Superb workmanship, Don. Your attention to detail on the bellows is admirable considering nobody sees it. Your videos have helped me repair a clock or two and made their owners happy. Many thanks.
Good to see you back at the workbench, Don. I'm going through a similar situation with a Schatz cuckoo. Thought I had all the bad bushings replaced, but ended up doing 5 more before it kept running. Time side has run steady for 2 days, so this afternoon I'll start putting it the rest of the way together. Gonna steal your trick for re-papering the new bellows. Thanks so much for sharing your expertise.
It always amazes me how sometimes an arbor will cut almost 50% of the pivot......and the clock was still running! When you consider the length of a Wheel Tooth, its amazing it doesn't bind waaaay before that!
Thank you for the explanation on the mechanism that keeps the door open during striking. I have this same exact clock but half the time the cuckoo jumps in and out making and annoying clack after each cuckoo. I’m thinking that is the culprit so now I will know what to look at when I get around to overhauling it.
Examine the weighted rod that holds the hook to keep the door open and cuckoo out. It can hang up in the slot and not catch the hook, so the cuckoo will just keep jumping in and out.
Hello Mr Perry, I’ve really enjoyed your clock repair methods for some time now. My question is where do you get your bushings from? I’m now at that point in my repairs. Cheers Alex
Nice job Don ! Been working on a few clocks over the winter months. Looking for a small lathe just wondering is that a 8" or 17" that you have. Again great job on your repair work.
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
Hi Mr Perry, nice to see another one of your videos. May I ask what do you usually use to clean and get rid of rust. Any particular antitrust solution or do use a mechanical method such as steal wool for example. Thank you
When I polish the pivots, I also clean and polish the arbors with the emery sticks I use. I also clean the rust off with an acrylic polish, especially when it's the trundles on lantern pinions. A toothbrush with polish on it does a good job. After the polish dries, the residue is buffed off with a clean brush. That leaves a very thin layer of acrylic on the surface to inhibit further rusting. Often, I use 0000 steel wool for other rusted parts such as levers. If they are blued, I reblue them with a chemical blueing agent.
Extremely impressed with your videos! I have repaired a few Cuckoo Clocks now. Luckily only needed minor repair! I feel more confident after your videos for movement repairs for cuckoo clocks. Curious, do you offer training for cuckoo clock repair? Glad to pay you for one, two or more sessions! Sorry for the ask just very impressed with your videos!
I'm glad you find these videos helpful. I make them mostly for the people whose clocks I'm repairing so they can see what was done. The videos also pay for the repairs as I don't charge. I'm retired and this is just a long-time hobby. If there are certain aspects of repair that you want to see, let me know and I"ll try to incorporate them in a future video. I have two cuckoo clocks that are awaiting repair right now.
Great to see you fixing clocks again Mr. Perry.. I hope you had a good summer.Was the problem with the clock not running due to an end shake problem with the new bushings? I have never done a coocoo clock.. I think,after watching you,I could try to do one.. Cheers,Hope you are well.
No. Some of the bushings I thought were OK needed replaced. 8 day cuckoos are fussier than the 1 day. They don't tolerate as much looseness. Thanks for the comment.
Yes. Use a fine file to file the unworn side the same amount that is worn on the worn side. Then, the reamer will work from the true center of the hole and not be pulled to the side of true center.
It can't be newer than 2020 as Hubert Herr went out of business that year. Triburg is not a model, it is simply the town in which the clock was made. Triburg is in southwest Germany, north of the border with Switzerland. No matter its age, it won't last long if it is truly a 1 day clock using 1500 gram weights. 1500 gram weights are used with 8 day clocks. One day Hubert Herr clocks usually use 275 gram weights. Without much more information, estimating an age is impossible.
What kind of striking mechanism -- count wheel or rack and snail (count wheel likely before 1950s, rack and snail after 1950s) What is stamped on the movement. Does it say Made in Germany (before WW11 or after 1990 when Germany was reunified) or Made in West Germany (1949 to 1990). Any plastic parts, such as on bellows or some gears (after 1970s). Dating cuckoo clocks is notoriously difficult and you might only be able to come within a few decades.
@@dperry428 The main wheels are very beefy to support the weights, and the trains need more finger effort to advance. All the arbors and bushings are in top shape. I'm guess it's between the 40s-50s.
Move the pendulum bob (carved leaf) up small amount at a time. If it starts to run fast, then move it down on the stick. The period of a pendulum (how fast it moves back and forth) is dependent on its length to its center of mass. Move the mass up and it runs faster; move the mass down and it moves slower.
Superb workmanship, Don. Your attention to detail on the bellows is admirable
considering nobody sees it. Your videos have helped me repair a clock or two
and made their owners happy. Many thanks.
Thank you for watching and for the comments.
Good to see you back at the workbench, Don. I'm going through a similar situation with a
Schatz cuckoo. Thought I had all the bad bushings replaced, but ended up doing 5 more before it kept running. Time side has run steady for 2 days, so this afternoon I'll start putting it the rest of the way together. Gonna steal your trick for re-papering the new bellows. Thanks so much for sharing your expertise.
Thanks for watching.
Beautiful job, Don! Thank you for taking the time to share
Thank you for taking the time to comment.
It always amazes me how sometimes an arbor will cut almost 50% of the pivot......and the clock was still running! When you consider the length of a Wheel Tooth, its amazing it doesn't bind waaaay before that!
