLY. A full explanation of routine repairs like bushing, pivoting and oiling. A full explanation of all kinds of repairs needed to get a clock running again. Includes Wall Clocks, mantel Clocks, Regulators, Cuckoo Clocks, Anniversary Clocks, Grandfather Clocks, Atmos Clocks, Striking and Chiming Clocks, Turret Clocks, Wooden Movement Clocks, and many others.