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    having trouble with this movement, wont stay running

    I have this smaller movement, from a korean mini drop octogon wall clock, ive cleaned it, and put it back together, but i cannot get it to run, there is an adjustment point for the escapment, but it runs for about 30 seconds and then the escampment wheel sort of stops or jams between the...
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    broke star wheel, possible to replace?

    also broke the escape wheel, probably out of luck now, is there any tricks to getting the plate back on and getting all the arbors into the holes at the same time?
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    broke star wheel, possible to replace?

    I have this Ansonia (hermle) 351-031 movement that i was cleaning and upon reassembly , the gear/star wheel for the hourly chime broke its end off. where can i find a replacement, i have looked on Timesavers - is it just too obscure to find a replacement
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    Picked up a Seth Thomas schoolhouse

    I got this Seth Thomas Schoolhouse clock today, is there any way to estimate its age without taking it apart, -there isn't any easy way to look at the movement. it says "Seth Thomas" centered, and has a centered winding hole, says 'made in usa bottom center, the wood is oak, the number plate is...
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    Diplomat 1000 not chiming, Hermle 451

    i took the movement out, and luckily nothing is broken or anything, it is not working because of friction. I have taken apart 2 train movements - this looks like more of a challenge, but i will give it a shot taking it apart and cleaning all the pivots.
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    Diplomat 1000 not chiming, Hermle 451

    Ok I'll take it out, it's actually looks pretty easy , it's only held on by 2 clamps. I'll post a photo of the front side if I can figure out what's wrong
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    Diplomat 1000 not chiming, Hermle 451

    Hi everybody I got a diplomat 1000 grandfather clock at a yard sale, one of the chains fell off and the pendulum needed minor repair, so it was only $40. I have it running now the movement looks very clean but it will not chime or play its song. When I move the minute hand to the quarter hours...
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    Clock parts wanted Obsolete older posts II

    Re: Looking for regula 34 Cuckoo gong arm It is, but I was able to find a shop online that had the set and a couple of other prices I needed thank you though
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    got a Cuckcoo today

    I cleaned all the parts with a solution of water, ammonia, and dawn soap. I will oil all the pivots when the oil I ordered comes in. in the meantime I was able to make a new bellows for one of the whistles with that tyvek material I'll get some pictures when it's all back together (and...
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    got a Cuckcoo today

    Thanks for your help I did take lots of pictures when I took it apart, I was able to clean everything and put it back together, it was a little tricky getting all the arbors into the front plate at the same time. But it seems to be working when I run it by hand, I am a little concerned...
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    got a Cuckcoo today

    I was able to source a new gong and hammer for this movement, i have removed the movement from the case, it is absolutely full of gunk and oil and hair and everything, its amazing it even turns! i am afraid that if i take it apart i will never get it back together, are there any step by step...
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    Clock parts wanted Obsolete older posts II

    Looking for regula 34 Cuckoo gong arm Does anyone have the arm that strikes the gong / and or the gong for the regula 34 movement?
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    got a Cuckcoo today

    Hey, i got this Cuckoo today, i dont know how old, it has a Regula 34 in it, and i think the gong arm is broke off, also the gong itself is missing, -where can i buy the arm? but formost, the clock keeps time, but when it hits the hour or half hour, the bird comes out and stops. if i gently...
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    Picked up a Ridgeway grandfather clock

    It was a urgos movement inside
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    Picked up a Ridgeway grandfather clock

    Just picked this up today, it's a Ridgeway 308 movement G serial 12272 It's in very nice shape, and came with original paperwork can someone tell me when it was made? And it has 3 chime selections "Westm, Whitt, and Winch" What does the 3rd one stand for? Thanks
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    Chime repair

    So I was able to get the broken part out of the block, I took the rod and flattened the end of it with a hammer that way it would be wider than the hole, and I hammered it back in the place and now it chimes and sounds pretty good
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    Chime repair

    I have a mantle clock made by ingraham and one of the chime rods is broken. It appears that the rod had a wide end and was passed through the block and pressed into place. US there an way to repair this, or get a new rod, or get a while new assembly? I haven't been able to locate anything...
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    HI, new forum member, acquired 4 clocks this week

    I just read about it, that's worrying , I don't need any explosions in my living room. I guess I'll try to sell that one, unless there's some way to upgrade it
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    HI, new forum member, acquired 4 clocks this week

    cool, i read that article, and now i have the Ingraham running :thumb:, i have been looking at the chime bars, the one that broke, it looks like they were one piece with a thicker end, that was fed into the block from on side and then hammered/wedged into place, if i can get the rod back in...
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    HI, new forum member, acquired 4 clocks this week

    oh sorry, it should be set up so anyone can view the photos, ill try this: here is the video on youtube.
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