January 10, 201214 yr As you may know, I made a grandfather clock for Christmas and It turned out good. A new friend saw the clock and asked if I would look at his clock, it had not run for years.I agreed to look at it and told him that I could promise nothing. When I saw it, I was surprised, it was exactly like the one I made in 1968 from a Emperor clock kit. A clock that I was VERY familiar with. His was also very old and had not been cleaned or oiled in all those years. I was sure it would not run correctly, even if it could be restarted. I did find a broken piece and found a replacement that was stored in the bottom of the clock.I cleaned it as best I could, under the circumstances, oiled it and set it up properly. At first I wasn't sure what was happening, it kept striking out the quarter hours without stopping, which I allowed, figuring that would allow the oil to get well into the pivot points.After about 25 straight quarter hour hits, I stopped it by raising the weight, reset the time and since then, it has run 6 days so far and strikes properly with the correct time. I got lucky.My clock from 1968 has run all these years, but now is started to mess up on proper quarter hour strikes. I found a web site that sells the exact movement for $239, which is probably less than a repair would cost. After all these years I am sure many components are worn. That will be a project this year.
January 10, 201214 yr Way to go Ron. Nice of you to take it on and fix it up for them.Kudo's to you.John MoodyJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
January 13, 201214 yr Ron, great job and fix! Now I hope you are going to share that new project with us this year as well. I enjoyed your clock project when you had it up and running, great story, great history, and great job on bringing it back to live and finishing an unfinished job. Look forward to seeing what you do in the clock world this year.John MorrisThe Patriot Woodworker
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