- I rounded up the unlocking roller, so that the detent unlocking spring doesn't foul on it.
- I filed the foot of the detent to ensure that it aligns better. It wasn't resting on the banking pin.
- I thinned the foot spring on the detent quite a bit. It's quite delicate, but maybe I can file it thinner if need be.
Although I still can't get it to run by applying weight to the drive wheel, I was able to jury-rig a way to drive the center wheel directly. I ran a cord over the drive wheel barrel (drive wheel removed) and attached the cord to a tooth on the center wheel, so the force was tangential. With 3 lb of weight, the clock ran! Of course, 3 lb is too much... the drive wheel would need 30 lb or so.
Additionally, every so often, the escape wheel appears to foul on the impulse roller. I think the escape wheel tooth strikes the top of the impulse pallet, but it happens very quickly and is hard to see. I suspect one of the teeth is slightly (less than 0.5mm) ahead of where it should be, but I haven't checked. It might be possible to file the tooth (or the impulse pallet) back slightly to fix this.
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