Incredible skill involved in fabricating gears, etc. I have this exact same model clock and this video was quite a find for me as I begin to repair mine. THANK YOU.
@@jamesmartin5370 have been able to get my clock running again, in large part due to your video - thank you! However I have encountered one last problem that has me baffled. The clock chimes about 3 minutes early. As you probably know from the Junghans you worked on in the video, you can't change that by adjusting the neck of the center of the minute hand like every You Tube video I have found suggests. The Junghans minute hand doesn't have a neck; just a square hole that fits on the square top of the hands shaft. I can see no way of adjusting the Junghans to chime at a different time. I would appreciate any suggestions you may have that I can try. Thanks.
@@Silvamorde2004 Real gald you got yours running, I sure like the chimes in these. It sounds like the relationship between the trigger arm that triggers the chime and the pin on the back of the hour wheel is incorrect. You will need to trouble shoot several items then decide which action to take to solve the issue. I suspect the hole in the front plate the center wheel goes through is worn. And also the fit-up between the hour wheel and center wheel arbor may have some wear on them. Try putting some pressure on the center shaft and you may find there is considerable side shake in it. Also put some pressure on the hour wheel tube. Hold some pressure on the hour tube, away from the worn direction and slowly rotate the minute hand holding pressure on it, it may chime closer to the correct time. If this is the case a bushing will help. Or the pin on the back of the hour wheel or the trigger lever that rides on that pin could be modified to hold the trigger lever slightly longer before it drops off the pin. Let me know what you find out
I have that same exact Junghans clock! She’s a giant. Currently the strike movement isn’t working, but the clock runs. The chimes striking sounds just like mine! Beautiful! 🕰🤎🕰
I watch a lot of videos on youtube and I have to say, these are some of my favorites. To watch a master clock maker such as James Martin, you are getting to see authentic craftsmanship. That is a rarity.
Sure do enjoy your wonderful work, your voice. The final shot of your desk....I can only wonder of the stories of all your wonderful items which are displayed.
What an amazing video! You are a true craftsman. Love the clock too. I only wished you would have shown how you made the parts that you replaced. Thank you.
Here is another craftsman making a wheel. He is unconcerned about the viewer's attention span. th-cam.com/video/XjGQLns7VHk/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=TommyJobson
Thankyou for such a good demo of restoring this beautiful movement as it was so interesting to watch and what a beautiful job you did of making the new barrel wheel, the new pinion and the new trundle wire as I really appreciate lovely work, could you possibly do a demo of gear cutting and wether you make your own gear cutters? Once again many thanks. Jim Nicholson AUST.
Thanks Jim, I can replace damaged teeth in gears, this is hand work. I am not set up to cut steel pinions complete or cut gears complete. The steel pinion and barrel gear were damaged beyond repair to be structurally sound so they were sent out to another individual to be made. Best Regards, Jim
Nice job, I wasn't aware you could fix teeth without finding a replacement or manufacturing a replacement. The the way I thought the chimes sounded a little off. In fact I'm doing the chimes on my 1930s Art Decco clock, also Westminster chimes, right now and trying to line up the hammers with the chime rods so they hit them correctly and resonate.
@@jamesmartin5370 Hello James, the video was most interesting to me for the following reason. I have a schartzwald cookoo clock, bought may years ago in Freiburg Germany while on holiday there. One of the chains slipped off the wheel, here where I live in Argentina, ( I'm Scottish) there's an old clockmaker here in Cordoba who stripped and oiled my clock, did a first class job, keeps perfect time, very reliable. It plays two tunes, The Happy Wanderer, and Eidelwise. So your videos are very interesting to me being a long retired engineer, turner/miller. I appreciated your answer, please take care during these trying times, God Bless.
Hello James. I inherited almost the same clock. The time stamp of manufacturing is A08. I am not a master clockmaker, but will make an attempt at cleaning the movement and oiling it following your excellent example in this video. If there are broken gears etc., I may look to have you repair it. I do not have the equipment or experience in making clock parts.
Great video of the 1910 Junghans. My parents left my daughter a Junghans A11 pendulum clock. I've made a cursory look at the mechanism and did not see any glaring issues other than dirt, excessive oil and what appeared to be lithium grease. I'd be interested in having you look at the mechanism for a cleaning and necessary repairs.
