Feb 24, 2025 · I am new to clock repair as a hobby, but understand the basics and have worked on wristwatches and aircraft clocks. I recently picked up a Seth Thomas No. 11 office/gallery …

Jan 29, 2018 · 1. The clock is level, no missing legs. With pendulum hang, it swings about 20 seconds and then stop. 2. After take off the pendulum, the hook keeps swings but very fast, …

Feb 11, 2025 · This Clock has nothing to do with Asia, it is a Regulator completely made in Portugal in the 50s-60s In Portugal there was a tradition of watchmaking that began in the 19th …

Jan 21, 2015 · The crutch isn’t attached directly to the pendulum. The pendulum hangs from a flat suspension spring, and swings freely. But the rod or leader of the pendulum passes loosely …

Nov 11, 2024 · 5) check the pendulum itself for any loose parts, and make sure the pendulum is balanced - hanging free the center of the bottom part is directly under the hook at the top. We …

Jan 1, 2025 · For this next pendulum, I'm going to go with a classical gridiron style pendulum with (perhaps) stainless steel "down" rods and brass "up" rods. I see that the published coefficient …

Oct 2, 2024 · Over the years I've had lots of HM grandfather clocks, all with the large heavy lyre pendulums. At least half of them have had wobbly pendulums. I used to easily fix wobble by …

Jan 27, 2025 · You cannot set the beat by ear without the pendulum bob being in place, or if the pendulum is just swinging from being pushed (clock is not really running on its own). Try …

Jan 22, 2025 · The taper pin is a bit too thick. It is pushing the suspensions spring off to the left. I would further add the pendulum hanger is a bit loose (post #13 first photo). Tighten that up a …

May 21, 2020 · You might try adding a little oil and the bob and see it will run. You will have to remove the front dial to get to those pivots. It most likely needs to be serviced but get it going …