Mark gets a "A" for effort. I have been repairing clocks for many years and it was painful to watch this video. The clock movement could have slipped out of the front with just removing the two screws. The dial could have been removed with just a couple of pins. You should have taken the clock movement apart before you put it in the ultra-sonic cleaner. You can't get the old oil/dirt that is around the pivots and in the plates clean without having it apart. The mainsprings should never be put in the ultra-sonic and should have been removed and cleaned by hand, oiled and put back in the barrel. When in doubt, look for videos of someone who has done what you are trying to do and hope that they are doing it correctly.
Hello sir, how are you? I have a big problem: I was in charge of taking care of the Parade clock (very similar to the one in the video) and when I went to wind the chiming device, I think I took one too many laps and heard a big noise and then I can't go any further, no matter how many laps I take. Can you help me by telling me if there is something I can try to fix or is it better to look for a profession?
I appreciate your efforts and your tackling something that, to most, is a scary complication to avoid even touching, so your step by step approach is helpful to observe and process as you go. Thanks for putting yourself out there!👏🏻
Thanks. The chime spring broke when I first wound it. But this clock hangs in the kitchen and my wife did not want another clock chiming. So I elected not to replace it.
NEVER place a clockwork with springs in an ultrasonic bath! The springs rust and the ultrasound causes microcracks in the metal, which cause the spring to tear over time! Always remove the springs! Greetings from the land of watchmakers, Germany
Beautiful clock and case Thanks Mark for sharing your clock adventures I have been working on clocks for a few years and found you can do everything according to the book and the stupid thing will still not perform correctly. Just keep going, I have never had much sucess with electric clocks but you have encouraged me and taught me things i never would try.
Thank you. It was my first pendulum clock, had no idea what I was doing, (as I have been told by numerous people), yet it continues to keep perfect time.
It's called a let down tool. It can be made of wood with a key slott in it or you can purchase a letdown tool for around $150:00 US dollars. At least you're keeping the mechanical clocks alive. Well done. You like me are still learning the craft one clock at time.
Thank you. I made a couple of let down keys. One which I removed the wings from a key and placed it in a hole drilled in a wood dowel. The other I cut a slot in the dowel, so now I can fit any size key. I imagine you meant $15 to buy one, not $150.
You made something so simple, so difficult! Don't take the back off the clock; the works slips out the front simply by removing the 2 screws; don't take the beautiful face apart; you can not get it back together like it was before; simply take out the 3 taper pins and the whole dial comes off so easily. Never put the "whole" works in the ultrasonic; and never the springs. Hope this clock is still running in 6 month's time.
Had I been aware of those two screws I would have removed it more simply. But so far it’s been keeping perfect time and running for the past eight months. And it was no big deal to reattach the dial with those small screws.
I admire your persistence, but I have to say this is the most painful clock repair video I have ever seen! And I'm just an amateur myself. But, some could say, if you don't like the way I'm doing it, do it yourself. We all have to go through the learning curve, but there are a lot of good videos out here, take a look.
Hello sir, how are you? I have a big problem: I was in charge of taking care of the Parade clock (very similar to the one in the video) and when I went to wind the chiming device, I think I took one too many laps and heard a big noise and then I can't go any further, no matter how many laps I take. Can you help me by telling me if there is something I can try to fix or is it better to look for a profession?
@@editorahumanas5345 It would be hard to say, but based on what you have said, it sounds like the mainspring may have broken, or the click that holds the spring against the winding ratchet has given away. And if either is the case you may have more damage in the adjacent gears.
@@mherzog7, just wondering if you could help with advice regarding Junghans pendulum clock bell repair? After a few details were replaced the bell cycle was interrupted somewhere in the middle, and I couldn't figure out how to return it to the normal cycle.
how to fix the worn down mainspring? I saw a worn down part around the mainspring that make it slips from holding, most likely from overwinding. It's a chinese made-clock from the 80s and was part of my childhood as the sound of the hours and the half hour is very nostalgic, reminds me when my grandparents was still alive...
Thank you. I would recommend that you do not soak the movement, take it completely apart, just take lots of photos every time you remove a part. And it is too expensive here in New York as well.
Those two side doors (looks like a thick block of wood) on each side of the case can be taken off. Once taken off, It allows you to use a screw driver or other tool to release the spring pressure without even needing to take the whole face off and do everything the hard way. With that said, I'm sure you Learned alot by talking everything apart .
I have a few clocks with those side doors, and still can't figure out what I am supposed to adjust when looking in. But I think I have improved my overall technique, as this was the first pendulum clock I worked on. For example, there is no way I would soak a movement. Now everything gets completely disassembled.
I really could use your help I have a versailles regulator clock I can hear ticking but the pendulum won't swing? Please help if you have the time id really appreciate it! Ty I hope you have a blessed day !
After viewing the entire video, please don’t do this to your clock. It might get things goin, but it won’t last. Those mainsprings will seize up real soon.
Hi Mark. My grandfather passed and I have his old clock. Looks very similar to yours but by the time it got to me the pendulum was not attached. Do you think if I send you a pic you can tell me where to put the three bits not attached?
I think the springs should have been removed before putting it in this water and ammonia solution because you will not get them completely dry and it will rust.
I pity this clock. I think others have covered most of the mistakes, but wouldn't it have been easier to remove the movement from the mount by just taking the fasteners out that go straight up. It goes downhill from there.
As this was my first, and so far only, attempt at repairing a pendulum clock I had no idea it came out via the fasteners. Hindsight is always 20:20. Half the fun and challenge is discovering how these things are put together. However, despite the various errors it has been keeping perfect time for the past 8 months. As I almost exclusively repair electric clocks I too have cringed while watching someone incorrectly take an electric motor apart, rendering it unrepairable, while at the same time yelling ‘nooooo!’ at the screen.
You are correct. However, if the mainspring is old and has dried out sludgy oil and/or dirt, it can get stuck and not unwind when fully wound. I have run into that situation on a few clocks. Once I let the spring down, if I am careful not to fully wind it, it runs fine. If I go too far, it will not run. As I do not have a mainspring winder, I am unable to remove, clean and lubricate the spring.
Glad you showed how you took it apart but the not showing whst the repair guy did defeats the purpose as you didnt show/tell us what he did ..thx anyway
Please do not be offended. But it is not really a good solution to a complete service. . But I guess it's your clock but try not to recommend this is the way it should be serviced
No offense taken. It was my first pendulum clock repair and I followed a suggested technique. I have since repaired several, by fully disassembling, cleaning and lubricating. Ironically, this clock has been running and keeping perfect time for close to two years now.
