Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 9:08 am   Subject: Pendulum for a Grandfather clock

agreed. Adding is possible, but hard and damn ugly.

I have purchased a new suspension spring and also a new slide, as the one i have is so damaged that adjustment would be near impossible.
I will ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:28 am   Subject: Pendulum for a Grandfather clock

Thanks Clockfxr

Thats a great help!

I have found a new suspension spring and a new pendulum flat, both 1/8 whitworth, so that makes life easy, as you say, a length of 3mm steel rod should do.
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Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:24 am   Subject: Pendulum for a Grandfather clock

Thanks Clockfxr

Thats a great help!

I have found a new suspension spring and a new pendulum flat, both 1/8 whitworth, so that makes life easy, as you say, a length of 3mm steel rod should do.
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Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:11 pm   Subject: Pendulum for a Grandfather clock

Hi everybody.

I have just inherited my first mechanical clock, an old longcase made by my great great grandfather, George Tew.

In my lifetime, it has not worked, and my father never showed inte ...