So glad to see you are back. Great video. Keep them coming!!
Thank you! Will do!
Great vid as always. Thanks for sharing. Look forward to the next one.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the explanation on the mechanism that keeps the door open during striking. I have this same exact clock but half the time the cuckoo jumps in and out making and annoying clack after each cuckoo. I’m thinking that is the culprit so now I will know what to look at when I get around to overhauling it.
Examine the weighted rod that holds the hook to keep the door open and cuckoo out. It can hang up in the slot and not catch the hook, so the cuckoo will just keep jumping in and out.
Hello Mr Perry, I’ve really enjoyed your clock repair methods for some time now. My question is where do you get your bushings from? I’m now at that point in my repairs. Cheers Alex
timesavers.com/c-325538-clock-repair-replacement-parts-bushings-related.html
Nice job Don ! Been working on a few clocks over the winter months. Looking for a small lathe just wondering is that a 8" or 17" that you have. Again great job on your repair work.
This is the lathe I got. www.sherline.com/product/40004100-lathe/#description
Great Job. Hubert Herr don't exist anymore since 3 ore 4 Years. That Cuckoo Clock is from the 1980's i think. God bless you. Best wishes from Germany.
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
www.blackforestimports.com/category/Parts-Accessories/Cuckoo-Parts-Accessories/Hands-Hand-nuts-Cuckoo/Hand-Nuts-Cuckoo/
Hi Mr Perry, nice to see another one of your videos. May I ask what do you usually use to clean and get rid of rust. Any particular antitrust solution or do use a mechanical method such as steal wool for example. Thank you
When I polish the pivots, I also clean and polish the arbors with the emery sticks I use. I also clean the rust off with an acrylic polish, especially when it's the trundles on lantern pinions. A toothbrush with polish on it does a good job. After the polish dries, the residue is buffed off with a clean brush. That leaves a very thin layer of acrylic on the surface to inhibit further rusting. Often, I use 0000 steel wool for other rusted parts such as levers. If they are blued, I reblue them with a chemical blueing agent.
Extremely impressed with your videos! I have repaired a few Cuckoo Clocks now. Luckily only needed minor repair! I feel more confident after your videos for movement repairs for cuckoo clocks.
Curious, do you offer training for cuckoo clock repair? Glad to pay you for one, two or more sessions! Sorry for the ask just very impressed with your videos!
I'm glad you find these videos helpful. I make them mostly for the people whose clocks I'm repairing so they can see what was done. The videos also pay for the repairs as I don't charge. I'm retired and this is just a long-time hobby. If there are certain aspects of repair that you want to see, let me know and I"ll try to incorporate them in a future video. I have two cuckoo clocks that are awaiting repair right now.
Great to see you fixing clocks again Mr. Perry.. I hope you had a good summer.Was the problem with the clock not running due to an end shake problem with the new bushings? I have never done a coocoo clock.. I think,after watching you,I could try to do one.. Cheers,Hope you are well.
No. Some of the bushings I thought were OK needed replaced. 8 day cuckoos are fussier than the 1 day. They don't tolerate as much looseness. Thanks for the comment.
So when you do a bushing you first file then ream?
Yes. Use a fine file to file the unworn side the same amount that is worn on the worn side. Then, the reamer will work from the true center of the hole and not be pulled to the side of true center.
Ho problemi con un cucù uguale a questo, i pesi che porta da quanti kg sono?
1500 grams
thank you for such an informative video
I have a 1 Day Hubert Herr Triburg cuckoo clock that uses 1500 gram weights. Can you estimate the age of it?
It can't be newer than 2020 as Hubert Herr went out of business that year. Triburg is not a model, it is simply the town in which the clock was made. Triburg is in southwest Germany, north of the border with Switzerland. No matter its age, it won't last long if it is truly a 1 day clock using 1500 gram weights. 1500 gram weights are used with 8 day clocks. One day Hubert Herr clocks usually use 275 gram weights. Without much more information, estimating an age is impossible.
@@dperry428 What info would you need?
What kind of striking mechanism -- count wheel or rack and snail (count wheel likely before 1950s, rack and snail after 1950s) What is stamped on the movement. Does it say Made in Germany (before WW11 or after 1990 when Germany was reunified) or Made in West Germany (1949 to 1990). Any plastic parts, such as on bellows or some gears (after 1970s). Dating cuckoo clocks is notoriously difficult and you might only be able to come within a few decades.
@dperry428 It has a rack and snail, Hubert Herr Triberg Germany, and no plastic parts. Appreciate the info!!
@@dperry428 The main wheels are very beefy to support the weights, and the trains need more finger effort to advance. All the arbors and bushings are in top shape. I'm guess it's between the 40s-50s.
I would like to see how much it would cost to get my cuckoo clock fixed It works but it loses time and just a good cleaning
Move the pendulum bob (carved leaf) up small amount at a time. If it starts to run fast, then move it down on the stick. The period of a pendulum (how fast it moves back and forth) is dependent on its length to its center of mass. Move the mass up and it runs faster; move the mass down and it moves slower.
attention to detail is the key on clock repair. I have a few questions. Liked to talk to you about it. THanks Matt
Any time!
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NEVER put pliers on a Wheel !
What on Earth are you talking about? Pliers are simply a tool.
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