--- title: Restoration Of Antique Clock With Unique Oscillator description: A detailed restoration of an antique mechanical clock that uses a rolling ball bearing as its time-keeping oscillator instead of a traditional pendulum or... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/restoration-of-antique-clock-with-unique-oscillator-i0na3s7eb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Restoration Of Antique Clock With Unique Oscillator | daily.dev og:description: A detailed restoration of an antique mechanical clock that uses a rolling ball bearing as its time-keeping oscillator instead of a traditional pendulum or... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/restoration-of-antique-clock-with-unique-oscillator-i0na3s7eb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/I0NA3s7EB.png og:image:alt: Restoration Of Antique Clock With Unique Oscillator og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Restoration Of Antique Clock With Unique Oscillator **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A detailed restoration of an antique mechanical clock that uses a rolling ball bearing as its time-keeping oscillator instead of a traditional pendulum or balance wheel. The restoration involved complete disassembly, cleaning, repairing bent pins with stronger replacements, applying protective lacquer, and extensive calibration work. The clock operates by having a ball bearing roll back and forth on an inclined plane, hitting a lever at each end to release energy and tilt the table in the opposite direction, achieving accuracy comparable to pendulum clocks. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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