Technical Borg Auto Clock

I have a Borg Auto clock out of a 1950 Ford I'm planning on putting into the dash. A former owner took the original out, and put an oil pressure gauge there instead (I'll be moving the pressure gauge to another spot not removing)
8A-18374-D is the part number for it I think, and I'm curious if anyone has leads on where I could source new/NOS/repop hands. The hands I have are very brittle.. which led to them basically disentegrating. Someone in the clock restoration business that did respond to me via email recommended I look through a website called Timesavers - but so far no luck.

 

Resistance, I hear, is futile.

 

timesavers has parts for household clocks, eh? I'd be surprised if they had anything that would work.

unless you also replaced the movement, or did some modifying. And didn't expect them to look original.

 

Yes, nothing comes close to the orange plastic hands I need. Would rather keep hunting than flat out replace with anything I've seen on their website.

 

You might try Clockworks:

http://www.clockwks.com/Salesx.html

 

$35 for the whole clock. I’d buy it, you’re going to waste more time than that’ll cost trying to find them

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1562164470...r9TSgxGKkDvhuDiSvYKT/qCg==|tkp:Bk9SR8ad3PbyYw

 

Not being there to see what you have nor any detailed photos, I have to make assumptions.
In your shoes, I would carve/sand/shape a pattern of the "needle" out of wood or plastic. Assuming the pattern is flat on the bottom, lay the pattern top-side up on wax paper or similar. Lay wood as a dam around the pattern and pour self-setting silicone mold material to make your mold. When it sets up, flip the mold over and remove the pattern and now you have your mold.
Okay, you found a supplier for the mold material. The same seller probably sells the clear, liquid acrylic and dye to color match what you want. Mix - dribble in the mold - lightly squeegee the excess off the flat mold - don't worry about any minor 'mold-flash' on the finished piece..... you can sand or file that off later. If you don't have a color match, adjust the dye ratio and make more. When you get it right, make a few more for yourself and the rest of the posse.
If you saved the original 'hand/needle' see if you can reuse whatever piece of tin or metal that was used for attaching to the pivot. If that's gone, buy a cheap clock hand, or whatever else works, and trim off the bit that you need to attach your new pivot-enhanced needle to the little stub of the gauge.
I hope that all makes sense because I'm done writing.

 

1. As suggested, buying the clock is a good value for your purpose
2. If you still want to replace the needles, find somebody with a 3D printer. Looks like any easy part to make.
However, if they have to buy a filament for your project, expect the filament to cost about $18 - $25.
don

 

Kind of depends what is left of the old hands and center. But if you enter “clock hands” on Amazon hundreds come up. Might be something that worked, might need a little paint.

 

Contact, Instrument Services, Inc. Telephone #(815)-316-2921. they specialize in car clocks.

 

Thanks all for suggestions. We were able to salvage the pieces - glue them back together! I'll try to post picture eventually here. The clock is back in original place on dash - it looks great! Now, contemplating how to rewire it so that I have a 'kill switch' so as to preserve the clock mechanism when not using during the winter months.

 

wonder if it is better to keep it moving??

 

All you need to do is pull the fuse

 

It's not a bad idea to disconnect the battery if the car is sitting for a while anyway.

 

Pulling the fuse is a thought I didn't consider... would be easier...
anyways here's the clock! I have the speaker (which is chrome) covered for while driving because it's blinding at the right angle.