Cable Clock Cleaning Part 1

Welcome to My Bench Jeweler: Tonight's video is on the cable driven Grandfather Clock. This video will be in two parts the first part is on the clock case removing the dial from the movement and a look at the cable winder gear and some tips on how to clean your clock. Part two will show how to service clean and oil your cable Grandfather clock hope you enjoy the videos as always Thanks For Watching. See Clock Kits Below
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[@TwistedChickenHomestead]

Thank you SO much!! Your explanation of the cable on the gear and the ratchet trick is a blessing!! Thank you, thank you!!!

[@MC1RPOSITIVESusieQ]

Oh my god my dad, preached till he was blue in the face 🙂about not touching the dial with your hands! Nobody ever touch the clock until he passed, and then I got it. Every time he would mind it, every time he would do anything he would verbally instruct me lol. He will instruct anybody who was in the room why he was doing what he was doing and what not to do what you shouldn’t do.

[@angelramos-2005]

Very informative.Thank you Mike.

[@china-trip]

My best friend, Great... Awesome... Full watched. Thanks Have a happy day!

[@EddieLeal]

Ours is similar in appearance to this one. We purchased ours in England back in 2008. We live in an apartment community now so we don't use the chimes as much as we used to when we lived in a house. Neighbors would have a fit. 😳😆

[@storungz]

I'll have what he was drinking!! lol I looked for egg nog, beer, or whatever but didn't see anything. Now that's good editing. 😉

[@EddieLeal]

Useless trivia for anyone interested. Did ja know....? The first grandfather clock was built in 1680 by British clockmaker William Clement. The tall case clock was made possible by the anchor escapement system, which allowed for much slower movement in the pendulum. Before this system, pendulums in clocks needed 80-100° of swing. 😁
How Did the "Grandfather Clock" Get Its Name? 🤔
Even though a grandfather clock carries the ring of heritage and tradition, the term itself is rather young. In fact, it is more than two centuries newer than the timepiece it designates. Today, we might still be using that mundane term "longcase clocks" or "pendulum clocks" if it had not been for a songwriter Henry Clay Work. The name grandfather clock was adopted after his song “My Grandfather’s Clock,” written in 1876. 🤯

[@EddieLeal]

How do you repair damaged pivot points that have been damaged from lack of oil. Is it possible to repair?

[@jamesdelavallierre3138]

Wondering if you can answer a question on a Similar clock that I have

[@mleejewelry]

Ask the question so we can give u an answer?

[@rhjgold]

Ask the question and I give it a try? The Bench Jeweler Mike E.

[@terrycrissman7392]

I have a 1981 Ridgeway model 146 serial 12881 with a CN movement. I want to clean and oil without removing movement. Where can I find instructions on removing the dial so that I can access the front of movement?

[@rhjgold]

There's a wood frame in front of the dial, remove the four screws and use gloves so not to touch the dial. Remove the wood frame and depends the dial should have four snap pins that slide to the left when facing the clock the silver will be located at the four corners and hold the dial in place. Be careful to hold the dial as you lock the snaps on the movement remove the dial and you are ready to clean and oil. the Bench Jeweler.

[@terrycrissman7392]

@@rhjgold thank you! I see more than 4 screws and will try to determine which are the 4. Is it possible to send you a couple of pics?

[@peterusa5891]

Hello Sir,
I have Howard Grandfather clock. An it’s missing a number 1. Do you happen to have one?

[@rhjgold]

I don't think I would have one there are many styles of clock dials, send a photo of your dial face. The Bench Jeweler

[@peterusa5891]

@@rhjgold thanks

[@thoml1846]

The title was cable clock cleaning. I didnt see any cleaning to the clock.

[@ryotaryuu]

I have an 84 Pearl cable clock that the pendulum keeps stopping after a few minutes. Any ideas?

[@rhjgold]

The work Cable Clock, I'm guessing it has an auto beat pendulum try pulling the pendulum about 1/2" from the side of the case and let it swing on its own this will set the auto beat. See if that fixed the problem. Let me know.
The Bench Jeweler.

[@ryotaryuu]

@@rhjgold thank you

[@ryotaryuu]

That didn't work 🙁. The mechanism looks identical to the one you have here. It was a family members that sat for 8 years. She said it work when she stopped the pendulum. I took the mechanism out and cleaned and oiled like you show here but it won't stay swinging. I move it all the way to one side and let it drop but it keeps getting slower and slower till it stops. I can see the gear moving when it is swinging. When it is swinging everything works.

[@rhjgold]

@@ryotaryuu If you removed the weights to move the clock during the 8 years it sat, Look at the cable very possible that the cable has crossed over the barrow that will stop the clock until the cable travels far enough down to untangle itself. If it has you will need to keep running the clock several times to get the cables to untangle. That's the next thing to check. The Bench Jeweler