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@someguy1717 12 сағат бұрын
Incredible job - even matching the paint colors and so forth. WOW
@dperry428 11 сағат бұрын
Thank you.
@anitahelton4698 Күн бұрын
It's been awhile good to see you you seem well hope family and grandkids are well
@protectpr7064 Күн бұрын
I love the way you explain your videos for us beginners. Not only inspirational but you remind me of my dad. God bless you
@Darryl603 Күн бұрын
Great job, Don! I liked the detailed explanation of how the movement works and how to fit the gears in the plates. Thank you for taking the time to share.
@dperry428 Күн бұрын
Thank you for watching.
@pauldyck4596 2 күн бұрын
To me the most helpful thing in this video was how you straightened the bent pivot on the strike side wheel that holds the gathering pallet by putting the wheel in your lathe to see how far out of true it was and using a hollow punch to straighten it. Also interesting was your discussion of adjusting how much slack to leave between the loop end of the mainsprings and the edge of the spring clamp to make it easier to reassemble the movement.
@dperry428 2 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching and for your comments.
@bradb4075 3 күн бұрын
Very interesting, thank you!
@rehorneman 3 күн бұрын
I hope you can see my note to Oaken
@dperry428 3 күн бұрын
No, I didn't know you could leave notes.
@rehorneman 3 күн бұрын
Thank you Don for the excellent video. I think it was one of your best!! I learned so much.I will follow up with your request. Thanks.
@dperry428 3 күн бұрын
You're welcome. I'm glad you found it helpful.
@protectpr7064 3 күн бұрын
if you're working with temperatures above 90F, would you consider adding some sugar to the mix? If so, how much? Maybe use cold water instead and a covering canopy if outside? Because it looks like you'll be pressed for time especially for beginners like me. About my project- Make simulated stones in a 4ft tall and 75ft long retaining wall that's already in place. I was planning on 1-cleaning first, 2-Attach an overlapping fiber mesh, 3-Create your mix with a little more water add 25% thin set adhesive to prepare wall. 4- Followed by your mix more peanut butter to create 1/2 to 0.75 in thickness, 5- stamp or use other means to create stone-like figures, 6-paint, 7- Matte seal. Thoughts?
@dperry428 3 күн бұрын
I would be VERY careful using sugar as a retarding agent. The dosage is about .05 to .06% of the weight of CEMENT in the mix. More than .1% could result in a mix that never sets. If you're intent on using a retardant, then purchase a commercial retardant. For your type of project that is going to be done in relatively small doses over a period of time, you can retard, as I did from time to time, by simply putting ziploc bags of ice in the liquid used to make the mix. Personally, if it's above 90 degrees, I'm not going to work outside very long. I made this particular video for those that were wondering about mixes they'd seen that worked like clay. I use this mix only for sculptural areas where the mix is directly affected by gravity, such as the underside of a concrete railing or application in an overhead situation. For your project, I'd use a 3 to 1 sand/cement ratio for base or scratch coat and 2 to 1 or 1 to 1 for finish coats or decorative things like rocks. As far as thinset, I have read of people who are doing decorative concrete using half cement mix and half thinset, but I have no experience trying it myself. You might, if you haven't already, take a look at my chain-link conversion project I did a number of years ago. There are several videos in this playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHKnf36BmdOGhNE
@protectpr7064 3 күн бұрын
@ thank you
@TerryLawrence001 3 күн бұрын
The best part of the cold weather seasons, watching a Don Perry video with a warm cup of tea. I'm getting motivated to do maintenance and some light carpentry repairs on my Regula 34 - "After the Hunt" clock.
@frederickjackson5156 4 күн бұрын
Love it Mr Perry! "Who ever said getting old is the golden years ." 😮😅 Great work as usual.
@dperry428 4 күн бұрын
Mr. Perry retired 20 years ago. My name is Don. Thanks for watching.
@paddypup1836 4 күн бұрын
Good morning. Hope all well. Jack Frost coming so lots of indoor clock work for you
@dperry428 4 күн бұрын
It's snowing and the wind is gusting to 40 mph. Took wife to dentist and saw cars in the ditch on the way home. I'm heading for the workshop.
@Darryl603 Күн бұрын
@@dperry428 Glad you made it home safe.
