Alright, so if you've visited the blog this past week, you may have noticed that the majority of the recent images are now coming up as "Flickr: This image could not be found". This is because I had to remove about 500 images from my Flickr account after they recently made changes that limit 1000 images for free accounts. Since I keep multiple blogs going, the easiest work around for the number of images I needed to take down was to remove the clock blog images (449) and images from a recipe blog that I rarely use/post to (46).
The affected posts are from between Jan 11th 2017 to present. I will be fixing them a few at a time in my spare time. I'm going back to Google Photos for now.
Showing posts with label Update. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Update. Show all posts
Monday, January 14, 2019
Thursday, June 21, 2018
A Summer Update
Hey fellow readers. It's been a while since I posted anything all that exciting. I feel as though I should at least bring you up to date on some ongoing projects. I'm sure many of you have been eagerly waiting so see more photos from the 11 clock that were donated last summer (August). I'm happy to report that at least half those clocks are largely completed (at least with regards to their cases). Refer to this link for photos: https://jcclocks.blogspot.com/2017/08/an-amazing-visit-11-new-clocks.html
Sperry & Shaw 8 Day Ogee (with Forestville label): Case restored, movement cleaned and running, new dial fabricated and fitted. Left to do: cut new minute hand and paint tablet.
Wadsworth Loundsbury & Turners Pillar & Scroll: Case recently completed. Still needs the movement cleaned, and a proper dial and hands.
Sperry & Shaw 8 Day Column Clock: Case restored, movement cleaned and in mostly working condition (it has recently stopped so I need to do some small tweaks to it). (100% done otherwise)
C & L C Ives Triple Decker Clock: Case restored, movement cleaned, and ready (need weights).
E W Adams Carved Wooden Works Shelf Clock: Case restored, and a dial was found for the clock. Needs correct movement, weights, bob, and antique mirror for door.
2 Door New Haven/Jerome Ogee: Case restored. Needs a bunch of parts.
The others I haven't worked on yet. Since then, however, I've bought that highly unusual C & N Jerome clock (https://jcclocks.blogspot.com/2018/03/highly-unusual-c-n-jerome-wooden-works.html), finished the case restoration on the Williams, Orton & Preston's (https://jcclocks.blogspot.com/2017/11/new-purchase-williams-orton-prestons.html), finished restoring the case on the Elbridge G Atkins (https://jcclocks.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-rare-find.html); which I found a movement for, and still needs a dial, and I also purchased a replica Pillar and Scroll case for dirt cheap, as well as a pair of early 30 hour English birdcage longcase movements (which I started restoring).
Today I worked on the Seth Thomas column clock (https://jcclocks.blogspot.com/2018/01/happy-new-year.html), which I took apart and stripped. The case is beautiful mahogany and rosewood under all that horrible gunk.
I've also repaired a cuckoo clock for a friend of mine. It had a broken crest, and the movement needs a few small tweaks (I need to order some weights for it as well).
I need to figure out a better setup to take photographs of my clocks/repairs. Right now it's hard to find a good place w/o a lot of glare or adequate space. As soon as I can take some decent "after" photos I can start to compile, edit, group, arrange, and upload the photos to assemble them into posts.
Sperry & Shaw 8 Day Ogee (with Forestville label): Case restored, movement cleaned and running, new dial fabricated and fitted. Left to do: cut new minute hand and paint tablet.
Wadsworth Loundsbury & Turners Pillar & Scroll: Case recently completed. Still needs the movement cleaned, and a proper dial and hands.
Sperry & Shaw 8 Day Column Clock: Case restored, movement cleaned and in mostly working condition (it has recently stopped so I need to do some small tweaks to it). (100% done otherwise)
C & L C Ives Triple Decker Clock: Case restored, movement cleaned, and ready (need weights).
E W Adams Carved Wooden Works Shelf Clock: Case restored, and a dial was found for the clock. Needs correct movement, weights, bob, and antique mirror for door.
2 Door New Haven/Jerome Ogee: Case restored. Needs a bunch of parts.
The others I haven't worked on yet. Since then, however, I've bought that highly unusual C & N Jerome clock (https://jcclocks.blogspot.com/2018/03/highly-unusual-c-n-jerome-wooden-works.html), finished the case restoration on the Williams, Orton & Preston's (https://jcclocks.blogspot.com/2017/11/new-purchase-williams-orton-prestons.html), finished restoring the case on the Elbridge G Atkins (https://jcclocks.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-rare-find.html); which I found a movement for, and still needs a dial, and I also purchased a replica Pillar and Scroll case for dirt cheap, as well as a pair of early 30 hour English birdcage longcase movements (which I started restoring).
Today I worked on the Seth Thomas column clock (https://jcclocks.blogspot.com/2018/01/happy-new-year.html), which I took apart and stripped. The case is beautiful mahogany and rosewood under all that horrible gunk.
