With the clock running intermittently, the task becomes finding the teeth with small imperfections and sanding them smooth. I started by sanding each tooth on the great wheel with 400 grid sand paper to smooth off the cutting tool marks.
I then assembled each pair of meshing wheels in turn and rotated them by hand to see if I could feel any problem teeth. I found several teeth that needed minor sanding. I then assembled the going train of the clock and started it running. When it stops I inspect the meshing teeth and sand any that looked suspect. My experience is that I will need to continue this process for a few days, each day the clock will run longer before stopping, but once the last imperfection if smoothed the clock will run continuously with no problems.
Tomorrow – More tooth sanding, testing, tooth sanding, testing…