@geristalica-si9jx 5 күн бұрын
My jockey is missing his head due to vandals need more info what was in the containers you mixed together plus acrylic never heard of it I was just going to try mix concrete and sculpt it
@dperry428 5 күн бұрын
I make my own mix ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2XNZqSdg6uEe5Isi=28WAE-pOBMXLoAzQ ) of 1 part portland cement with 1 part fine sand, sometimes 2 parts cement to 1 part sand. I also add 20 percent of the cement content in metakaolin. I use acrylic, also called acrylic admix/bonding agent in the liquid and to coat the old concrete to bond the new mix. Stores such as Home Depot, Lowes carry acrylic in small quantities and may be called "concrete fortifier" or "concrete bonding agent". You'll find it in the department where concrete and cement are sold. I get my additives from Fishstone in Crytal Lake, Illinois ( concretecountertopsupply.com/ ). There are commercial mixes that can be purchased. Look into a mix called Pal Tiya www.paltiya.com/.
@ronmccarty7537 6 күн бұрын
Really loved the video and thought processes behind the repair...wouldn't mind watching the lathe work either. THANK YOU!!!
@dperry428 6 күн бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@robertlemon8293 7 күн бұрын
In an older video from 4 years ago, you had to remove those crab style rings from the black of the clock. You stated in the comments that they were "g-type compression rings". Do you have a source for them? Mine went flying and I can't find replacements online. Thanks
@dperry428 7 күн бұрын
Timesavers calls them e clips, but Graingers calls them g type compression clips. Here they are at Timesavers. timesavers.com/i-8947345-regula-cuckoo-clock-e-clip-10-piece-pack.html
@katella 9 күн бұрын
I have a different type of question. What type of glove are you using? In the past working with concrete I've had gloves that were too thin and would tear or others that were too thick and bulky. 🤷🏽
@dperry428 8 күн бұрын
Nitrile. You can buy them in thickness of 8 mil. They hold up much better than the typical 4 mil.
@katella 8 күн бұрын
@dperry428 thank you for the advice and response. 🌻
@pauldyck4596 9 күн бұрын
Nice work, especially fabricating the replacement brass part that holds the two wires that activate the music box. It looks like the music box plays two tunes, one on the even hours and one on the odd hours. From what I understand, one wire releases the music box and the other stops the fan in a sort of warning phase before it is released and the music box runs. I am wondering what stops the music box at the end of the tune. What causes it to lock?
@dperry428 8 күн бұрын
The two tunes are for hour and half hour. The music box stops when the tab that runs on the end of the pin drum drops into a hole on the end, the edge of the hole pulls on the tab, which is part of the larger lever that the wire pushes down. another part of that same brass lever has an extension with a piece of plastic tubing on it. As the whole lever is pulled by the hole in the drum, that piece of plastic is pulled into the path of the governor fan and the music box is stopped. At the next time for playing, when the tab is lifted out of the hole, the plastic piece is retracted, releasing the governor fan that then rotates until it meets the second wire that acts as a warning device, getting the box ready to play at the end of the cuckoo sequence.
@dperry428 8 күн бұрын
BTW, some cuckoos with two tunes may be just as you suggested, and the levers and wires can be adjusted to make the box either play on just the hour or on both the hour and half-hour. One can tell by simply setting it up one way, for example to play just on the hour, and then watch the weights over a period of a couple days. If the music box weight lags way behind the time and strike weights, one then knows it was built to play on both hour and half-hour. On the other hand, if a clock is set to play on both hour and half-hour and the music weight hits the floor long before the other two weights, then, clearly it was designed to play on just the hour.
@richm9812 11 күн бұрын
Your patience is impeccable!
@dperry428 8 күн бұрын
Sometimes!
@mistered1397 11 күн бұрын
This is an awesome refresher video for me getting back into clock repair from my absence in the business from 35 years ago. Thank you.
@dperry428 11 күн бұрын
Welcome back I hope, if you're not already, you will also become a member of NAWCC.
@mistered1397 11 күн бұрын
@@dperry428 I was a member in the early to mid-80s. I let my membership go due to a career change. I'm just rekindling it as one of my hobbies since I'm fully retired now. Your KZbin channel among a couple of others is refreshing my memory as I come across questions. 😄 Thanks for the videos.
@jdretiree2433 12 күн бұрын
Fantastic!!!
@dperry428 12 күн бұрын
Thanks.
@Darryl603 12 күн бұрын
Beautiful job, Don!
@dperry428 12 күн бұрын
Thank you.
@munnerlyn3 12 күн бұрын
Nice video. Most clock repair folks who do this for a living refuse to work on musical cuckoo clocks due to the time it takes to figure out the issues. Time is money and they dont want to spend the time.
