Need Weight Advice

[claussclocks]

This is a customer's clock. It's anEnglish Pub clock. Hard to tell from photo due to lack of reference points but it is over 5 ft tall. In shipping from England the weight and winder were lost. The winder is not a problem but does anyone have a feel for what size weight would be good. This is a 30 day movement and I question whether a 8-12lb weight would be big enough.
Would anyone like to "weigh in" on this issue?

Thank You

DPC

 

[Dick Feldman]

Hook a scale (like a fishing scale) between a fixed point below the movement and the weight pulley. Then wind the clock movement, stretching the scale, you should be able to run the clock movement on the energy stored in the scale. When the clock stops, whatever reads on the fishing scale should be the minimum amount of weight to run the clock. Most times, I have heard to add another 25% to the weight value for good measure.
Best of luck,
Dick

 

[claussclocks]

ThankYou. I will try that and keep this trick for down the road.

DPC

 

[gvasale]

Honestly, it looks much like the average T&S of many English/ Scottish/ American clocks, but no strike. The advise you got using a fishing scale is pretty good. If it were me, I would make a weight from lead.

 

[Chris Radano]

I think it is an 8 day. The extra wheel Is to decrease the weight drop.
The tavern clock website suggests 9-12 lb. weights.

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Tavernicus is the source for information on tavern clocks or act of parliament clocks. It is also a publisher of books for example THE TAVERN CLOCK, THE TAVERNICUS ARCHIVE and RAGS TO BONES by Linda Gatto

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