The Strike Work explained

Im building a 8 Day tall case clock and thought it would be helpful to show how the front parts of the strike mechanism works. As I build more I will try and post interesting aspects of the clock.

[@jimw1615]

Thank you. Your video and others like it had me open up my 1982 Ridgeway Grandfather Clock to remove the mechanism for cleaning and oiling to restore the chiming and gonging function. It has kept time accurately since it was purchased but has had no chiming for several decades now. Today, Jan 14, 2024, I took the movement (which I had earlier removed from the clock) and cleaned and oiled it. I took my time and the work progressed without a hitch. Upon completion, I reinstalled the movement, face, weights, and pendulum. The clock now chimes all three tunes, gongs and accurately keeps time without any problems. Most of my time spent on this project involved watching RUclips videos like yours and taking notes on the subject before I started anything else. The cleaning and oiling work really is very straight forward. A sharpened, small-diameter wood dowel with small pieces of old T-shirt worked great for me doing this cleaning work.
My clock is a 1982 Ridgeway Grandfather 3-chime, 3-weight, chain-driven Clock with a Urgos UW 32 570 D movement. The clock movement uses a single 6.2-pound weight along with two (2) 4.6-pound weights and a 35" long pendulum with 6.5" dia. bob. The process of removing the movement from my clock case was straight forward and uses tapered pins on posts to hold the clock face to the movement.
Thank you for the straightforward, nicely shot video (great lighting, angles and audio) on grandfather clock operation. It helps me understand how the components are supposed to be functioning when the mechanism is working normally.

[@KevinNolanMakes]

Thanks and congrats on getting it back and running!

[@jimw1615]

@@KevinNolanMakes Kevin, I am looking forward to your clock build. Did you start your build with that movement or is that a purchased piece? I have two more mechanical wall clocks that my uncle built for my mother back in the 1970's which are not working, also. So, I am going to dig into those two clocks to see if I can place them back into operation, now that I know a bit about their movements.

[@KevinNolanMakes]

I am building them from scratch. There are lots of good books out there that can really help. John Wilding published so many great books that show how to build but also teach the mechanisms. There are also lots of great people on youtube to learn from (much better then me) @@jimw1615

[@jimw1615]

@@KevinNolanMakes So, do you cut these parts using a laser cutting machine?

[@jimw1615]

@@KevinNolanMakes Oh, I just picked up your "Making an Escapement . . ." video.

[@tomwhelan6119]

thank you

[@cary3345]

thanks :)

[@readrepairs]

Cool video! You made that clock? Great work. Nice you crossed-out the snail.

[@KevinNolanMakes]

Thanks for the comments. It’s a work in progress I hope to post another video on the build soon.

[@readrepairs]

You are working from the Alan Timmins book?@@KevinNolanMakes

[@KevinNolanMakes]

Yes, using it as a guide and making some modifications. Its a great book @@readrepairs

[@readrepairs]

@@KevinNolanMakes Yes, he was a nice, and a good engineer. Clever man.