Excellent instruction thank you. I have virtually the same clock apart from the hours chime on a separate gong. Mine is a A09. The chime sequence though appears to run a little fast when wound up any ideas? Best regards from the UK 🇬🇧
Thanks, First check the governor fan clutch. Where the fan is mounted to the arbor, the joint is friction fit. This is the clutch mechanism, designed to slip at a certain stress level from the air resistance against the fan blade. If fit-up is too loose or there is oil present at this joint, the clutch action will engage too early and allow the arbor to spin too soon, this causes gear train to run too fast. If this is not the cause. Is it possible sometime in the past a mainspring that was too strong was installed or the fan blade on the governor was altered?
@@jamesmartin5370 Thank you for excellent response first chance I'll check this. Obviously not knowing its previous history it could well be a too strong mainspring and if this is the case I'll not lose any sleep over it. I'll let you know how I get on. Keep up the fantastic work👍
Where did you get your knurling pliers? I have never seen a tool like that and I have not been able to find any like you show in the video. I have replaced one of the trunions in my Lantern gear but can't get it to stay in. Any help you can provide would be appreciated
They are a pair of needle nose plyers I modified years ago. I know of no way to safely knurl the brass without backing up the piece of brass, these plyers work great for this. Do you have the ability to fabricate a pair of knurling pliers?
Thank you so much, very good detail and explanations. One thing that seems to be skipped in this video is the removal of the hour hand. I have a Junghans mantel clock (B09) that I need to remove the hour hand in order to remove the movement. The hand does have a small amount "in and out" movement, but I hesitate to just pull on it. Please, if you could share how this hand is removed I would be most thankful. Thanks again for your help.
@@jamesmartin5370 UK me. My uncle was given it by his 1st employer must have been in the 1940's Not a bad leaving present for a young Welsh border farm hand aye ?
My grandad passed away, and I've salvaged his old junghans clock. The mechanics inside is in pieces though. No idea if anything is missing. Going to be no easy task trying to find out how to put together. I cant find the same clock anywhere on Internet. I believe it was made around 1890 though.
@jamesmartin5370 it's junghans b13. That's what it says on back of mechanism. However googling junghans b13 brings up different designs to mine. But.... ive managed to get it back together, and now know where it all goes. But I need a new main spring, and one of the locating pegs on one of the cog shafts have snapped. Looking for a way to round it.. maybe the lightest of tig weld and shape... but its such a thin shaft.. I'll leave weld as plan b. Currently looking for a replacement part.
Forgot to set the "chime Barrel" AUFGANG. Also would like to know how that "CHIME QUIET" lever works to silence the chime. How does the clock know what hour to chime on ??? What 'lever' tells the chime to activate on the 15 minute 'tick' ? Mine isn't activating the chime. Fun video...soothing with ticking in the background.
Chime silent lever lifts the hammers away from the trigger levers. The snail on the front of clock the hour hand connects controls the hour strike. The 15 minute tick, there is a cam mechanism located on the back side of one of the gears just behind the hour wheel that a lever contacts.
Great video, I have a clock almost identical, it’s a 09 B. It’s seams to have trouble running the chimes, the timer for the chimes doesn’t move enough some times and runs till it dies other times. Any thoughts? The chime rods also have a broken rod, would you suggest glueing or finding a new one?
Tough not being able to physically inspect it for defects. For starters: Mainspring for chimes may need to be cleaned and fresh oil put in. First check all the moving points of the chime train for wear and condition. Check condition of the oil on all those moving points. As a general rule, all rotating points or pivots should be oiled. All points that slide against each other should be have a light grease applied. A broken chime rod should be replaced. The material is usually rock hard and can't be re-attached without messing the tone up. The broken one to my knowledge can't be brazed to the other piece without softening the metal and this will change the tone. I don't know of any glue that will work either, still the tone will be off. I would either replace that rod or order a new set. You may need to tune the new rod. To sharpen, file end of the rod, to flatten it, file it thinner near the screw.
