Personally: I would not risk silver soldering a wheel which may have been made from ‘leaded brass’

MichaelG.

or just cutting another wheel would be quicker.

Martin

Andy, is that from the strike train, the wheel that lifts the hammer arbour?

which make of clock is it from? looks like it may be a 20th century type such as Hermele or Smiths Empire etc,

If you let me know what it is, I've got dozens of wheels and several broken movements here and can probably fit you up with a replacement, they usually take a hit from the recoil when the mainspring breaks,

The best way to repair these is by cutting a section out of a similar wheel and dovetailing it into the damaged unit, quite easy to do, just take your time and easy with the fret saw,

The new section only needs soft soldering because the wheels don't carry enough load to cause any angst, even on antique longcase movements.

John

Edited By RJW on 07/01/2020 19:13:19

I do this all the time, do not silver solder Tix will be fine and no need to dovetail either depending on the size I use a screw head slotting file but any flat edge cutting file will do as long as it is not too large or coarse

Edited By Stephen Benson on 07/01/2020 21:56:37