The Clock

I made this clock for my Dad over 30 years ago. This past year, with both Mom and Dad passed, it was returned to me, but it was not working. 

I put a new battery in, but it didn't turn. So I started looking for a new clock insert. The face is 8" diameter requiring a 3.125" mounting hole.

The place I originally ordered it from doesn't carry any inserts over 4" in diameter now. I found another place which had an 8.5" face, but it required a 7" mounting hole. 8.5" would have looked too big, and of course would have required some reworking of the mounting hole. The same store had a 6" face with the proper mounting. But, I think 6" would have looked lost on the clock - and besides, the beauty of an 8" face is that it can be seen easily from across the room.

What to do?

Well, I put a new battery in again and then tapped it a couple times. It has been keeping good time since!

Oremus pro invicem!