Great video. I’m starting to work on my first Grandfather clock with a Hermle 451-050H. This will definitely help when I get to working on the motion works that drive the strike and chimes.
Very good video. Thanks for sharing. You explain things very well. Wish I had seen that video 3 years ago when I was working on mine. Had to learn it the hard way especially the Geneva stop part. Great job as always!
This was nice to watch, especially some of the close up shots and the explanations of the Vienna stops, the chime autocorrect, and the verge with pallets with some give in them to prevent damage if the pendulum is swung too much. That must have been frustrating to take the movement apart a second time to troubleshoot the time side only to figure out that the problem was too much shaking in your test stand.
Actually, I took it apart twice more after the video was posted. The chime quit and I found a slightly bent pivot on a chime train gear that caused a jam every couple of days. Then, the last time, I had to do a partial disassembly to change the position of a warning wheel. Now, everything is working well. BTW, the autobeat "verge" is not to prevent damage if the pendulum is swung too much, although it certainly does that as well. It is to cause the clock to bring itself into beat by deliberately over-swinging the pendulum. And, the stops are referred to as Geneva stops, not Vienna. It's name comes from it's use by early watchmakers in Geneva, Switzerland. Thank you for watching and for the comments.
I have an urgos grandfather clock made in 1975 .... wood case made of brazilian wood from Amazônia 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷have a good night... cheers from Brasil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
timesavers.com/search.html?q=clock+cleaning+solution&go=Search Used an ultrasonic cleaner with solution. Rinse in hot water and dry with rags and hair dryer. A homemade cleaner can be made from dishwashing liquid soap, Murphy's Oil soap and small amount of household ammonia. I then hand clean each part to remove stains and rust on arbors and between pinion leaves. 0000 steel wool is also used to remove rust and stains. Parts may also be hand cleaned with a mild polishing compound made for acrylic tubs and showers. Cotton cloth rags and paper shop towels are also used.
Very timely for me. I have the same movement in a recently acquired clock. I've got it running but the chime and strike aren't working correctly. Someone has been into it with no idea what they were doing. I'm just a beginner, but it's very obvious that strange things were done. Mine is a 1987 model.
@@dperry428 I have five old kitchen and mantle clocks to learn on. Got two of them running well so far with disassembly and cleaning. I get to do several bushings on the third one. I also bought a "needs repair" 1161 on eBay for practice. Thanks for the reply.
So glad you have a blizzard coming! That way you will be doing some more work on clocks. I love your videos ,I learn so much. Don't remember seeing the doggie, is he new?
The snow came and went. left about 8 inches. Now, it's all gone, weather has been relatively warm and a new batch of snow is coming Thursday. We got the dog, named Sunny, two years ago. We've always had Shih Tzu dogs. Lost our last one three years ago at age 15. We were afraid to get another one for awhile for fear it would outlive us. I'll be 80 on Friday. Our kids said if anything happened to us, they'd take the dog. Now we have Sunny.
@@dperry428 Love your doggie. You are lucky to have kids to take care of Sunny. By the way 80 is not old! You have many years to go. You will stay young if you do lots of clocks
Had my 6 month checkup this morning and the doctor said I'm in very good shape for my age. I hope to get through the more than a dozen clocks I have before I get back outside.
@@rehorneman most folks couldn't keep up with this guy. If he is not doing clocks then he's playing with concrete and them bags ain't light. He's a whiz!
You have some towels coming for working on your clocks. Dick is donating them for “The Cause”. Those clocks come in pretty grubby so now you have a stash of shop towels! 🙂
Tell him not to feel that way. Look at the number of views already on the videos I posted of the repairs on your clocks. I get paid for those views. You remember when Travis told me to monetize my videos. I thought it wouldn't amount to but a pile of peanuts. I've made over $17,000 so far. That's more than pays for "odds and ends", plus all of the concrete that I've used in the yard. I don't charge for fixing the clocks because I don't want to keep books for the IRS. I get a 1099 from Google at the end of the year and the bookwork is taken care of. So, if Dick wants to help out, have him tell his friends to watch my videos.
Great video. I’m starting to work on my first Grandfather clock with a Hermle 451-050H. This will definitely help when I get to working on the motion works that drive the strike and chimes.
It is great to see you again my friend! Love your videos as always!
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Very good video. Thanks for sharing. You explain things very well. Wish I had seen that video 3 years ago when I was working on mine. Had to learn it the hard way especially the Geneva stop part. Great job as always!
Thanks for the comment.