@dperry428 12 күн бұрын
That's why I'm retired and this is a hobby. If all of them were just routine clean, bush and reassemble, there would be no fun in it.
@bradb4075 12 күн бұрын
Great video, thank you for sharing! I love the investigative videos, helps us learn how to do the problem solving work and figure out how all the pieces work together.
@dperry428 12 күн бұрын
Some of them can be a real challenge, especially after they've had several other people "working" on them. If they were all straight forward clean, bush and reassemble, there would be no need for multiple videos.
@scotthughes8919 13 күн бұрын
I just did the same clock 3 months ago wish this video was out sooner good work as always very helpful and informative
@dperry428 13 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@croceeduardoalberto9741 13 күн бұрын
Very good from argentine !!!
@dperry428 13 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching.
@gladysreyes5577 13 күн бұрын
Love to have one,I have one I send it to get repaid they took the music box out replace it with one that plays same tune ,plus it still not given me the right time
@dperry428 13 күн бұрын
If it runs slow, move the pendulum bob UP on the stick. If it runs fast, move the pendulum bob DOWN on the stick. Move in small amounts until it keeps better time.
@gladysreyes5577 12 күн бұрын
@ thank you so much
@robertb7254 16 күн бұрын
I’m trying to get my 400 Day clock in beat …having trouble I think it’s in the saddle …maybe some oil in the pin to the escape wheel….very nice video …I just got the book too….
@dperry428 16 күн бұрын
There should be no oil there at all. Setting the beat takes patience. Watch as each tooth is released on the escape wheel and watch the pendulum overrun. It should be exactly the same.
@sammyprestwood3182 19 күн бұрын
Seth Thomas clocks are some of the world's worst.to just want to run a minute or two and stop
@dperry428 19 күн бұрын
That's simply not true. If it's only running a minute or two, it likely needs cleaned and rebushed. The pivot holes are worn because of running year after year after year without being serviced. Once properly serviced, they run as reliably as any other clocks of this type.
@porlasrazonesmeditadas 20 күн бұрын
Que solucion utilizad en la lavadora de uktrasonidos, gracias
@dperry428 19 күн бұрын
timesavers.com/i-22336012-zenith-watch-clock-cleaning-concentrate-251na.html
@brondiben-yosef1312 23 күн бұрын
You wrote some time ago about the concrete mix that acts like clay: "Even though I've shown in other videos how to make this mix, ". Could you provide a link to that video? I sure would appreciate it.
@dperry428 23 күн бұрын
You're making your comment on the video that does just that.
@shemp308 27 күн бұрын
Always amazed me with the mechanical thoughts that went into clocks! As an old automobile mechanic, most things inside an engine are hidden! Clocks are out in the open to see. Funny thing is that are just as hard to understand! Very kool to see them explained! Thank you.
@dperry428 27 күн бұрын
Thank you for your thoughts and for watching.
@bjf7347 29 күн бұрын
How do I get a picture of a cuckoo clock to you? I’m curious to know if you ever seen one painted like the one that was given to me.
@dperry428 29 күн бұрын
Send it to [email protected]
@BradfordNeedham 29 күн бұрын
An index for this video: 00:00 Showing the animated figures of the clock 00:58 Examining the inside of the clock 02:58 The clock running on a stand; evidence that the music isn't playing as often as it should 05:42 Removing the hands; documenting the placement of the chains; removing the chains 11:25 Removing the bellows 15:04 Removing the movement 16:34 Examining the movement; evidence of previous work on the clock 22:45 Removing the suspension rod; evidence of previous work; removing the hammer and bellow lift levers 26:25 What keeps the cuckoo door open; removing the rack, snail, and intermediate wheel 29:32 Removing the front levers; discovering that the pendulum post is riveted in 34:56 Examining the star wheel; removing the gathering pallet 36:45 The position of the door lever parts 37:21 Separating the plates; examining the wheels 39:59 Removing the star wheel with a crow's foot; how lowering manufacturing cost reductions affect repair-ability 42:04 Removing the door-holding lever; removing the final front lever; the function of the center wheel 45:34 The modifications to the star wheel 46:39 All the parts after cleaning 47:31 Testing the run (going, time) side pivot holes for wear; noting the extra wheel for this 8-day clock 55:55 Testing the strike side pivot holes for wear; evidence of prior work 58:55 Bushing: Measuring the strike side pivot diameters; choosing the bushings; filing the unworn