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when no audio is available
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a powerful German sewing machine is a fair substitute
it runs like ..well , a well engineered German machine
the quilters like this model as It'll go thru so many thicknesses.
strong & quiet
(and heavy ...31 pounds)
Oh yeah, quite an interesting (& rare) first edition book too.
Jungleers History 41st Infantry Division
https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/clt/6088717928.html
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Oh no, SW didn't buy another clock
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yeah, I looked at this in the store and couldn't make up my mind.
It's homemade from solid walnut (no veneers here), commercial movement, cable wound
(as opposed to cheaper chain wound) , lots of nice little extras , but it
was about 40 pounds (and it was a 91 degree day). No way was I going
to bungie that to the bike for a homeward bound trip.
I explained my delema to a VN Vet friend of mine at the store . No sweat , he says.
"We'll toss it and your bike into my little Subaru and I'll give you a ride
back to your truck"
So I bought him lunch and we traded sea stories. Worked out well.
I've never seen a pendulum mount above the hands shaft, usually it's on the
rear of the movement to avoid the strike problem. This one has a brass circle so that the pendulum
actually goes around that hands shaft.
It's missing a support piece (abt $4) , no problem.
It was a labor of love from someones Grandpa (who had great woodworking skills)
to his grandson (inscription on back) .
It winds thru the face and the crank from my GrandFather clock fits. It also has a lock
on the door that opens with the same crank. The brass weight must be 10 pounds on it's own.
Think I'll strip it and stain the walnut a little darker.