I was hoping you might be able to help me with a 1960's era Tokyo Tokei mantle clock that while it may not be highly valuable in terms of dollar value, but it is very valuable in sentimental terms... The clock was being stored until our fireplace was installed, but it was soaked with vinegar that had spilled above it in the kitchen and dripped through the floor... I'd like to take the case off and clean it, and let it dry out in hopes that it will start to run smoothly again, because it has started to not keep time since. My issue is with the winding and setting knows on the back that I cannot seem to get off, and I'm afraid to pull too hard on them without breaking it. Could you tell me if there is a certain technique or tool required for this?
I am in Washington State. Yes, I do work for individuals all the time. You can contact me at jamesmart55@hotmail.com. There's a small write-up about my work at: www.whitmancountyhistoricalsociety.org/clockrepair
@@lindler56 Its a small world! I am in Spokane Valley, about 2 hours drive. I have several references down your way if you want to talk to them let me know.
I picked this set of 8 up in the 1970s when I started in the business. Mine are a K & D set No. 268, Non-magnetic, Hardened Beryllium Copper Blades. Sets and replacement Blades are still available at some supply houses: www.jewelerssupplies.com/shop-bin/sc/productsearch.cgi?storeid=*14884f2cab1d40e71cd4468d www.esslinger.com/individual-horotec-mini-non-magnetic-screwdriver-w-beryllium-flat-head-blades-0-50mm-3-00mm/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw0caCBhCIARIsAGAfuMyQE6bc1mfXI6xPS_J9TluXjdEredFdPODAzkvq-8lhCv6bvfZYjFwaAvmVEALw_wcB
I don't have a supply of used parts. I generally rebuild, fabricate or have someone fabricate needed parts. Another option is purchase a used parts movement, but then sometimes its difficult to locate the same model that doesn't have the same wear on parts needed.
Beautiful work. I see so many ham-fisted TH-camrs who don’t know how to care for clock movements, it’s nice to see a master craftsman at work.
Thanks Mark.
Very well done. Quite a bit of damage found there. But expertly repaired by master craftsmen's. I enjoyed watching this. Thank you.
Thanks
Incredible skill involved in fabricating gears, etc. I have this exact same model clock and this video was quite a find for me as I begin to repair mine. THANK YOU.
Wish you all the luck on yours clock.
They are good movements...
@@jamesmartin5370 have been able to get my clock running again, in large part due to your video - thank you! However I have encountered one last problem that has me baffled. The clock chimes about 3 minutes early. As you probably know from the Junghans you worked on in the video, you can't change that by adjusting the neck of the center of the minute hand like every You Tube video I have found suggests. The Junghans minute hand doesn't have a neck; just a square hole that fits on the square top of the hands shaft. I can see no way of adjusting the Junghans to chime at a different time. I would appreciate any suggestions you may have that I can try. Thanks.
@@Silvamorde2004
Real gald you got yours running, I sure like the chimes in these.
It sounds like the relationship between the trigger arm that triggers the chime and the pin on the back of the hour wheel is incorrect.
You will need to trouble shoot several items then decide which action to take to solve the issue.
I suspect the hole in the front plate the center wheel goes through is worn.
And also the fit-up between the hour wheel and center wheel arbor may have some wear on them.
Try putting some pressure on the center shaft and you may find there is considerable side shake in it.
Also put some pressure on the hour wheel tube.
Hold some pressure on the hour tube, away from the worn direction and slowly rotate the minute hand holding pressure on it, it may chime closer to the correct time.
If this is the case a bushing will help.
Or the pin on the back of the hour wheel or the trigger lever that rides on that pin could be modified to hold the trigger lever slightly longer before it drops off the pin.
Let me know what you find out
I tip my hat to you sir. You are a rare dying breed of clock masters. I love the old gear/chiming clocks. Have a grandfather clock that I truly love.
Thanks Gerry, I enjoy keeping these in shape for the owners.
I have that same exact Junghans clock! She’s a giant. Currently the strike movement isn’t working, but the clock runs. The chimes striking sounds just like mine! Beautiful! 🕰🤎🕰
Great to hear that, they are a nice clock.
@@jamesmartin5370
James, I have issues with this exact clock. How do I contact you to discuss? Thank you.