I've also repaired a cuckoo clock for a friend of mine. It had a broken crest, and the movement needs a few small tweaks (I need to order some weights for it as well).
I need to figure out a better setup to take photographs of my clocks/repairs. Right now it's hard to find a good place w/o a lot of glare or adequate space. As soon as I can take some decent "after" photos I can start to compile, edit, group, arrange, and upload the photos to assemble them into posts.
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Quickie Update
Hello fellow readers! This is just a quick message to say that I'm still around, and that yes, I have a ton more content, articles, projects, and photos that I want to post and discuss, but I've been busy. As I'm sure you can realize, the content I post takes a lot of time and effort to assemble, write, and present (and then revise). I recently started a new job in an entirely new field, and it's been taking up all my focus and mental energy. I expect it will take several weeks before I settle into the new job (it's fairly high-skill and challenging), but I will make efforts to make some posts as soon as I'm able.
The clocks from Jim this past summer (https://jcclocks.blogspot.ca/2017/08/an-amazing-visit-11-new-clocks.html) are all coming along nicely. The Sperry & Shaw column clock is now done, and I took a video a while ago. I posted the video in a few places, but I didn't think to post it here...
Likewise, the 8 day Sperry/Forestville ogee has also been cleaned and repaired (and is running nicely). The tablet hasn't been painted yet, but it has a new replica wood dial.
The Ives triple decker is done (aside from fitting an antique mirror). It was repaired and cleaned, but I need a pair of weights for it.
The two door ogee case is repaired (no work done yet on the tablet or movement/dial, etc.)
The Wadsworth pillar & scroll is under restoration (half done?)
I haven't touched the Hotchkiss clock yet, but bought a dial and movement for it.
The Adams case is done, and I have a dial and hands for it. No correct movement yet, but I have a placeholder movement in it for now.
The Jerome column clock with the shiny gold column caps is repaired (case) but not finished yet.
I also did a lot of work on the "Mystery Wooden Works" clock (Elbrige Atkins), and that clock is nearly done, too.
I still need to make a large clock parts order for all these (bobs, hands, keys, and other small parts).
The clocks from Jim this past summer (https://jcclocks.blogspot.ca/2017/08/an-amazing-visit-11-new-clocks.html) are all coming along nicely. The Sperry & Shaw column clock is now done, and I took a video a while ago. I posted the video in a few places, but I didn't think to post it here...
Likewise, the 8 day Sperry/Forestville ogee has also been cleaned and repaired (and is running nicely). The tablet hasn't been painted yet, but it has a new replica wood dial.
The Ives triple decker is done (aside from fitting an antique mirror). It was repaired and cleaned, but I need a pair of weights for it.
The two door ogee case is repaired (no work done yet on the tablet or movement/dial, etc.)
The Wadsworth pillar & scroll is under restoration (half done?)
I haven't touched the Hotchkiss clock yet, but bought a dial and movement for it.
The Adams case is done, and I have a dial and hands for it. No correct movement yet, but I have a placeholder movement in it for now.
The Jerome column clock with the shiny gold column caps is repaired (case) but not finished yet.
I also did a lot of work on the "Mystery Wooden Works" clock (Elbrige Atkins), and that clock is nearly done, too.
I still need to make a large clock parts order for all these (bobs, hands, keys, and other small parts).
Thursday, August 4, 2016
A Quick Update
I have been falling behind on clock repair work as well as other projects. The majority of my time has lately been spent helping restore the Victorian Farmhouse with my friends. See: http://my1923foursquare.blogspot.ca/2016/03/victorian-farmhouse-introduction.html
That said, I will have several posts in the near future to share. The William S. Johnson Ogee is largely finished. I still need to order specialty glue, but I've had problems regarding shipping (waaaaay too expensive for a teeny tiny bottle). The only thing left to finish on the clock is to replace the hands. My friend Jim will be cutting them out for me when he has the chance, and the hands will match the style that was on it (which are very hart to find).
I doubt I'll have the glass adhesive soon, but once I get the hands, I can take better "after" photos of the clock, including the repainted dial.
The other project, which I'll be posting as soon as I have a couple of free hours to write down all the info and organize a post for it, will be a completely mangled longcase clock that I recently restored for some clients. It actually turned out quite wonderfully.
This is how the movement and dial came to me, along with a bag of loose wheels, and the weights and pendulum.
That said, I will have several posts in the near future to share. The William S. Johnson Ogee is largely finished. I still need to order specialty glue, but I've had problems regarding shipping (waaaaay too expensive for a teeny tiny bottle). The only thing left to finish on the clock is to replace the hands. My friend Jim will be cutting them out for me when he has the chance, and the hands will match the style that was on it (which are very hart to find).
I doubt I'll have the glass adhesive soon, but once I get the hands, I can take better "after" photos of the clock, including the repainted dial.