Good Job. I'm working at a huge Vienna Wallclock at the Moment. The Movement was verry dirty. Best Regards from Germany. Eike
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This was nice to watch, especially some of the close up shots and the explanations of the Vienna stops, the chime autocorrect, and the verge with pallets with some give in them to prevent damage if the pendulum is swung too much. That must have been frustrating to take the movement apart a second time to troubleshoot the time side only to figure out that the problem was too much shaking in your test stand.
Actually, I took it apart twice more after the video was posted. The chime quit and I found a slightly bent pivot on a chime train gear that caused a jam every couple of days. Then, the last time, I had to do a partial disassembly to change the position of a warning wheel. Now, everything is working well. BTW, the autobeat "verge" is not to prevent damage if the pendulum is swung too much, although it certainly does that as well. It is to cause the clock to bring itself into beat by deliberately over-swinging the pendulum. And, the stops are referred to as Geneva stops, not Vienna. It's name comes from it's use by early watchmakers in Geneva, Switzerland. Thank you for watching and for the comments.
Thank you for the helpful video!
Glad it was helpful!
I have an urgos grandfather clock made in 1975 .... wood case made of brazilian wood from Amazônia 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷have a good night... cheers from Brasil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Excellent video! How did you clean all the parts? What kind of cleaner (if any)? What kind of towels? Thank you!
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Used an ultrasonic cleaner with solution. Rinse in hot water and dry with rags and hair dryer. A homemade cleaner can be made from dishwashing liquid soap, Murphy's Oil soap and small amount of household ammonia. I then hand clean each part to remove stains and rust on arbors and between pinion leaves. 0000 steel wool is also used to remove rust and stains. Parts may also be hand cleaned with a mild polishing compound made for acrylic tubs and showers. Cotton cloth rags and paper shop towels are also used.
@@dperry428 Wow! You are the best. Thank you!
Very timely for me. I have the same movement in a recently acquired clock. I've got it running but the chime and strike aren't working correctly. Someone has been into it with no idea what they were doing. I'm just a beginner, but it's very obvious that strange things were done. Mine is a 1987 model.
Taking on a movement like this is quite an accomplishment for a beginner. I hope the video helps resolve the chime/strike problem.
@@dperry428 I have five old kitchen and mantle clocks to learn on. Got two of them running well so far with disassembly and cleaning. I get to do several bushings on the third one. I also bought a "needs repair" 1161 on eBay for practice. Thanks for the reply.
So glad you have a blizzard coming! That way you will be doing some more work on clocks. I love your videos ,I learn so much.
Don't remember seeing the doggie, is he new?
The snow came and went. left about 8 inches. Now, it's all gone, weather has been relatively warm and a new batch of snow is coming Thursday. We got the dog, named Sunny, two years ago. We've always had Shih Tzu dogs. Lost our last one three years ago at age 15. We were afraid to get another one for awhile for fear it would outlive us. I'll be 80 on Friday. Our kids said if anything happened to us, they'd take the dog. Now we have Sunny.
@@dperry428 Love your doggie. You are lucky to have kids to take care of Sunny. By the way 80 is not old! You have many years to go. You will stay young if you do lots of clocks
Had my 6 month checkup this morning and the doctor said I'm in very good shape for my age. I hope to get through the more than a dozen clocks I have before I get back outside.
@@dperry428 do you have any in line that are your's?
@@rehorneman most folks couldn't keep up with this guy. If he is not doing clocks then he's playing with concrete and them bags ain't light. He's a whiz!
You have some towels coming for working on your clocks. Dick is donating them for “The Cause”. Those clocks come in pretty grubby so now you have a stash of shop towels! 🙂
Why, thank you! This one was really greasy. Almost as bad as working on a car engine!!!! Thank Dick for thinking of me again.
@@dperry428 will do. He feels like he needs to do something for you since you've done so many repairs. Lots of odds & ends costs stack up.
Tell him not to feel that way. Look at the number of views already on the videos I posted of the repairs on your clocks. I get paid for those views. You remember when Travis told me to monetize my videos. I thought it wouldn't amount to but a pile of peanuts. I've made over $17,000 so far. That's more than pays for "odds and ends", plus all of the concrete that I've used in the yard. I don't charge for fixing the clocks because I don't want to keep books for the IRS. I get a 1099 from Google at the end of the year and the bookwork is taken care of. So, if Dick wants to help out, have him tell his friends to watch my videos.
@@dperry428 Yeah, I do not blame you one little bit for now wanting the paperwork. Life is short so to heck with that!
You need to get a kitty for the mice!
Decon took them out!
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Thanks, but this is just a hobby with me.
@@dperry428 це дуже добре,
Це гарно 😊