Dark Lady Clock

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Posted by John silver on 18/05/2017 09:38:20:

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It may need running in, but I have to stop it each night ,as it annoys my Asperger's son.(luckily he is off to Durham University in October).

I'll refit the bell striker parts later today

Your success with the Dark Lady is well beyond my skill-set John, but in my experience, the lighter the mechanism, the more running-in is needed. Perhaps a proper clock-maker will comment, but I'd have thought having to stop and restart your clock isn't helping.

Dave

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Posted by SillyOldDuffer on 18/05/2017 10:15:28:

Posted by John silver on 18/05/2017 09:38:20:

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It may need running in, but I have to stop it each night ,as it annoys my Asperger's son.(luckily he is off to Durham University in October).

I'll refit the bell striker parts later today

Your success with the Dark Lady is well beyond my skill-set John, but in my experience, the lighter the mechanism, the more running-in is needed. Perhaps a proper clock-maker will comment, but I'd have thought having to stop and restart your clock isn't helping.

Dave

Hi Dave,

I wouldn't be so sure about that It might be a case of back to the drawing board…

Although things were running OK for a couple of days the clock then started to stop a couple of time a day. Certainly not due to a tight gear train because every time I lifted the stationary foliot, the gear train began to spin with great speed as the weight fell. I tried more weight but this had no effect. I also removed the motion works and still it keep stopping. Before It ran continuously with the gear train only and the only time the clock stopped was when the weight reached the floor.

Now, the only thing I noticed was the cock was set to give too much movement of the escape arbor. I have adjusted this and re-mounted the basic clock on my desk in a vice, to see how it runs…Bummer

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