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Thanks for the close up on the worn bushing Scottie

Hi! I've watched many of your videos and really like them. I have a Sessions clock and it has a different looking j hook than some that you are showing. It is more of a flattened piece of metal with the end folded up. It moves when the minute tab gets to the hour but it holds it out too long and the clock strikes too many times since the arm that needs to go back into the long slots in the striking wheel isn't released quickly. Can you help?

Thank you… Thank you… Thank you. I tried so much to learn how the strike mechanism worked… I’m attempting to fix our 1870s. Seth Thomas pendulum clock. Thank you very much, Scotty :-)

Brilliant video.Thank You.

Hi Scottie is it possible to ring or email you about a paid repair job ?

Thanks Scottie

ah spring clamp , no cut knukle, knuklehead I am.

Do you sell clocks you restore?

Thanks, Used BOTH remove/reinstall Clock Mainsprings and could not have done it without your great videos and CLEAR spoken work!

I would like to have seen closeups as you do so wonderfully well, of the pivot movements as tested so we see what passes or fails. Do you know one of your other videos that show those details also for different shaft sizes. Is it possibly 10% of pivot diameter allowance?

Thanks for posting Scottie

Thanks for posting this Scottie. I have everything I need to do this.... except time 🙁

Stil work?

Thanks for posting Scottie, this will come in handy

I built myself a ratcheting mainspring winder. Solid aluminum and steel components.

Thanks for posting Scottie

Awesome video. Sadly the quality of more modern clock moments aren't there anymore and the adjustments of these are more frustrating than ever. Poor quality materials and the way bushings are machined into the movement plates is horrible and more white metal is in the brass mixture. I'm working on a more modern Bertmar mantle clock, possibly late 70s or 80s and probably a Sears or the Brick special with Westminister chime every hour ( only a 2 spring). Took the clock mechanism completely apart and inspected everything. I hate the one sided riveted movement posts, I like to thoroughly take apart the movement plates and clean them. It's a nightmare to set it up. The going mainspring I think has issues and is weak, clock stops after about 10 hours for an 8 day clock. I think the quartz crisis really affected clock manufacturer quality. People want to pay chump change for major repairs on clocks and it's not even worth the time to put into machining or making basic components. Many customers only want to pay me $100 tops for repairs on there vintage ( not antique) clocks out of the 70s and 80s. Clock repairs isn't a lucrative money making career. It's a good hobby, that's about it.

Where can i get this spring the old one was broken

Not much room for error with super glue. Thanks for posting Scottie

Thanks for an interesting video Scottie, it brings back memories of years ago when I was in the player piano repair trade when I used to use the old hot animal glue on the bellows when recovering them with new bellow cloth that was impregnated with a layer of rubber to make it air tight, then with the little bellows otherwise known as the pneumatics and there were 88 of them, one for each note on the keyboard. So over the years if I had dollar for each pneumatic I stripped, cleaned and recovered with new tosh then I would be a very wealthy man. However many thanks for all the most interesting videos that I have seen and may they continue for a long time yet. Jim from Coota.

I saw similar video and I do this all the time now. I soak for about five minutes and then scrub it between both hands with throw away gloves. The scrubbing between 2 hands lets the chain work against itself kind of like a scouring pad. Then rinse with hot water. CLR is safe for the environment as they use it to also clean drain pipes safe for copper and plastic. I have NOT had any issues with using it on brass as long as you rinse it good. I can clean 3 chains in less than30 minutes start to finish.

I have a wall curio clock that I bought from J.C. Penney in the late 80's, with a Korean movement in it. The ratchet/click on the going mainspring has worn down on most of its points so it won't wind reliably. I bought a replacement Korean movement from Merritt's, which is part 287 (long drop). Everything about the new movement matched up with the old movement, except the clock runs fast, even with the pendulum fully extended. I used the pendulum from my old movement, so I'm thinking that the "long drop" description means that it was meant for a longer case. Is there a way to adjust the new movement to use a shorter pendulum, like bending the crutch or something? Thanks.

Bummer on the hammer. Thanks for posting Scottie

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Could a high percentage alcohol be used to clean the spring or would that do more harm than good. Just im over burdened with alcohol and bone dry of kerosene

Thanks for posting Scottie. I have my share these.

Had a nice sounding gong tone, Thanks Scottie

Been working a lot and got behind on the video's. Thanks for posting Scottie

do you repair cuckoo clock movements if sent via mail?

Thanks for posting Scottie

American clocks are my favorite to work on

Hello Scotty I hope your having a good day

Nice to have original weights/pendulums with these old clocks. Thanks for sharing Scottie

I'm looking forward to seeing the case refinishing for that octagonal drop clock. Thanks for the glimpse of these clocks!

Light for shooting video is not sufficient .

Is there a part 2 ? I can't seem to find it. I was looking to service mine.

Thanks Scottie

Very educational

Judging the way modern art is today, you could frame your ink wiping cloth and probably fetch a nice sum for it😊

Worst explanation of finding true center that I have ever seen.

Only oil that should be used on springs are high pressure oils like keystone mainspring lubricant

Thanks for posting Scottie, hope all is well.

Thank you very much for your demonstration and explanation! On watching the video people will get idea to repair and use the clocks again rather than throwing them out into garbage or by the side of road. So that wastage of old ones and soil pollution are avoided.

I have a older clock not sure what it is but need to know how to fix it can send pictures

Thanks for posting Scottie. Hope things are going well with you.

I hate when that happens! Many times ive bought a set of something that's missing the one I need. 😂

Hi mr scottie

I can't find it again, but you showed your sonic cleaner formula that equals commercial products. Could you post it again or exact video name Thank you!