Many thanks James, another lovely restoration well done. Jim from Australia.
Thanks..
I watch a lot of videos on youtube and I have to say, these are some of my favorites. To watch a master clock maker such as James Martin, you are getting to see authentic craftsmanship. That is a rarity.
Thanks for the feedback.
That's a beautiful chime wow! I like watching the work you did. I'm new in collecting mantel clocks. Getting the first in a week or so.
Thats great, I am sure you will enjoy them.
Thank you for showing your amazing work, Sir!
Thanks for your comment, these Junghans have great high quality movements, pinions and pivots are very hard and wear for many years.
Splendid craftsmanship. Great video.
These are great movements to restore.
Sure do enjoy your wonderful work, your voice. The final shot of your desk....I can only wonder of the stories of all your wonderful items which are displayed.
Thanks Gayle,
I enjoy working on most all vintage items.
What an amazing video! You are a true craftsman. Love the clock too. I only wished you would have shown how you made the parts that you replaced. Thank you.
Agreed with your comment about the fabrication. I wondered too how he did it.
Here is another craftsman making a wheel. He is unconcerned about the viewer's attention span.
th-cam.com/video/XjGQLns7VHk/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=TommyJobson
Would have been nice to see the barrel repair and the pinion made. Really enjoy your videos.😊
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it....
very nice work , I have a similar junghans on the bench right now
They are well designed movements.
A lot of variations of cases to choose from.
Thankyou for such a good demo of restoring this beautiful movement as it was so interesting to watch and what a beautiful job you did of making the new barrel wheel, the new pinion and the new trundle wire as I really appreciate lovely work, could you possibly do a demo of gear cutting and wether you make your own gear cutters? Once again many thanks. Jim Nicholson AUST.
Thanks Jim,
I can replace damaged teeth in gears, this is hand work.
I am not set up to cut steel pinions complete or cut gears complete.
The steel pinion and barrel gear were damaged beyond repair to be structurally sound so they were sent out to another individual to be made.
Best Regards,
Jim
Nice job, I wasn't aware you could fix teeth without finding a replacement or manufacturing a replacement. The the way I thought the chimes sounded a little off. In fact I'm doing the chimes on my 1930s Art Decco clock, also Westminster chimes, right now and trying to line up the hammers with the chime rods so they hit them correctly and resonate.
Soft leather helps for a deeper sound of the chimes.
I heard the hammer bounce on the hour strike too.
Amazing your master skill on clocks.
Thank You
Parabéns pelo seu talento. Muito bom
Muito obrigado
nice clock, love your work
Thank you!
Well done, nicely explained, I truly admire your work and expertise.
👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks John,
Its always nice to get these old clocks brought back to life.
@@jamesmartin5370
Hello James, the video was most interesting to me for the following reason. I have a schartzwald cookoo clock, bought may years ago in Freiburg Germany while on holiday there. One of the chains slipped off the wheel, here where I live in Argentina, ( I'm Scottish) there's an old clockmaker here in Cordoba who stripped and oiled my clock, did a first class job, keeps perfect time, very reliable.
It plays two tunes, The Happy Wanderer, and Eidelwise. So your videos are very interesting to me being a long retired engineer, turner/miller.
I appreciated your answer, please take care during these trying times, God Bless.
Great video, really liked your repair on the trundle, where did you get those pliers, great way of crimping the end of the lantern pinion, many thanks
The pliers are handmade to a certain degree, I modified a pair of regular pliers to get them.
I thought they maybe hand made, I will be making my own just like yours, very handy tool to have
Hello James. I inherited almost the same clock. The time stamp of manufacturing is A08. I am not a master clockmaker, but will make an attempt at cleaning the movement and oiling it following your excellent example in this video. If there are broken gears etc., I may look to have you repair it. I do not have the equipment or experience in making clock parts.
Take your time with it and you should do just fine.
Magnifico!
Great video of the 1910 Junghans. My parents left my daughter a Junghans A11 pendulum clock. I've made a cursory look at the mechanism and did not see any glaring issues other than dirt, excessive oil and what appeared to be lithium grease.
I'd be interested in having you look at the mechanism for a cleaning and necessary repairs.
