Your language in this video is excellent. Easy to understand, great use of vocabulary, great instruction. I feel confident passing this on to customers whose clocks I’ve serviced.
This is a great video for a person who may have been given a clock and would like to have it running. The material is clear and easy to understand and you are pleasant to listen to. I have been deeply immersed in clock collecting and repair all my own clocks. Recently I have established a relationship with a clock repair shop where he has seen a few examples of my work and now he is outsourcing some of his work to me. I have done kitchen and mantle clocks, tall case clocks, and ship's bell clocks. Clocks like the one you have here are reasonably affordable and functional. Be aware that some weight driven clocks are only 30 hours between winding and that can be a little burdensome if you have a few of them. I'd like to point our that usually the time side will run out before the strike side and a very small number of American clocks will hang up if the strike side is wound down. In this day and age of throw-away products, keeping these 100+ year old clocks running is very rewarding.
Thanks for the video. Can you explain how to set the alarm on it? I never know where to point the little round dial to know the time that the alarm will go off.
From what I understand turn the dial to the desired number of hrs before timmer goes off. If you want the timer to go off in 2 hrs, turn the dial to 2 in line with 12 o'clock it will run down and ring in 2hrs😉
Thanks for showing me how to use it! I was being overly gentle and barely wound it. It was my parents clock and hasn't ticked since 1986!! I was so pleased to find the key inside the clock's door. Love the slightly off key "gong" sound these clocks make. Nostalgia.❤
Good video. I just serviced a clock like this for a friend and got it working again. Anyone can do it and I would encourage anyone to try. Videos like yours have been my inspiration and I am getting more adventurous the more I do.
Thanks for sharing all this information. I have a WL Gilbert 8-day time and strike mantel clock. I have seen some call it the "GEM", all I can tell you is that it has the stag painted on the class in the bottom of the door. I have had it for about 2 years now and just today I had to open it up to repair the gong coiled spring. It broke from the base brass piece it was attached to. I had to drill a small hole opposite where the spring attached and mount the spring and with a punch stake it so it didn't move. Added it back and it is working fine now. I have learned quite a bit by watching this video. Thanks again for sharing this information. Juddie - J & J TOA
It's nice to know the difference between a striking and the chiming clock. I'm guilty of interchanging the terms myself. Manufacturers of modern wind-up movements even refer to striking clocks is timing clocks.
I had my Seth Thomas Kitchen Clock cleaned and tuned up and they did a good job. I didn't want the striker to work so they inserted a piece of ruber foam around the striker to prevent it from striking. I can hear it trying to strike at the half hour and the hour with no loud strikeing sound, My question is if I do not wind the striker, will the striker spring eventually wind down and not make any sound whatsoever? Also will not winding the striker have any bad effect on the running of my clock?
Hi Tom - the clock will run fine without winding the strike side, however if it is a count wheel style clock, the strike count will probably lose synchronization with the hour hand. This is easy to fix if you ever want it to strike again - you can slide the hour hand around to match the strike count.
I just got a clock, if I attach the pendulum and then allow the clock to run, the pendulum stops swinging in under a minute and the mechanism stops, but if I take off the pendulum and set the clock running again it doesn’t stop. What’s going wrong here?
It takes more energy to swing the pendulum bob than it does to just swing the crutch. Your clock needs cleaning to get the gummed up oil out, and possibly a bushing job to remove the wear in the clock. Worn pivots cause gears to mesh incorrectly and lose power.
I see you wound two different directions... I wound both of mine clock-wise, but it's not running. I can't seem to wind it anti-clockwise, so now I don't know what to do!
As I mentioned in the video, some clocks wind differently. If you are unable to wind your clock any more, it is probably fully wound. If the clock is not running or not striking, the clock needs service.
This indicates the movement is pushing on the pendulum off of the pendulum's center of gravity. A couple things can do this - a two-leaf suspension spring where one leaf is broken, something bent - the suspension spring attachment pushed out of vertical, or something out of balance on the pendulum (less likely). Taking the dial off and inspecting closely should give you some more information. You can poke around at the top of the pendulum and the crutch and see if you can make it behave differently. This should help you narrow down what's up.