side of the pivot holes 1:02:02 Bushing: Reaming out the worn pivot holes; de-burring and chamfering the holes 1:04:49 Bushing: inserting the bushings 1:06:43 Bushing: Broaching the new bushings; smoothing the broached holes; de-burring the broached holes 1:14:33 Bushing: testing the fit of the new holes 1:17:26 Bushing: Preparing to bush the one worn time-side pair of pivot holes 1:18:27 Placing the wheels and interior parts 1:21:38 (Briefly) locating the pivots into their holes 1:22:54 (Briefly) oiling the movement 1:23:37 Assembling the remaining levers, the rack and snail, and the motion works 1:27:33 Assembling and positioning the gathering pallet 1:30:00 Assembling the star wheel, bellows levers, and hammer 1:32:46 Assembling the music box trip lever and pendulum hanger 1:34:31 The assembled movement 1:35:07 Removing the music box; removing the water wheel 1:37:10 Disassembling and wiping the water wheel drive 1:40:03 Brief exam of the musical movement 1:40:35 Removing the musical great wheel; before and after bushing the great wheel pivot holes 1:43:00 Removing the musical movement; before and after bushing the musical roller 1:44:14 Examining the musical governor; cleaning it without disassembly 1:45:35 Testing the repaired musical movement 1:47:32 The dancers, before and after cleaning; attaching the dancers to their platform 1:50:27 How the music box starts and stops 1:55:53 Demonstrating the musical movement playing and animating the figures 1:56:53 Fixing a hitch in the dancers 1:58:23 Repairing the worn holder for the water wheel drive 2:00:44 The tap and die set used for that water wheel drive repair 2:02:35 Demonstrating the water wheel drive in the clock case 2:02:54 Examining the governer again and a replacement governer 2:05:08 The music box with the new governor installed; the repaired music box in the case 2:07:20 Putting the chains on the clock movement 2:09:08 Installing the clock movement in the case; summary of repairs 2:14:21 Running the reassembled clock 2:14:57 Making a new clock-to-music-box trip lever 2:20:14 The new trip lever in place 2:20:27 The fully-repaired clock
@shemp308 29 күн бұрын
First, I love and repair antique clock, but you comment about old technology being funny coming from the guy working on older yet technology.
@dperry428 29 күн бұрын
Old technology when discussing video. Older technology when discussing antique clocks.
@lyndaandbette9260 Ай бұрын
I hav a sessions mantle clock that I think the spring on the left is wound too tight, how much do you charge for repairs?
@dperry428 Ай бұрын
I don't charge anything except for parts reimbursement. I ask people to donate what the repair was worth to them to a favorite charity of mine. Right now, I can't accept any more repairs until after the holidays. You can let down the spring, which is probably just dried out, by using a dowel with a hole drilled and a slot cut to accept your key to make a letdown key. Like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5S3maSXp8mtfLcsi=Yt7y9rIrC6z1X4-p
@munnerlyn3 Ай бұрын
Normally the lift lock lever has got bent on you and that is why it only cuckoos one time. This happens when the clock hands are turned backwards when the clock is cuckooing. Rack and snail movements are designed for the hands to be turned backwards but not when the clock goes into warning or when it is cuckooing. Glad that you discovered that it was too close to the case. That is why they call them cuckoo clocks because you can go cuckoo trying to figure them out and why most clock repair people dont want to work on them. So great job. Great video.
@dperry428 Ай бұрын
That's not what happened here. I didn't know that, before I was sent the clock, another person had put in a new movement. It turned out the new movement was slightly different in dimensions or the old movement had the mounting tabs bent to keep the the movement further back from the back of the front case panel. The new movement, in either case was slightly further forward, causing the very tip of the rack tail to catch on the case, resulting in the rack failing to fall. That's why it worked fine out of the case on a test stand, but not in the case. Placing 1/32" shims in the case moved the movement enough toward the rear to free the rack tail. Nothing was bent. New movement just didn't fit like the old one. BTW, I read your channel description and saw that you were Air Force. I was, too. 1962 - 1966. Korean linguist. Korea 1963-64. Last station was Goodfellow AFB, San Angelo, Texas. I've been repairing clocks since 1968 and just received my Member of the Golden Circle for NAWCC membership for 50 years.
@someguy1717 Күн бұрын
@@dperry428 that new movement going in explains why one of the bellows had come loose.
