Rathbun Bushing Used Inappropriately in Time & Strike Repair
I've been down the clock road a couple times but I've never seen this type of repair.
A long time ago a repairperson used a Rathbun bushing to repair the depthing of the pallet arbor on an escapement. This is not a proper repair. I've seen this type of repair for clock wheels but not to adjust the depthing on a clock escapement. Every time I see this repair I remove the Rathbun bushing and make it right, not this time. The customer just wanted the clock to run and did not want a permeant repair. My only recourse was to make the adjustment and tighten the screw. As with all Rathbun bushings, this is only a temporary fix and not industry standard. I post this only to demonstrate a unique and interesting application. I do not condone this type of repair.
Here is a close up picture of the Rathbun bushing securing the pallet arbor. The arrow shows the bushing:



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