Restoring a Railroad Style Cuckoo Clock for Matt

[@charleswinner6805]

Mr. Perry, Your handy work and talent never ceases to amaze me. You do fine work, and I’m sure the owner of that clock will cherish it for many more years.

[@dperry428]

Thanks for the kind comment and for watching.

[@uhren_und_technik302]

You did a verry good Job. I like your Videos. Best Reguards from Germany

[@Darryl603]

Beautiful work, Don! Thank you for taking the time to share.

[@kowgiirlup]

I love that little birdie! I have never seen one that flaps its wings and opens its mouth. You did good when you fixed up his paint job.❤

[@dperry428]

Thanks, T. Those birds with the flapping wings are only found on very old cuckoo clocks. The paint job on it is after the colors of a real cuckoo bird.

[@kowgiirlup]

@@dperry428 I had no doubt that the colors were correct.

[@kowgiirlup]

@@dperry428 you get some of the coolest clocks in but my favorite is these types of clocks and I suppose others feel the same way. Something about that little birdie coming out brings me right back to when I was a kid and makes me smile

[@rehorneman]

Great job I love watching you work! I have probably watched all of your videos at a least twice, .some three or four times.I hope it is still cold there so you will be doing more videos! I always learn something new. Thank you

[@dperry428]

And I appreciate your watching and commenting. I just turned 81 on Saturday and I'm finding that it's difficult to work outside until the temperatures stay above 70, so I expect that I'll be working on clocks for a couple of months or more.

[@rehorneman]

Can"t wait to see more videos@@dperry428

[@اكرمالشمري-و3ب]

تحفه ميكانيكيه تستحق صيانتها والمحافظه عليها...شكرا على الفيديو الرائع..

[@dperry428]

Thank you for watching and commenting. These movements are, indeed, remarkable.

[@chrisdye5068]

Thanks very much for this great info.

[@dperry428]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sarahostelka4587]

Thank you for sharing your amazing skill! Just lovely!!

[@dperry428]

Thank you for watching.

[@matthewstohlman3190]

Well done Don! Thank you

[@mmaexposed3888]

Great as always!

[@dperry428]

Thank you

[@nunzioromanohobbywatch]

Ottimo lavoro complimenti

[@dperry428]

Thank you.

[@saintmax8512]

Thank you for sharing your experience and expertise in theses videos. Is there anyway you could put together list of the tools needed to install new bushings?

[@marcjaworski3760]

Outstanding Thank You.

[@marcelalejandro4323]

Hello Don. I see you have turned 81 on Saturday. Happy Birthday!!! Thank you for sharing these videos I enjoy watching them and I learn a lot as well. I am working on a Cuckoo Clock that has the same movement but both weights are missing. I have noticed that the time train works fine with something between 400 to 500 grms but the strike train needs 700 to 750 grms. Do you remember how much those weights weighed? Thank you Don!!

[@dperry428]

750 grams

[@fabienlamour3644]

We don't speak often about that but it might be interesting if you could tell us how much can it cost for that kind of work?

[@dperry428]

I don't charge for my work. I ask only that the owners decide how much it was worth to them and make a donation of that amount to our local food pantry. In turn, I make money from the videos and get a form 1099 from YT at the end of the year. That way, I don't have to keep books and run my hobby like a business. Most of the repairs I do are for people who could not afford to have the clocks repaired professionally. A quality repair takes a lot of time and, often, the cost of repair will exceed the value of the clock if sentimental value is not considered. From what I see advertised online, someone who does this kind of repair for a living will have to charge $300, $400 or more for a typical rebuild. That's why, with more modern cuckoo clocks, most shops won't do this kind of repair, but will simply replace the movement. That can't, or shouldn't, be done with antique movements such as this one. Also, a professional shop has overhead to pay, something a home-based repair person doesn't have to consider. Let's just say that a quality repair is not cheap.

[@fabienlamour3644]

@@dperry428 Merci. Thank you for your answer. I would like to live near you. May be you could have been able to help on a couple of my clocks that i bought for cheap price and don't worth 4OO$ in repair. Have a good day Sir. Keep on clocking. 🕰🕰🕰...

[@fabienlamour3644]

@@dperry428 Merci. Thank you for your answer. I

[@auto5man]

Mr Perry, how long have you been repairing clocks? And what was your learning background? Anyway, I sure love your videos, and have watched hours of them...its like you are training the next generation of clockmakers by apprenticing all who are willing to watch and study. Your content is certainly here. And I've seen several videos of youtubers repairing clocks referencing your work as inspiration. Thank you sir for your content and the time it takes to video and post!

[@dperry428]

When I got out of the Air Force in 1966, my wife and I moved back home to Harvey, Illinois, where my father-in-law asked me to go to the workshop of a clock collector for whom he made clock parts. They asked me to do some art work (dials and reverse glass painting) as I've always had an interest in drawing and painting. The man's collection was in the hundreds of clocks and I was fascinated, so when he asked me what he owed me for my work, I asked for a "junk clock" I could learn on. With guidance from my father-in-law, he showed me the basics and taught me to use a lathe and milling machine. So, by 1968, I was fixing up clocks for myself while I went to college. I joined the NAWCC in 1972 and really started learning from the articles in their journal. I was a science teacher and used clocks in my classroom to teach the physics of pendulums, mechanical advantage of gears and energy transfer. I even had a mechanical time clock for the kids to punch in and out on when they used passes in the hallways. It wasn't long before people were asking me to fix clocks for them and I've been doing it ever since. So, since about 1968, I got some basic education from my father-in-law, his clock-collecting neighbor and the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors. The rest has been self-taught with many years of experience. No formal training. My education is in biological science and chemistry.

[@auto5man]

@@dperry428 fascinating journey!

[@derekramos2818]

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