This chime was replaced with a clock gong purchased online. I bought two gongs for about $15. See other video Making a Mantle Clock where I made a case for the clock. I bought the movement on ebay, made the pendulum and case. Clock runs very well and keeps excellent time. All I have to do is wind it, only adjust time about once a month, may loose 30 sec a month.
@veritasottawa this was just a trial run. I made a cabinet for this movement (see other video making a mantel clock, ordered a dial, hands, etc. Made the pendulum out of a drawer pull, weighed with washers, etc. Clock runs very well within a few seconds a week.
Big problem is that is strikes the hour at xx:59 and the half-hour at xx:31 - that means it's 2 minutes out of symmetry. Needs an overhaul of the trip and flirt mechanism to bring it in line with 30 minutes between strikes (not 32 and 28)and where it strikes at the correct hand displacement, i.e. exactly on the hour and the half-hour. The hammer should be at rest just clear of the gong spring, enough to allow it to strike but not close enough to allow a double rebound strike (or in your case an awful vibrational noise). All basic stuff with no complicated skills needed.
@mkess85 Movement found on ebay, dia and hands from KLOCKKIT. they have a web site or call 1-800-KLOCKKIT. the case I made from scrap wood and molding from Lowes. Pendelum I made from an old drawer pull and washers for weigh. Clock runs great within a few seconds per week.
Would have been maybe a little.l better if perhaps you used a pointer to each part... with soo many parts, I still don't know what half of what you said was. I'm sorry.. still I tried to grasp at exactly what I was looking at.( yes I am completely ignorant to any of the parts of the movement.)
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Could you do a time lapse video of it? Like a whole day or so? Just the movement with maybe the hands.
This chime was replaced with a clock gong purchased online. I bought two gongs for about $15. See other video Making a Mantle Clock where I made a case for the clock. I bought the movement on ebay, made the pendulum and case. Clock runs very well and keeps excellent time. All I have to do is wind it, only adjust time about once a month, may loose 30 sec a month.
@veritasottawa
this was just a trial run. I made a cabinet for this movement (see other video making a mantel clock, ordered a dial, hands, etc. Made the pendulum out of a drawer pull, weighed with washers, etc. Clock runs very well within a few seconds a week.
Big problem is that is strikes the hour at xx:59 and the half-hour at xx:31 - that means it's 2 minutes out of symmetry. Needs an overhaul of the trip and flirt mechanism to bring it in line with 30 minutes between strikes (not 32 and 28)and where it strikes at the correct hand displacement, i.e. exactly on the hour and the half-hour.
The hammer should be at rest just clear of the gong spring, enough to allow it to strike but not close enough to allow a double rebound strike (or in your case an awful vibrational noise).
All basic stuff with no complicated skills needed.
@mkess85 Movement found on ebay, dia and hands from KLOCKKIT. they have a web site or call 1-800-KLOCKKIT. the case I made from scrap wood and molding from Lowes. Pendelum I made from an old drawer pull and washers for weigh. Clock runs great within a few seconds per week.
The hammer is not supposed to touch the gong
Would have been maybe a little.l better if perhaps you used a pointer to each part... with soo many parts, I still don't know what half of what you said was. I'm sorry.. still I tried to grasp at exactly what I was looking at.( yes I am completely ignorant to any of the parts of the movement.)
I'm not sure but this looks a seth Thomas mantle clock
You know you can buy clock parts, dont need to make, your suspension looks long, might need to shorten it.
That’s a recoil escapement. Not verge.
That is not a verge escapement