My retirement activities. Summer is devoted to a backyard landscape of a fish and turtle pond made from concrete. Use of high performance concrete in the development of landscape elements in the form of faux or fake rock and faux bois (fake wood) concrete benches, concrete faux rock fence and concrete faux bois garden bridge. Also covered are the pond inhabitants of fish, turtles and frogs, as well as the wildlife that inhabits and visits the backyard. Winter activities are shown in my hobby of antique clock repair, showing maintenance, disassembly, rebushing, pivot polishing and replacement, machining new parts, use of clock repair tools and lathe, assembling movements, clock case restoration and repair. Cuckoo clocks are a specialty.
Hello i just got 5 coeko clocks 4 i got working but one the smallest and the oldest does not run but the coeko is comming out but no coekoo and it stays out ??? i need help its a little one with the red star on the front of the dail..ooh if i pull it a little it keeps going on and on ???
Far too many things that could be wrong. Take it apart and check bushings. Check for torn bellow leathers (papers). I can't diagnose problems online without examining the clock.
Kaolin is a clay used in medications, cosmetics and ceramics. Metakaolin is kaolin that has been treated in a high temperature process to produce a chemically different substance. Kaolin will not react like metakaolin. Contact this company and ask for sources. www.l-i.co.uk/products/metamax/
I'm in northern Illinois. How is your ice and freezing any different from mine? Last winter was a mild winter. Lowest temperature last winter was -15 F. Average winter snowfall is 30 inches.
Well, that's 15 degrees warmer than what we got. The winter before it went to 25 below zero. Watch this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oqPp0z8yELU.htmlsi=Jb52huZaRzrDP8OB
Whether it shrinks or not depends on how you cure it. Keep it moist until it cures. Concrete does not "dry"; it chemically cures by a process called hydration. Don't allow it to lose moisture by evaporation. You can color it anyway you want. You can use pigments added when mixing, you can paint it with acrylics, or, as I do, stain it with acid stains made for coloring concrete. Don't know what acid stains are? Check this out: www.concretecamouflage.com/
Actually, it probably is more expensive than just a thin, flat piece of brass. There are two metal wings, a plastic "brake" and an inserted spring involved.
Use a very fine artist's brush to gently remove any residue. Dry with a hair dryer set to lowest temperature so as not to affect the temper of the hairspring.
I just left Triberg, Germany yesterday (where the cuckoo clock comes from). The standard for ones that play music is music only on the hour. The half hour typicality gets one cuckoo chirp. That clock was fully functioning as designed prior to your ‘repair’. You in fact did not repair it, but rather re-engineered it.
So, your position is that the clocks made today are made exactly as they were 25, 50 or 100 years ago? Nonsense! Today's "standards" are often not what was done yesterday. The way to tell if a music box should run on just the hour or on both the hour and half-hour is to look at the position of the weights at the end of an extended period of time. Say, for example, the music box is set to run on both the hour and half-hour and the weight runs way ahead of the weights for time and cuckoo, it is designed to play only on the hour. If, on the other hand, it is set to play only on the hour and the weight falls far behind the other two, it is designed to play on both hour and half-hour. Another clue is whether the music box has one or two tunes. A one-tune music box is usually made to play just on the hour. A two-tune box is designed to run on both hour and half-hour. You other line of reasoning is equally false. Just because you went to Triberg does not make you an expert in cuckoo clock design. I've been doing this for 56 years. Give me some credit for knowing what I am doing. By the way, where on YOUR channel do I find your videos of clock repair? For that matter, you've had a channel since 2011 and have NO videos whatever. You know what that makes you -- a viewer who makes no contributions to the RU-vid community other than to comment on other videos. Probably, as here, just negatively. That's called being a TROLL.
Hi, I enjoy watching your videos and I am a subscriber. I have a question. I have a cuckoo clock that needs to be repaired. How can I send it to you in the post. Thanks.
Daniel, as much as I would like to help you now, I simply can't. Usually, at this time of year, I don't do clock repairs at all, as I have my back yard pond and garden to tend to. I am currently trying to get caught up with the clocks I currently have. This year, I'm also helping build a habitat for a beaver at a wildlife rescue facility. I'm 81 years old and things take me a lot longer than when I was younger. Contact me around Halloween and, if I'm still around, we can arrange for your clock repair if you haven't found someone else to do it. Best wishes to you in King of Prussia. Been there long ago. Was born in Altoona, Pa. in 1943.