You might want to order an assortment of pendulum rating nuts to see if you can find a match. Here is one such assortment (I am not affiliated with this seller): timesavers.com/i-8948542-pendulum-rating-nut-10-pc-asst.html
I have a kitchen clock that the minute hand gets stuck at 11 when I moved the hand it had resistance to it . Any idea what could be going on ? Thank you
Most likely your clock needs service. You are getting hung up on the strike warning mechanism which acts shortly before the hour. If you take the dial off, check for wear in the pivots. I suspect your clock needs a bushing job.
Hi Jason - do you have the pendulum rod and are just missing the bob or do you need both? The rate of a pendulum is determined by the center of mass rather than its weight - in other words, where the weight is is more important than how much the weight is. If you have the rod, probably any bob that fits on the rod will be fine. If you need both, you may have to experiment a bit to find the correct length. You can calculate the correct pendulum length, but it requires counting the teeth of all of the gears in the movement and then doing some math.
@@MinnesotaClocksandWatches I have the pendulum rod. When I was looking for a replacement bob, I found I can get them but there were different weights. I'm starting to learn clock repair as a hobby and thought this time-only movement would be a nice place to start.
Your language in this video is excellent. Easy to understand, great use of vocabulary, great instruction. I feel confident passing this on to customers whose clocks I’ve serviced.
This is a great video for a person who may have been given a clock and would like to have it running. The material is clear and easy to understand and you are pleasant to listen to. I have been deeply immersed in clock collecting and repair all my own clocks. Recently I have established a relationship with a clock repair shop where he has seen a few examples of my work and now he is outsourcing some of his work to me. I have done kitchen and mantle clocks, tall case clocks, and ship's bell clocks. Clocks like the one you have here are reasonably affordable and functional. Be aware that some weight driven clocks are only 30 hours between winding and that can be a little burdensome if you have a few of them. I'd like to point our that usually the time side will run out before the strike side and a very small number of American clocks will hang up if the strike side is wound down. In this day and age of throw-away products, keeping these 100+ year old clocks running is very rewarding.
Thanks for the video. Can you explain how to set the alarm on it? I never know where to point the little round dial to know the time that the alarm will go off.
From what I understand turn the dial to the desired number of hrs before timmer goes off. If you want the timer to go off in 2 hrs, turn the dial to 2 in line with 12 o'clock it will run down and ring in 2hrs😉
Thanks for showing me how to use it!
I was being overly gentle and barely wound it. It was my parents clock and hasn't ticked since 1986!! I was so pleased to find the key inside the clock's door. Love the slightly off key "gong" sound these clocks make. Nostalgia.❤
Good video. I just serviced a clock like this for a friend and got it working again. Anyone can do it and I would encourage anyone to try. Videos like yours have been my inspiration and I am getting more adventurous the more I do.
Thanks Matt. I agree - this is a hobby that is within the reach of many people who are mechanically inclined.
I enjoyed the tutorial. Could you expand on the alarm function?
What an amazing tutorial! Extremely well done.
Very well done, looking forward to more episodes.
Thanks, very much...
I inherited a really cool Waterbury Clock. Says Railway time on it. just wound it up and it still works! It's a Regulator No.53 wonder how old it is.
Would like to see a demonstration on the setting and working of the alarm bell
Thanks for sharing all this information. I have a WL Gilbert 8-day time and strike mantel clock. I have seen some call it the "GEM", all I can tell you is that it has the stag painted on the class in the bottom of the door. I have had it for about 2 years now and just today I had to open it up to repair the gong coiled spring. It broke from the base brass piece it was attached to. I had to drill a small hole opposite where the spring attached and mount the spring and with a punch stake it so it didn't move. Added it back and it is working fine now. I have learned quite a bit by watching this video. Thanks again for sharing this information. Juddie - J & J TOA
Nice work! I hope you can enjoy your repaired clock for a long time.
I came here with just the question of why there are two gears and got a quick answer here thank you!
Great video! I was in a store filled with old clocks and they didn’t have the chime mechanisms wound so it was a strangely silent shop.
This was very helpful.
Very good video! I learned a lot!
How do you set the alarm?
