Joiner's Musings

I am going to start by saying it is a Daniel Dakota wall clock with a Chinese movement that I got for free. It is a little different from the image above, but not much. Movement just taken out of the clock. made in China It is really not worth very much (sorry to those that have them). These things often go for around $40-50 on the for-sale sites. This clock is the first step on my path to learning. Yes, I had intended to take it apart and I was also prepared to rejoice if it worked when I put it back together and not be devastated if it doesn't. The time side did not work; there was no power and the spring was disconnected from the time gear as the photos show. The movement is pretty dirty so it needs to be cleaned. Not this time though.  Just take it all apart and put it back together. Disconnected spring from time gear One plate taken off (sorry, a little blurry) My work area Bench testing After taking it apart and spreading the parts out in a n