Regula cookoo hand problem

[Dick Feldman]

Bruce,
Welcome to the message board.
Normally Regula cuckoo movements have a friction fit hour hand. This fits on the tapered hour tube. The minute hand is mounted on a washer with a square hole and a round shoulder on the outside. The minute hand is sandwiched between that washer and a flat one. The whole minute hand assembly is held on by the hand nut.
The system you describe is similar to that used by Herbert Herr. With these, the hour hand is, again a friction fit on the hour tube. The minute hand has a square hole fitting on the square arbor and secured with a nut. There is a second nut that fits on the center arbor of the clock movement.
It sounds like you are missing the last nut. If this is missing, the hands will not advance and consequently the clock will not cuckoo.
If you supply an email address, I will send a few photos.
(Think about going back to the registration page and adding an email address.)
Best Regards,
Dick Feldman

[Dick Feldman]

I sent you some photos via your email address.
Best of luck,
Dick

[Scottie-TX]

I've seen of what you speak but not often. I'm suspecting perhaps a problem with the motion works. You should not be able to move the hour hand. I wonder if there may be a problem with the gearing of the motion.

[Scottie-TX]

Wull "FIXER"; Whut'd Mr. (ahem - clears throat) Feldman do? How'd he fix it?

[Scottie-TX]

Really?!! I never knew you could do that with superglue and chewing gum. Yeah. I'd keep that a secret too cuz if that ever got out . . . "Mum" 's the word. I'll never tell.