Great video
Where i can get this clock now ?
Great video thank you so much for sharing I learned a lot. 👊🏼
It's nice to know the difference between a striking and the chiming clock. I'm guilty of interchanging the terms myself. Manufacturers of modern wind-up movements even refer to striking clocks is timing clocks.
It's easy to get confused. Don't look too hard at my RUclips videos - you may find a mistake I've made. :)
I had my Seth Thomas Kitchen Clock cleaned and tuned up and they did a good job. I didn't want the striker to work so they inserted a piece of ruber foam around the striker to prevent it from striking. I can hear it trying to strike at the half hour and the hour with no loud strikeing sound, My question is if I do not wind the striker, will the striker spring eventually wind down and not make any sound whatsoever? Also will not winding the striker have any bad effect on the running of my clock?
Hi Tom - the clock will run fine without winding the strike side, however if it is a count wheel style clock, the strike count will probably lose synchronization with the hour hand. This is easy to fix if you ever want it to strike again - you can slide the hour hand around to match the strike count.
New to this Great Stuff Thanks
What if that doesnt reset the chimes? They are chimeing the hour at the half hour and chime once at the hour time?
This the exact same movement I found in the trash 3 weeks ago(just got it running). You good sir, just got another subscriber. •▪︎I tip my hat ▪︎•
Thank goodness sir
Lindo bem comservado
How do you hook up the suspension spring
I just got a clock, if I attach the pendulum and then allow the clock to run, the pendulum stops swinging in under a minute and the mechanism stops, but if I take off the pendulum and set the clock running again it doesn’t stop. What’s going wrong here?
It takes more energy to swing the pendulum bob than it does to just swing the crutch. Your clock needs cleaning to get the gummed up oil out, and possibly a bushing job to remove the wear in the clock. Worn pivots cause gears to mesh incorrectly and lose power.
I see you wound two different directions... I wound both of mine clock-wise, but it's not running. I can't seem to wind it anti-clockwise, so now I don't know what to do!
As I mentioned in the video, some clocks wind differently. If you are unable to wind your clock any more, it is probably fully wound. If the clock is not running or not striking, the clock needs service.
Ooooh! This one needs to be well clean.😀😀😀
My clocks Pendulum goes side to side and then tries to do a circle how can I fix that?
This indicates the movement is pushing on the pendulum off of the pendulum's center of gravity. A couple things can do this - a two-leaf suspension spring where one leaf is broken, something bent - the suspension spring attachment pushed out of vertical, or something out of balance on the pendulum (less likely). Taking the dial off and inspecting closely should give you some more information. You can poke around at the top of the pendulum and the crutch and see if you can make it behave differently. This should help you narrow down what's up.
I have a ginger bread clock or a kitchen table it have lost the nut for the pendulum so it will not keep the right time I can still move the pendulum
You might want to order an assortment of pendulum rating nuts to see if you can find a match. Here is one such assortment (I am not affiliated with this seller): timesavers.com/i-8948542-pendulum-rating-nut-10-pc-asst.html
That’s Seth Thomas “Eclipse” parlor clock!
Indeed - it's a nice clock.
I have a kitchen clock that the minute hand gets stuck at 11 when I moved the hand it had resistance to it . Any idea what could be going on ? Thank you
Most likely your clock needs service. You are getting hung up on the strike warning mechanism which acts shortly before the hour. If you take the dial off, check for wear in the pivots. I suspect your clock needs a bushing job.
I have a Sessions time only wall clock but it's missing the bob. How do I know the correct weight bob to use?
Hi Jason - do you have the pendulum rod and are just missing the bob or do you need both?
The rate of a pendulum is determined by the center of mass rather than its weight - in other words, where the weight is is more important than how much the weight is. If you have the rod, probably any bob that fits on the rod will be fine. If you need both, you may have to experiment a bit to find the correct length.
You can calculate the correct pendulum length, but it requires counting the teeth of all of the gears in the movement and then doing some math.
@@MinnesotaClocksandWatches I have the pendulum rod. When I was looking for a replacement bob, I found I can get them but there were different weights. I'm starting to learn clock repair as a hobby and thought this time-only movement would be a nice place to start.