Welcome to Dalton Clock Repair. From time to time I'll be posting videos of some of the more interesting clocks I encounter along with the equally interesting people I meet.
Thanks for the video, I'd stripped and rebuilt my quail, cuckoo not knowing why it would not stop cuckooing, approx 45mins into your video had the answer, the pin that drops into the count wheel was less than 1/2mm out of align, so bent it out a fraction and now cuckooing perfectly, thanks for the video
A great help, I bought a 'barn find' English late georgian longcase five pillar movement with rack hook lever missing that I had to make and the gathering pallet was worn and had to have new one made, a real test of patience. Given cost of horological overhaul and fall in value of these clocks sadly only the enthusiast repairer will save them from conversion to Quartz or Hermle movements.
Ok, so for the pendulum lenght, doesn't the leaf adjust up and down? How can you get a correct pendulum length measurement, if the leaf has been moved up or down to adjust the clock speed?
The movements are available in different pendulum lengths, 19.5cm, 23.5cm, 40cm and so on. Choose the movement that is closest to the pendulum length of your clock. Most of the smaller clocks use the 19.5cm length pendulums.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I don't know how you can separate the plates to sync the timing without all the other wheels falling out. You didn't appear to do anything differently to what I do. Is there a secret ?
Thank You for your video. On French clocks do you still insert the new bushing from inside of the movement? I have seen videos people doing it from the outside.
The bells on this clock sound really nice. You did a lot less cussing and swearing than I would have done when you realized the pin barrel needs to go between the plates. It's helpful to hear your thought process as you go along. Thanks for sharing.
This a very interesting and unusual and high-end clock with the extra thick plates and the fusees and the choice of two tunes on the chime side and the nested bells. Do you have any idea when it was made? Clearly the owner has brought it to the right guy to service it. If your experience is anything like mine, putting the clock back together will be harder than taking it apart was, especially if you are fussy about technical details like whether the reassembled clock works or not. I can't wait to see Part 2.
Mark I really enjoy your videos. Is there any chance you can give us more camera closeups of the fiddly bits. I know it is a big ask but we don't actually get to see what you are doing. Even if you only paused and put the clock nearer to the camera and pointed to the item you are "tweaking" or adjusting. 🤞🏻
Thank you for the video. I have a regulator wall clock that has Mon-Sun. incorporated on the glass. Each day, a brass piece tells the day. Do you know where to get that brass piece?
Last summer my wife and I were in Mass to pick up an Ansonia crystal regulator ( in our Miata ) and the seller said - oh if you like clocks you should go to Delaney’s clock shop it’s only a 1/2 mile up the road ! a suffice to say we spent a couple very enjoyable hrs at Delaney’s browsing the clocks.
I did it. But I have a stripped gear. That’s why the chain comes off. Is it possible to rebuild the gear? Or will I need to purchase a new one?@@DaltonClockRepair
Great video. I am working on a similar Sears quail for a friend. Likely a similar movement. (Marked Sears but was made in Germany.). This will be very helpful in setting the timing of everything back up. Thanks!!
Some 113 Thomas have double clicks. How do you know which models have the double click feature? What was the criteria on them? Using double clicks and sometimes not using them. It's because some put in wall clocks and others on mantle?
Those movements have much stronger springs hence the double clicks and the gear reduction winding system. I've worked on quite a few and releasing both clicks at once can be a pain.
Beautiful clock. You should rename the video to have Alexander Fleig in the title. I have a After the Hunt, Hunters cuckoo clock by them. I love it. It is my biggest cuckoo clock.
Hello, have you tried aircraft cable instead of brass? It's supposed to be stronger than brass, and it doesn't have sharp ends. available through clock supplier.
I work from the bottom up, aligning the wheels into the pivot holes. You can put a taper pin in the bottom stand offs to keep them from separating again.
You make a good Job. I like those Videos, because they are helpful for Persons who repair Clocks to. I repair Clocks in my Freetime, also big Clocks like Grandfather Clocks and so on. I have a Friend who is a Master of Clock repair, i learnd many Things from him. I hope you will be healthy as long is could be. Best reguards from Germany.
OOOh peddlers village was that in the mills mall in pittsburgh I got a 8 day engraved hubert herr 5 leaf 1 bird cuckoo clock from that place in 2005 for $400. I think they closed down in 2009? when I was doing my school tests there. I wanted to work there it was my dream job to fix them.
This was an interesting episode especially when you build it up from the base. It reminded me of the episode of Star Trek when Spock needed the clock tools. What are the little screws on the back of the hammers for? You made this look very easy but when I see all those pieces, it's very intimidating - the wheels all look the same. I'm looking for a certain Japanese wall clock - Takano. It had vertical grooves going down the front and bead work and a tan face. I can't find another one like the one I bid on ebay and lost.
Hah! I'm a trekikie also. That episode your referencing is called "The city on the Edge of Forever" and won awards but I digress. The screws are for securing the hammers. Thanks for the interesting comment.