Id be glad to take a look at it, contact me at: jamesmart55@hotmail.com or 509-868-2499
Excellent instruction thank you. I have virtually the same clock apart from the hours chime on a separate gong. Mine is a A09. The chime sequence though appears to run a little fast when wound up any ideas? Best regards from the UK 🇬🇧
Thanks,
First check the governor fan clutch.
Where the fan is mounted to the arbor, the joint is friction fit.
This is the clutch mechanism, designed to slip at a certain stress level from the air resistance against the fan blade.
If fit-up is too loose or there is oil present at this joint, the clutch action will engage too early and allow the arbor to spin too soon, this causes gear train to run too fast.
If this is not the cause.
Is it possible sometime in the past a mainspring that was too strong was installed or the fan blade on the governor was altered?
@@jamesmartin5370 Thank you for excellent response first chance I'll check this. Obviously not knowing its previous history it could well be a too strong mainspring and if this is the case I'll not lose any sleep over it.
I'll let you know how I get on. Keep up the fantastic work👍
Bonjour et merci cette vidéo.
Avez vous la même mais pour le remontage et le réglage des butées de sonneries.
Bravo pour toutes vidéo
Merci
Bruno
Non, je n'ai pas.
Where did you get your knurling pliers? I have never seen a tool like that and I have not been able to find any like you show in the video. I have replaced one of the trunions in my Lantern gear but can't get it to stay in. Any help you can provide would be appreciated
They are a pair of needle nose plyers I modified years ago.
I know of no way to safely knurl the brass without backing up the piece of brass, these plyers work great for this.
Do you have the ability to fabricate a pair of knurling pliers?
Thank you so much, very good detail and explanations. One thing that seems to be skipped in this video is the removal of the hour hand. I have a Junghans mantel clock (B09) that I need to remove the hour hand in order to remove the movement. The hand does have a small amount "in and out" movement, but I hesitate to just pull on it. Please, if you could share how this hand is removed I would be most thankful. Thanks again for your help.
The hour hand on the above movement is friction fit, Yours should also be the same style.
@@jamesmartin5370 Thank you very much.
Mestre relojoeiro, Brésil.
obrigado
Reading the comments they must have made a lot of these clocks.
I inherited mine from my favourite uncle .. God rest his soul.
I hear there are a lot of these in and around Germany.
@@jamesmartin5370
UK me.
My uncle was given it by his 1st employer must have been in the 1940's
Not a bad leaving present for a young Welsh border farm hand aye ?
My grandad passed away, and I've salvaged his old junghans clock. The mechanics inside is in pieces though. No idea if anything is missing. Going to be no easy task trying to find out how to put together. I cant find the same clock anywhere on Internet. I believe it was made around 1890 though.
Well, one piece at a time and it will all come together in the end.
@jamesmartin5370 it's junghans b13. That's what it says on back of mechanism. However googling junghans b13 brings up different designs to mine. But.... ive managed to get it back together, and now know where it all goes. But I need a new main spring, and one of the locating pegs on one of the cog shafts have snapped. Looking for a way to round it.. maybe the lightest of tig weld and shape... but its such a thin shaft.. I'll leave weld as plan b. Currently looking for a replacement part.
Forgot to set the "chime Barrel" AUFGANG. Also would like to know how that "CHIME QUIET" lever works to silence the chime. How does the clock know what hour to chime on ??? What 'lever' tells the chime to activate on the 15 minute 'tick' ?
Mine isn't activating the chime. Fun video...soothing with ticking in the background.
Chime silent lever lifts the hammers away from the trigger levers.
The snail on the front of clock the hour hand connects controls the hour strike.
The 15 minute tick, there is a cam mechanism located on the back side of one of the gears just behind the hour wheel that a lever contacts.
How long did it take to make that barrel gear? Can't have been fast. Or are you saying you were able to obtain a newly made part from a third party?
I sent it to an individual who is fabricated for us.
are the chime rods by any chance made by mayland?
Not sure.
I have never done any research on any chime rod manufacturers.
Let me know if you find out.
Thanks...
@@jamesmartin5370 thank you for replying i did a little research couldn't find anything yet
I know that chime set is very difficult to find!
Thanks, amazing how long these movements will last with a little maintenance.