@cheryladair732 Ай бұрын
Nice explanation of the self adjusting/correcting chime Hermle designed.
@dperry428 Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@BradfordNeedham Ай бұрын
An index for this video: 00:00 Preliminary examination of the clock 01:34 Removing the hands and dial; examining the case finish 03:31 Finding the time side mainspring doesn't wind; its clickspring is off the click 04:27 Examining the mildewed case interior 04:48 Removing the bell and pendulum; examining the movement; viewing the worn pivot holes 07:23 Letting down the mainsprings 08:25 More detailed examination of the movement 09:04 Separating the plates 10:37 Releasing the mainsprings using a spring winder 12:26 Ultrasonic cleaning 16:43 Using steel wool to remove stains; Drying and examining the wheels 23:30 Polishing with a kitchen and bath polish, in detail 30:07 Pegging out the pivot holes with a toothpick 31:33 Polishing the trundles and gears with a brush and bath polish 43:38 Polishing the pivots with a sanding stick and lathe 53:27 A view of the cleaned and polished parts of the movement 54:07 Pegging out the pivot holes once again 55:46 Examining the run side (time side, going side) and strike side pivot holes for wear 58:28 Bushing: measuring the pivots' diameters; choosing bushings 1:00:15 Bushing: filing the unworn side of each pivot hole 1:04:04 Bushing: using a reamer to drill out the holes; chamfering and deburring the holes 1:07:53 Bushing: inserting the new bushings 1:09:44 Bushing: broaching (enlarging) the new hole to fit the corresponding pivot 1:12:57 Bushing: de-burring the hole, then smoothing it with a smoothing broach 1:14:47 Bushing: testing the fit 1:15:56 Bushing: demonstrating that the pivots no longer wobble and the train runs smoothly 1:17:29 Lubricating the mainsprings 1:19:19 Winding the mainsprings onto the great wheels using a spring winder 1:21:34 Pegging the pivot holes again; showing the assembled parts and assembled movement 1:22:45 Oiling the movement 1:27:25 Showing the cleaned case; describing the case-cleaning 1:28:53 Showing the movement running in the case 1:29:55 Showing the finished clock
@uhren_und_technik302 Ай бұрын
Nice Chalet Style Cuckoo Clock. My actuell Project is a Cuckoo and Qail Clock. I'm shure you can fix that Cuckoo Clock at the Video. Best Reguards from Germany
@dperry428 Ай бұрын
Here are two Cuckoo/Quail clocks I did. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oICoc6eipdWqeqssi=LFPhta2h4gc5l5Ps and kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4vUq4WroNGpb9Esi=DAEtb_8VbvYvPLny
@bradb4075 Ай бұрын
Very nice job solving all the problems you encountered! Thank you for sharing!
@dperry428 Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@malikanis27495 Ай бұрын
Great job 🎉 from Jordan 🇯🇴
@dperry428 Ай бұрын
Thank you.
@matthewstohlman3190 Ай бұрын
Bless you!!!
@dperry428 Ай бұрын
Think I need it. These two were real boogers.
@mmaexposed3888 Ай бұрын
Loving the influx of vids :)
@rehorneman Ай бұрын
Oh my Mr Perry ,what an amazing job. This is exactly why clockmakers will not work on Cuckoos!! I have watched every one of your videos and i still learn from you.
@robertlemon8293 Ай бұрын
Now you need to add Arborist to your repertoire. Don't know how you managed to get all the animation working. I have a hard enough trouble with just a cuckoo. Thanks for the video, your the best.
@dperry428 Ай бұрын
All those wires have to be adjusted just right. Not much room for error. Easy for one or more to just catch on another adjacent wire.
@croceeduardoalberto9741 Ай бұрын
Exelente trabajo. Desde la Patagonia
@dperry428 Ай бұрын
Gracias.
@jdretiree2433 Ай бұрын
You have the patience of a saint. At 55:20 I just knew you couldn't leave the holes where they were. 😀😀
@dperry428 Ай бұрын
Wish my wife believed I had the patience of a saint!
@maurinedoyle9964 Ай бұрын
Bravo
@mercoid Ай бұрын
Take the label off your putty knife. It must hinder performance of the knife. I don’t see how it couldn’t. It’s also driving me crazy.
@dperry428 Ай бұрын
If that's what drives you crazy, I'd strongly recommend seeking psychiatric help!
@adam35475 Ай бұрын
There is no wasted space inside that one :)
@dperry428 Ай бұрын
Pretty close quarters.