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By Dave, May 30, 2011 3:31 pm

Got the new signs up on the gate posts but since there were 2 there already don’t really expect them to notice the additional 2. 🙁

Thinking about painting my own: What part of “NO TRESPASSING” do you NOT understand? & NO, the scrap/junk is NOT for sale – Now LEAVE!

Gonna put up additional No Trespassing signs and pick up some Keep Out signs to put up also.

Got woken at 8:35 by some arsehat in the drive tooting the horn. By the time I got pants on he was gone. #^(*!^% scrappers…

Then it gets a new paint job. Well after a bit of wood filler and some carving that is. 🙂

repair. All I know of right now is needs the bellows replaced and a good clean and lube. Will know more after a teardown, maybe tomorrow.

Got another cuckoo case clamped with glue curing on the bench now. Still got more pegs to install and face bits to glue on it.

Brought home a cuckoo clock with music box that was just too good a deal to pass up. Needs work (what old ones don’t?) but should be an easy

stopped by Landis Antique Mall for a bit. Talked with Gary Landis and looked at several interesting clocks while there.

ground hide glue and flake shellac. After WW did a food run for Martha and got food for us, went to Calcis and then back to Pell City and

Depot (With an accidental enter in there) to look for other stuff that they didn’t have. So gonna have to make an online order for

Long day with lotta miles covered. Did the WW run last night and again in Pell City this morning with a side trip to Home

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By Dave, May 29, 2011 2:17 am

Cause I ain’t gonna be there.

Actually let me rephrase that. “A” certain party wants the store open. And if he wants it open, then he is gonna have to run it by his self.

Would rather work on stuff here but that’s not an option. Monday certain parties want the store open but I’m taking the day off.

Long week. Still fighting with lack of energy. but seem to be getting a bit better. Got to make the Calcis trip tomorrow.

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By Dave, May 27, 2011 2:27 pm

I remember using a BBS on a 300 baud modem that displayed the text faster than this thing is at present. 🙁

Now on the second day of ClamXav scanning this iBook. Hoping it finishes soon as is slowing things (including typing) to a crawl.

Another fun day in the big city of Piedmont. Still fighting the lack of energy. Not sure if I’m getting better or worse. Still upright.

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By Dave, May 25, 2011 2:31 pm

Am upright and at work. And that’s about all. Keep hoping for a return of at least some energy but so far not happening.

Made it through the day. Barely. Thinking it will be an early night tonight.

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By Dave, May 24, 2011 1:15 pm

Shower helped but not near enough. Need some downtime soon.

Morning came way too soon. Need another few hours sleep which ain’t happening. Hoping another cup of coffee helps…

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By Dave, May 18, 2011 2:48 am

Homemade Letdown Tool For Clock Mainsprings http://wp.me/p1tTD4-25

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By Dave, May 15, 2011 5:44 pm

More on the Sessions http://wp.me/p1tTD4-1T

Sessions 1935 12 Inch Office Clock http://wp.me/p1tTD4-1B

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By Dave, May 14, 2011 2:12 am

Took the case apart after getting it home and now have the movement in the remains of the case ticking away on the wall in here.

Ended up spending a lot more than I had planned but got several nice pieces, including an old Sessions 12″ office clock.

Long day driving today. Made the trip to Calcis after doing the bank and paying bills. Stopped at a few places on the way back home.

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By Dave, May 13, 2011 3:39 am

Tis later than I had planned on being up so will bid you all G-nite and go check the eyelids for light leaks. Till the morrow folks…

Haven’t burned any bridges yet. Managed to keep the cool today and am taking tomorrow off so maybe Saturday will be a better day.

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By Dave, May 12, 2011 5:10 pm

One of those days. Have had too many of them lately. Time for a change, and I know what it is but is so much work I’m dragging my feet.

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By Dave, May 8, 2011 3:28 am

Well past the time I had planned on going to bed, so goodnite all… 😉

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By Dave, May 7, 2011 11:12 pm

Have spent more than I had planned on several things this week but came out at the end with about as much as I went into it with so i’m 🙂

Long week. Now over as far as I am concerned. May do a bit on a clock or two later tonight if I feel up to it but work for the week is done.

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By Dave, May 5, 2011 3:04 am

Heading to Calcis in the morning. Hope to be back late afternoon. Then back to the grind Friday. For now hitting the sack.

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By Dave, May 2, 2011 2:10 am

I think there’s pivots on 2 wheels left to polish out and the time train is ready to measure for bushings. Got a bunch to do on this one.

Have most of the pivots in the time train cleaned up and polished already. Just finished polishing the verge faces.

Working on a Seth Thomas #89 movement now. Got it torn down and about half the parts cleaned today. Still got the strike train to clean.

Have started another blog dealing with clocks at http://clockishthings.wordpress.com/

There will be another one somewhere, sometime, though. Just got to keep looking…

Bid and then got outbid in the last minute. Went for about a hundred more than I was willing to spend on it. 🙁

If it doesn’t go much higher that is. Got a little less than an hour to go now so gonna have to decide soon. 🙁

Can almost afford it and the months bills too.

Trying to decide if I want to bid on a watchmakers lathe. Tis already higher than I had said I would go but I REALLY want it!