Wheel and Pinion Cutting for Clocks

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We can cut most clock wheels and pinions, including:- Escape wheels both recoil and deadbeat, ratchet wheels, and count wheels. We even cut moon disks for longcase dials.

Deadbeat escape wheel ready for crossing out and polishing. Various pinions in the uncut and cut state ready for finishing.

The following table gives some idea of prices but it is best to ask for price if the job is not standard. These prices are only a guide.
Most Longcase work can be undertaken including racks, levers and pallets etc.

Wheels & Pinions for Longcase Clocks (Approximate prices)

Great wheel milled but not crossed out. From £40.00

Great wheel, milled and crossed out. From £81.00

Great wheel, milled and crossed out and fitted to arbour. From £101.00

Center pinion cut, centers on ends, but needing fitting to clock. Price depends on Diam. From £28.00

Center pinion fitted to clock, polished and wheel mounted. From £80.00

Deadbeat escape wheel ready for polishing and crossing out. From £40.00

Center wheels milled but not crossed out. From £25.00

Center wheels milled crossed out & polished. From £55.00

Center wheels milled, crossed out & mounted (if appropriate on a new collet ) From £67.00

Train pinion cut, centers on ends, but needing fitting to clock. Price depends on Diam. From £25.00

Train pinion cut, wheel mounted, fitted to clock and finished. From £65.00

Train wheels milled but not crossed out. From £20.00

Train wheels milled crossed out & polished. From £55.00

Train wheels milled, crossed out & mounted (if necessary on a new collet ). From £65.00

Escape pinion with seconds extension fitted to clock. From £70.00

Escape wheels, milled but not crossed out. From £22.00

Escape wheels, milled and crossed out. From £55.00

Escape wheels, milled crossed out and mounted (if necessary on a new collet ). From £65.00

Strike pin wheel divided up and pins fitted only From £20.00

Gathering pallet pinion cut and fitted to clock. From £70.00

Pinion of report (pinion driving countwheel on 30hr.) From £30.00

Countwheel for 30hr. From £70.00

Wheel for countwheel 30hr crossed out From £56.00

Date drive intermediate wheel milled. From £20.00

Date drive intermediate wheel milled mounted on a new pipe and fitted to existing stud. From £30.00

Hour wheels milled. From £20.00

Cannon pinion and minuite wheels. From £20.00

Large moon wheels. From £35.00

Ratchet toothed date wheels (30hr type). From £22.00

Verge scape wheel cut in hammered cast brass for a museum job. Cutting a pinion on one of our Saffag gear cutting machines.

Wheels & Pinions for Bracket Clocks (Approximate prices)

Train wheel & pinion prices as above for long case clocks

Fusee great wheel cut but not recessed. From £30.00

Fusee great wheel cut, recessed, old click fitted and assembled on fusee arbour. From £85.00

Contrate or verge crown wheel cut not crossed out. From £30.00

Contrate or verge crown wheel cut and crossed out . From £65.00

Contrate or verge crown wheel cut, crossed out and fitted to pinion. From £75.00

Ratchets From £15.00

Wheels & Pinions for French Clocks (Approximate prices)

Great wheel milled . From £26.00

Great wheel, milled & mounted to the barrel. From £62.00

Center pinion milled but needs fitting to plates. From £35.00

Center pinion fitted to clock with wheel mounted. From £87.00

Train wheels milled but not crossed out. From £25.00

Train wheels milled and crossed out. From £60.00

Train wheels milled, crossed out & mounted (if necessary on a new collet ) From £70.00

Train pinion cut, with centers on the ends but needing fitting to clock. From £30.00 ( depending on diameter )

Train pinion finished wheel mounted and fitted to the clock. From £72.00

Pinions under 3.5mm. diam. ready for finishing. From £45.00

Small French pinions i.e. fly pinions finished with pivots turned. From £75.00

Escape wheels milled but not crossed out. From £30.00

Escape wheels, milled and crossed out. From £70.00

Escape wheels, milled crossed out & mounted (if necessary on a new collet ) From £80.00

Ratchet wheels. From £18.00

A very small pinion cut for a customer.

Wheels & Pinions for Mantel Clocks (Approximate prices)

Wheel and pinion prices are similar to longcase, but depends on the size.

Great wheel milled . From £25.00

Barrel great wheel cut and mounted to barrel. (send cap & arbour for fitting) From £62.00

Winding wheels usually made in steel. From £30.00 ( See our separate page for the popular ones. )

Ratchet wheels round hole. From £15.00

Ratchet wheels square hole fitted to arbour. From £23.00

Cutting Involute gears in the Hobbing machine. Special involute and ratchet wheels, cut for a customer. The ratchet wheel is 18mm diameter and has 100 teeth cut on it.

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