The other project, which I'll be posting as soon as I have a couple of free hours to write down all the info and organize a post for it, will be a completely mangled longcase clock that I recently restored for some clients. It actually turned out quite wonderfully.
This is how the movement and dial came to me, along with a bag of loose wheels, and the weights and pendulum.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Blog Topics
I've been going through the view counts on the blog, and I've noticed a few interesting things. The most viewed posts seem to be either "new acquisition" posts, or very basic tutorials (repairing hands, wax-filling, etc). I don't really have a huge quantity of viewers on this blog yet, but I'd like to leave this post open if anyone had any special requests, or topic ideas.
As is, I plan to continue with my current trends (posting current projects as I work on them), but I do have a number of "how to" posts coming in the future.
Upcoming projects:
- Posting some of the repairs done on a rare month-going longcase clock movement with (missing) passing strike.
This will include the making of small custom parts using minimal tools.
- Finished photos of the third comtoise clock (Rossignol à Caylux).
- Dial silvering tutorial (at some point).
- Update post on the rare Seth Thomas.
- John Birge column clock restoration.
- Waterbury rosewood beehive clock restoration.
- Several ogee clock restorations.
- Tips on using a jeweler's saw.
- Clock collection video tour(s).
And lots more, including client repairs, and new acquisitions.
I also have the option to revisit past restorations I've done, including repairs to wooden works clock movements, and working on several clocks that were especially far gone.
As is, I plan to continue with my current trends (posting current projects as I work on them), but I do have a number of "how to" posts coming in the future.
Upcoming projects:
- Posting some of the repairs done on a rare month-going longcase clock movement with (missing) passing strike.
This will include the making of small custom parts using minimal tools.
- Finished photos of the third comtoise clock (Rossignol à Caylux).
- Dial silvering tutorial (at some point).
- Update post on the rare Seth Thomas.
- John Birge column clock restoration.
- Waterbury rosewood beehive clock restoration.
- Several ogee clock restorations.
- Tips on using a jeweler's saw.
- Clock collection video tour(s).
And lots more, including client repairs, and new acquisitions.
I also have the option to revisit past restorations I've done, including repairs to wooden works clock movements, and working on several clocks that were especially far gone.
Monday, September 28, 2015
Website
Alright, so I had a little bit of spare time this afternoon, and I spent it doing a bit of maintenance on my crappy old clock collection website:
JC's Clock Collection
The site has largely not been updated for the past...5-6 years?
I mainly just edited a bit of the text (the main text on the front page still had me saying I was 23, and I'm now 31 - almost 32), and spent all the rest of the time fixing all the broken links to photos that had been moved around in Photobucket. The site is very simple, and I like that it's free. The site is so old that it seems that the ads that are supposed to be showing on it (top, bottom, and with pop-ups) don't seem to be working anymore (at least for me, nothing shows up except 2 lines of "undefined" text where the ads used to be).
The big downside to this site, and the reason I hate updating it, is that everything I do on it is through HTML (text only) so I have to manually code everything in it by hand, and make sure there are no mistakes. Angelfire does have an easier interface to work on the pages, but I wasn't able to get things to work properly so I switched to "text only" mode. I also have to create each new page (usually by copying a template page) and make all the custom buttons and thumbnails. I would love something easier to update and customize, but I don't want to pay for a monthly service.
The ideal for me would be something more like blog form posts (like this blog) which are easy to post and edit, but I'm not sure how well that would work to browse a clock collection. I'd still like to have a basic "gallery page" with each individual clock. Maybe I could set something up where I have clickable icons linking directly to blog posts? Thoughts?
JC's Clock Collection
The site has largely not been updated for the past...5-6 years?
I mainly just edited a bit of the text (the main text on the front page still had me saying I was 23, and I'm now 31 - almost 32), and spent all the rest of the time fixing all the broken links to photos that had been moved around in Photobucket. The site is very simple, and I like that it's free. The site is so old that it seems that the ads that are supposed to be showing on it (top, bottom, and with pop-ups) don't seem to be working anymore (at least for me, nothing shows up except 2 lines of "undefined" text where the ads used to be).
The big downside to this site, and the reason I hate updating it, is that everything I do on it is through HTML (text only) so I have to manually code everything in it by hand, and make sure there are no mistakes. Angelfire does have an easier interface to work on the pages, but I wasn't able to get things to work properly so I switched to "text only" mode. I also have to create each new page (usually by copying a template page) and make all the custom buttons and thumbnails. I would love something easier to update and customize, but I don't want to pay for a monthly service.
The ideal for me would be something more like blog form posts (like this blog) which are easy to post and edit, but I'm not sure how well that would work to browse a clock collection. I'd still like to have a basic "gallery page" with each individual clock. Maybe I could set something up where I have clickable icons linking directly to blog posts? Thoughts?
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