Thanks for rescuing Molly the cat! The weights are just decorative on this clock? I was surprised that the movement plates seem thick in this one. I did a Korean 31 day last year and the plates were very thin and weak. Thanks for the video!
I am LITERALLY working on the SAME model as I watch & type 😊 I IDd it as an old Loetscher. This is my first Cuckoo clock & I'm doing it slowly & enjoying it. Mine is in slightly better original condition but was gunked terribly. Garaged, smelled, spider nests. My movement was was same model but not stamped made in Germany. I'm going to make a wooden waterwheel. Ty for ur video!!!
@@dperry428I just purchased a 1929 Ingraham mantle clock for my wife that doesn’t run. The movement appears to be complete but in need of servicing. Do you allow people to send clocks to you/ pay you for your restoration services?
I do, but generally only during winter months when I can't be outside. This year I'm doing a number of repairs for someone who normally does his own work but had hand surgery. Contact me around November if you haven't found someone else. (If I'm still around. Each day is a blessing.)
You did a lot of very fine work on this clock - the way you restored the holes for the chains in the bottom of the case, the brass collars with set screws you made for both ends of the shaft that holds the water wheel. Well done.
Hi there I have that same movement on my clock it works fine but it runs about a half hr fast I see the plus and minus wings but Im not sure witch one to move and what direction to move them could you please guide me in the correct direction I would appreciate it! This was my dads clock he got from his work I don't remember how many yrs it!
Depends on the type of balance. Try these references: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GV-2UF9L9NU.htmlsi=PvyZBu1jXQoKYNO8 mb.nawcc.org/threads/adjusting-time-on-old-style-hermle-340-020.80026/ If it is very fast, it may be beyond adjusting and needs a new spring.
I love watching and learning from your clock videos. Because of this knowledge that you give I was able to rebuild my own clock. Thanks very much. And also you are so good to have saved that beautiful cat.
No, just 2 summers and part of a third working part-time as I worked on my concrete pond, concrete bridge and concrete benches. A day's work would be the completion of a ten-foot section. There are 7 sections in the entire fence. Then, to do the back side, repeat the process. But, I NEVER spent an entire day on the project, so it took longer. It's not as tough as you make it seem.
What a good video, you always make well-explained videos. I would like to know how you mix the oil with alcohol to put in the box. Greetings from Chile.
I think that the concept "mineral alcohol-mineral spirits" should be what is known here in Chile as mineral turpentine. I will try to find out more, thanks.
Keep in mind these movements were manufactured with a polished finish. All I'm doing is restoring what was already there. I do use a fine polish made for acrylic bath/showers to restore the original finish. I also polish the arbors when I polish the pivots in my lathe.
anyone know what that piece is called at 19:55 ? That little flat piece is broke on mine and I need to order a replacement, but no idea what its called. Thanks for any help!
@@dperry428 Thanks for the reply, I actually found the part after and its called "Chime Locking disk Cam" with you knowledge do you know if this part is missing or broken, would it stop making my clock work even if it was set to silent? I start the pendulum but it stops after a short time. so I took the face off and found that little piece was was broken on the back of the disk cam. I'm wondering if this is the problem or something else as well...
Sorry about the wrong part. Your time link gave me a picture of the square brass piece that has the pivot hole for the center wheel. The chime piece will not keep the clock from running and keeping time. Did you try taking the pendulum to the inside edge of the clock? That will cause the pendulum to overswing and set the moveable anchor on the escapement back and forth until it's in beat. These clocks have what is called autobeat and overswinging the pendulum will cause it to automatically come into proper "beat". An out-of-beat clock will not run, at least for very long.
Good day Don. I have a Hurbert Herr 8 Day cuckoo. I too am missing the hand nut. You had noted that it was missing from this clock. I am unable to locate a nut for my clock. Would you happen to know where I could acquire one or what thread size they are so I could tap one. Good work on the clock. Thanks for the help
