The instructions were fine up until the putting in of the wheels, then it's just 'put this in these holes' with no help as to what part of each gear should be touching which other gears where. I measured all the spindle lengths carefully as I put together each one, but inside the body of the clock, they just seem to be sliding back and forth as they please and I can't see how they should be from the instructions. At. All. So this might help, though I think I'll have to dismantle it and start from the first wheel.
I enjoyed the assembly process, but the pendulum stops really quickly. Too much friction somewhere, maybe. But where?! I put lots of wax, but it does not seem to be helping.
you have to wind it up after around five hours or so and the clock runs for five hours, takes awhile until it can run for that long but it should be running happily for five hours
Ajooba; the escapement exerts an impulse to the anchor by the angle of the escapement teeth against the anchor pallets. Search wiki for 'anchor escapement'. The type used on this clock is a 'deadbeat escapement', so have a look for that.
It's paraffin I believe, but I found (on other models) that a liquified wax - Like Pedro's Natural Wax Dry Lube - which is made for bikes, but allowed me to build up a great wax layer in many of the nooks and crannies.
