Resstarting a Three Barrel Smith Mantle Clock

[oldhippy]

I would use horolene clock cleaner but be careful you most completely  cover the parts other wise it will leave a tide mark and you will never remove it, use in a well ventilated space. You need to get some steel clock pins, get a selection.  

[wyleu]

18 minutes ago, oldhippy said:

You need to get some steel clock pins, get a selection

To replace the broken wire?

[MikeEll]

28 minutes ago, oldhippy said:

I would use horolene clock cleaner but be careful you most completely  cover the parts other wise it will leave a tide mark and you will never remove it, use in a well ventilated space. You need to get some steel clock pins, get a selection.  

...waiting for the gasp when realising the cost of Horolene....

[wyleu]

33 minutes ago, MikeEll said:

33 minutes ago, MikeEll said:

..waiting for the gasp when realising the cost of Horolene....

Well it was going to be vodka but have you seen the price of that nowadays? 

 

 

[oldhippy]

Nothing in Horology these days is cheap. It is very good for cleaning brass. You mention wire but I can tell you it is a steel pin, when replacing you need to bend it into an  S shape to prevent it from coming out. Another good tool to have is a pair of smooth jaw watchmakers pliers.

Edited April 1 by oldhippy

[wyleu]

I'm busy for a few days, but will return.

[MikeEll]

5 hours ago, oldhippy said:

Nothing in Horology these days is cheap

Indeed.  A 5L tin of Horolene cost me almost £120 last week

[wyleu]

And the good news is the going train runs on it's own!! 

Going is alive !!!?!

 

Edited April 1 by wyleu

[wyleu]

And still going!

[oldhippy]

Good for you. 

[wyleu]

Couldn't have done it without the assistance provided here.

If anyone is in Sandbach there's a clock there that I have a certain responsibility for if they'd like a look . . .

The similarities are very strong.

Edited April 2 by wyleu

[RichardHarris123]

What is the clock? 

[wyleu]

An 1890 Joyce Tower clock driving two faces on St Mary's Church in Sandbach.


 

[MikeEll]

5 minutes ago, wyleu said:

An 1890 Joyce Tower clock driving two faces on St Mary's Church in Sandbach.


 

Thats pretty cool.  I've worked on a few very similar clock movements from various public buildings.  I'd quite like a look if I'm in the area

 

[wyleu]

Certainly. I'll drop you my email. . . .
 

[wyleu]

How does one adjust the The balance cock?

I'm nervous about adjusting it as even with the barrel at is' lowest end I don't want the mechanism to slip if the teeth don't engage.

It seems important to get enough engagement to ensure that the pendulum receives enough of an impulse to provide a decent degree of sweep but too much and it seems to bind as the four toothed spigot is lifting the chime mechanism.

I haven't seen a write up of how this is to be adjusted, or perhaps I'm looking in the wrong places. 

The clock ran for 6 days with simply the going train, but is stalling with the chimes, strike wheels and front face mechanisms added, althou' I haven't' added the chime & strike barrels as yet.