Great video, I have a clock almost identical, it’s a 09 B. It’s seams to have trouble running the chimes, the timer for the chimes doesn’t move enough some times and runs till it dies other times. Any thoughts? The chime rods also have a broken rod, would you suggest glueing or finding a new one?
Tough not being able to physically inspect it for defects.
For starters:
Mainspring for chimes may need to be cleaned and fresh oil put in.
First check all the moving points of the chime train for wear and condition.
Check condition of the oil on all those moving points.
As a general rule, all rotating points or pivots should be oiled.
All points that slide against each other should be have a light grease applied.
A broken chime rod should be replaced.
The material is usually rock hard and can't be re-attached without messing the tone up.
The broken one to my knowledge can't be brazed to the other piece without softening the metal and this will change the tone.
I don't know of any glue that will work either, still the tone will be off.
I would either replace that rod or order a new set.
You may need to tune the new rod.
To sharpen, file end of the rod, to flatten it, file it thinner near the screw.
where do you buy your replacement parts... Good job!!
I fabricate most of them.
Some I have other clockmakers fabricate.
This is sometimes faster than attempting to find a match for a parts movement.
I was hoping you might be able to help me with a 1960's era Tokyo Tokei mantle clock that while it may not be highly valuable in terms of dollar value, but it is very valuable in sentimental terms...
The clock was being stored until our fireplace was installed, but it was soaked with vinegar that had spilled above it in the kitchen and dripped through the floor... I'd like to take the case off and clean it, and let it dry out in hopes that it will start to run smoothly again, because it has started to not keep time since. My issue is with the winding and setting knows on the back that I cannot seem to get off, and I'm afraid to pull too hard on them without breaking it. Could you tell me if there is a certain technique or tool required for this?
Not familiar with those, I would need to physically take a look at it to determine best process to use on them.
@@jamesmartin5370 is there a way to contact you outside of YT (email?) so I could send you the photos?
@@Kitzkrieg Sure, jamesmart55@hotmail.com
James where are you located? do you except repairs from individuals?
I am in Washington State.
Yes, I do work for individuals all the time.
You can contact me at jamesmart55@hotmail.com.
There's a small write-up about my work at:
www.whitmancountyhistoricalsociety.org/clockrepair
@@jamesmartin5370 Great im in Lewiston Idaho just over the border of Washington
@@lindler56
Its a small world!
I am in Spokane Valley, about 2 hours drive.
I have several references down your way if you want to talk to them let me know.
@@jamesmartin5370 Email sent
Where do you get brass screwdrivers?
I picked this set of 8 up in the 1970s when I started in the business.
Mine are a K & D set No. 268, Non-magnetic, Hardened Beryllium Copper Blades.
Sets and replacement Blades are still available at some supply houses:
www.jewelerssupplies.com/shop-bin/sc/productsearch.cgi?storeid=*14884f2cab1d40e71cd4468d
www.esslinger.com/individual-horotec-mini-non-magnetic-screwdriver-w-beryllium-flat-head-blades-0-50mm-3-00mm/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw0caCBhCIARIsAGAfuMyQE6bc1mfXI6xPS_J9TluXjdEredFdPODAzkvq-8lhCv6bvfZYjFwaAvmVEALw_wcB
Hi are you able to access parts for a Junghans wall A11 Westminster strike 3 train strike action my clocks strike mechanism are very worn.
I don't have a supply of used parts.
I generally rebuild, fabricate or have someone fabricate needed parts.
Another option is purchase a used parts movement, but then sometimes its difficult to locate the same model that doesn't have the same wear on parts needed.
I have a Junghans clock (A13) restored. It has been in the family since the 1950s. Can I contact you?
Yes, my email is jamesmart55@hotmail.com
Why didn’t you show how to make the barrel end or pinion gear. That looks very difficult to do!
Aunque no hablo ingles veo sus videos son excelentes lo felicito me encantaría conocerlo soy mexicano saludos
Gracias,
Vivo al norte de usted en el estado de Washington. Gracias
Hay quá bạn ơi
gtatiful cho những lời tử tế của bạn
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OK !
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Would have liked to have been your apprentice
Thanks James...