Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 1:17 pm   Subject: Worn Bearing

Thanks Amrad,

I relieved the spring tension and checked all the gears in the train and as near as I can tell this is the only one that has a problem. I was planning on bushing it myself. I did a li ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 10:35 pm   Subject: Worn Bearing

I have a Seth Thomas A403-001 (Hermle 350-060) movement that refuses to run. As near as I can tell the balance wheel escapement mechanism gets hung up on every revolution of the escapement gear. Upon ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:44 am   Subject: Clock stops every 50 minutes.

That's interesting. When I bought my Grandfather clock the old guy that sold it to me told me to set it backwards. That surprised me too! I've been doing it ever since without any problems on all my ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 10:56 pm   Subject: Out of beat

Chris,

That got it! Thanks.

Jim

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:44 pm   Subject: Chimes are slow

No one answered this so I thought I'd give it a shot if it isn't too late.

Because it's still so new yet you may be able to get away with a little oil on the governor propeller bearings. If the clo ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:19 pm   Subject: Clock stops every 50 minutes.

I have a clock with a keininger movement and sometimes if it is allowed to run down it will take some time for me to get the clock running again. I believe what happens is the chime indexing gets fou ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:04 pm   Subject: Out of beat

I have a clock with a Hermle 791-680 movement. The only way I can get an even beat is to adjust the feet way out of level. I looked for a beat adjustment but couldn't find one. Any ideas?

Thanks, ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 8:51 pm   Subject: Opinions Please

I have a freind that is looking at a New (old stock circa 2002) Howard Miller Grandfather clock that is on a terrific sale. It has a unique feature that shuts the chimes off at night mechanically. All ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:26 pm   Subject: I'm Stymied

Okay, I got my ultrasonic cleaner. Now is there a home recipe I can put together for this? I read some websites on the subject and they actually confused me more than they helped. Some say that ammoni ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:35 pm   Subject: Another Speed Adjustment Issue

Hi (ahem) Bonehead,

Just curious. I had a 340-020 do that to me too. It turns out that the balance wheel was "lazy", meaning that it wasn't swinging agressively at 270 degrees or better e ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:18 pm   Subject: You've Got to See This!!

The only thing I don't like about this video is in the beginning with that obnoxious sounding electronic trinket that just won't shut up!

I love the way the mechanical clock chimes build and build ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:17 am   Subject: Chains stuck

Just like Bobbie and clokfxr said it may be that the weight hooks are just pulled all the way to the top not giving you enough clearence to attach the weights. The string idea sounds doable to me! You ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:49 pm   Subject: You've Got to See This!!

Turn up the sound!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tidoValXtiw&feature=related

Jim

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:46 pm   Subject: spring barrel teeth

Hi Buck,

I'm curious how a spring barrel could have lost teeth. The ones I've seen are pretty beefy! Sounds kinda' traumatic! Do you have a make & model for the movement?

Jim

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:27 pm   Subject: Speed adjustment

Thanks for all your help clokfxr. I'll take a look at it and see what I can do.

Jim

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:23 pm   Subject: Another Cuckoo Clock issue.

I was afraid you'd say that. I really like the 2 tunes it plays and I really wish I could repair this one. What if I were able to get a replacement comb for it?

Jim

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:20 pm   Subject: I'm Stymied

Thanks Clokfxr. Actually I did find the letter "F" above the Hermle logo. I guess I thought that the letter was supposed to be a part of the clock number so I didn't notice it.

I guess I ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:09 am   Subject: Speed adjustment

Hi Chris,
Thanks for your response. I found out that the movement I'm talking about has what is called a helical type balance spring and does not have the type of adjustment you are referring to. I f ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:55 am   Subject: Another Cuckoo Clock issue.

I got the clock and the music to work just great, BUT, while the music unit is running it quacks like a duck! I'm not kidding. The music sounds really good but it has this sound like a duck that is ac ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:36 am   Subject: I'm Stymied

I did what you said. I released the tension on the clock spring only and not the chime springs because that's where my issue is. I moved the gear and I did see some slop in the bearings especially in ...