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Monarch from down under.

6/21/2019

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I was contacted by Peter, a parishioner from St Stephens in Scorparoo, Brisbane, Australia with regard to their Monarchs that have been faithfully controlling the main entrance doors of their Church since the mid 1950's. They had an intermittent fault that occasionally the doors were either closing too slowly of slamming to. The cost of the flight stopped me from jumping on a plane to assist, so this time I walked and talked Peter through a basic strip down and service.

All the usual signs were good that this Monarch had fortunately had an easy life. There appeared to be very little wear to the components and I am awaiting to hear that everything has been put back together in the right order and she is working correctly.

As always comments are looked forward to and appreciated.

Here is a link to the Church if anyone would like to know more -


https://ststephenscoorparoo.com/ 
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Peter Waddington
6/28/2019 07:39:41 am

Very thankful to find MFS on the net and to have Rod's assistance and expertise to guide me through the process of safely removing and cleaning the mechanism and getting it all reassembled and working as it was intended.
Works like a charm now, and will hopefully do so for many more years. Well done Rod and thanks for guiding me through this.
Peter

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Rod link
7/8/2019 08:19:22 am

Hi Peter thanks for your comment it was and is most appreciated, together we have saved one more floor spring from land fill and that Sir can only be a good thing, for us all.

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Philipp Jaser link
8/10/2019 01:49:07 pm

Hi Rod. We have the same Monarch door spring at the Victoria Theatre in Devonport. The mist frequently used door spring has failed to keep the door in check and slammed it shut. The builders have taken it apart but we’re all baffled how to tell what’s wrong with it. Would you be available to assess the situation? Any help would be much appreciated.

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Philipp link
8/11/2019 09:42:33 am

Just to elaborate, We are in Auckland, New Zealand

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Rod Fathers link
8/19/2019 09:13:09 pm

Hello Philipp, my email address is servicesbf@gmail.com please send your details with any shots you have to that email address, thank you. Rod

Sarah
12/2/2019 11:09:53 pm

Hi, have 5 of The Monarch Brass plates by Wm Newman and Sons. Wondering if they're worth anything to anyone or if the should be scraped. Seems a shame to go to landfill

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Steve
4/10/2022 05:37:44 am

Just discovered one of these in our hallway and are looking for a second to replace in original order as entrance doors can you help?

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