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Old 4th Apr 2019, 9:38 am   #130
Mike Phelan
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Default Re: BBC TV: The Repair Shop

Not bad considering that it was designed in the early 1800's by someone who had never done it before! The chime fly arbor split in 1976 when it was fully wound, so the 4 ton weight hurtled to the ground.
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