Loose clock movement

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:58 pm     Post subject: Loose clock movement

Hi all,

I'm trying to fit a clock movement into my dial but no matter how tightly I tighten the hex nut, the movement is loose! Is this normal?

Pls see my video here: http://www.oneniceday.com/Sample.wmv
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The hole is 0.315" (8mm). Any smaller and it will be too small for the movement to go through, so this is basically the best hole size there is (I've also tried different hole sizes before this).

The last resort is to use strong glue to glue the thing onto my dial.

Pls advise. Thanks!
Xeon

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:10 pm     Post subject:

Eventually, the hex nut should tighten on the shaft enough to hold the movement in place. Unless the threaded shaft itself is rotating - which could mean the shaft might have come unaffixed.

If the threaded shaft does not appear to be rotating, then you could try a couple of things. In most cases, the rubber gasket (included with the movement hardware) should be sufficient to help keep the movement from rotating (when placed over the center shaft between the movement front and backside of the dial).

Other measures that can be used would be double-stick tape (thin foam kind), hot glue, or a silicon adhesive. I prefer a couple of dabs of hot glue myself (just for additional stability). Just a little dab on each side of the movement case side (so that it touches the movement and the dial). It works well because it can be removed easily (in most cases) if ever you should have to replace the movement.

Strong glue should not be necessary. The hex nut coupled with hot glue should suffice (even if you plan to hang the clock by the built in hanger slot on the back of the movement).

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:39 am     Post subject:

Hi Chris!

Yeah, thanks for your fast and detailed reply. I think I'll use hot glue for this, but if it doesn't work, I'm gonna have to whip out my E6000 industrial strength glue.