The Clock Hack resuscitates a Seth Thomas Model 1314A Legacy Carriage Clock with Westminster Chimes

[@felterhills7973]

for the way you handled that clock I would never send mine to your shop.

[@susanguarino2295]

Thank you! My dad passed a few months ago. I took the clock but it didn’t work. I found this video and dissemble the clock. I lubricated just like you said and now it works! Every time it chimes I will be reminded of him. What a gift. I could not be happier!

[@rustylong2655]

Just did this with one my late father in law received for years of service at his employer in 1985. Works perfectly. Wife is happy. Thank you!

[@judithray991]

I followed this video exactly, and I successfully got my clock running again. A local clock shop wanted over $500 to repair! This clock was gifted to my mother-in-law after 30 years at Standard Oil. She went on to become the first woman officer of Standard Oil, so it has a huge sentimental value to us. Thank you!

[@kenn.6213]

Lube and Hairdryer trick got my 35 buck purchase working rather than trashing it. Thanks

[@MrTaki53]

Hi. Great video. I have the same clock and I don't know how to adjust it to slow down. Could you do a video on how to regulate the time? Thanks!

[@Gupa-jw4zz]

I know this video is 2+ years old but I have to post . I inherited my parents Howard Miller mantle clock with the identical case and it would chime but not run. The mechanism is a 1050-020. I had a repair look at it and told me it was to much trouble to fix . Another was interested but wanted $960.00 to clean and service it. I tried the hairdryer trick for 2-3 minutes and it has been running since!!! I realize I need to lightly oil it but this video was 110 % useful.

[@V.G.F.]

Beautiful

[@bookworm81151]

Thank you. I have a clock exactly like the one you just fixed. I can move the wheel and it rocks for a second or two. Will attempt to remove clean and oil.

[@johnbrodehl9743]

The lubricant used in the mainsprings, is not the same, and you need to remove the barrels to service them properly.

[@MrJeffinLodi]

thanks for the video, but you baffled me on one part. The very first thing you lubed was off camera and you did a fast forward past it. I don't know what you did. I have the exact same clock and have lubed all the other pivots and it's still locked up. Can you enlighten me on which part you lubed there at about the 5:20 mark? thanks.

[@christopherhall1702]

I wish you'd have a video on how to adjust the timing wheel. I just can't find where to set the levers to either speed it up or slow it down. Thanks!

[@AddableStone13]

It’s difficult on the old style balance on pre 1980’s Hermle’s

[@techrickyross]

I have some something similar to my clock, mine has an Urgos UW 6/68, took me about 3-4 hours to reassemble since I had to get the warning pins timed correctly, but it’s back in working condition, I also restored the case, it’s a New England pillar and scroll clock

[@clemsondjm88]

2 questions. What brand of oil do you use? And what is the tool you are applying the oil with. Thanks

[@garykazanjian824]

What is the oil and where can I purchase some?

[@truth282]

Can you provide a link for the synthetic oil?

[@sputnik94115]

I think those rubber hammer head tips should have been replaced, not glued back in. Tone is off. Otherwise, hey, you got it running!

[@vintagesimplexfirealarmsof6440]

one of those hameres needs to be bent it sound like a thud

[@tunercars3]

dang your so rough on that clock i have one that my grandpa got from working in the shop and it needs lubed and cleaned but if i seen a clock shop be that rough on it they would be made to stop and it would go to someone that isn't going to beat it to death

[@michaelqi5202]

not sure why he handled the clock that way... very strange.

[@tunercars3]

@@michaelqi5202 yeah i would be enraged knowing i can't replace it and how it was earned by my grandfather and to see some dude man handle it like its trash would not go over very well at all

[@kudzuvine2004]

I want to ship one of these to a relative, but I don't know how to pack the chimes/movements so nothing is damaged.

[@SueCampbell-e5l]

What brand of synthetic oil do you use in the clock?

[@jeanettelenhoff9097]

I have this clock. The clock is working and keeping perfect time. But it won't chime. Suggestions on possible causes?

[@seanferrill]

Hi I need your help I have a Seth Thomas chime clock it stop ticking and it still chime s win you move the hands and the wrind on the left side won't wrind win I wrind it it make s a banging sound can you help me my name is Sean Ferrill from Kinston Oklahoma

[@shambrelevangie5641]

Is there a way to contact you?

[@johnbrodehl9743]

Clock repair is like anything else. You pay for it to be done properly.

[@shambrelevangie5641]

I trying to remove the hands but cannot get it to come off. PLEASE HELP!!!

[@clamirande76]

Did you get an answer to this?

[@johnbrodehl9743]

I doubt that the motion on balance was what it should be with this procedure.

[@johnbrodehl9743]

It's a bracket clock. Carriage clocks were small travel clocks, in brass cases.

[@warrenmurchie6599]

Yes I thought the same thing. I wouldn't let him touch a bowling ball.

[@garykazanjian824]

I believe I have that same clock but when playing melody one of the chimes sounds funky, like dead. How to correct that? Seems like your clock was doing the same thing.

[@warrenmurchie6599]

Don't ask him he wouldn't know.

[@time4clocks]

Gary, If you look at the striking hammers, while they are at rest, they should be about 1/8 inch or a little more, above each rod. If one is too close to a rod, or even touching a rod, the sound will not reverberate and you will get a "thud" sound instead. There are a few videos on you tube showing how to adjust the rods with a slight bending of the wire. You can also lift each rod, one at a time, let it drop, to see which one sounds funky. Hammers should also be directly over each rod it strikes and not touching a neighboring hammer. Also, if a rod is not seated properly in the chime block, that can make it fail to resonate properly as well. Nobody answered your question so thought I would chime in. Hope you get yours sorted out.

[@garykazanjian824]

@@time4clocks Thank you very much.

[@dm8057bk]

​@@time4clocksI have a very similar Seth Thomas clock as this one, and everything works perfectly except for one thing: the timing of the chime strikes is slightly off, and the final note of the Westminster hour chime tone fails to sound because the subsequent tolling starts too soon. Any advice on how to correct this???

[@time4clocks]

@@dm8057bk I'm very sorry, dm8047bk, but I cannot help you. I only know a few things about clocks as an amateur so on this issue I cannot help you. Good luck though, there are some nice clock channels on youtube. 😁

[@kwacz]

there is no such thing as overwound. if it were in fact overwound the spring would be snapped and you would need so much force on the key to do this the key would probably also be damaged

[@BillColeExperience]

Double secret sythetic oil.

[@samsclocks2084]

I don’t think you handling the clock that way is going to make others want to send their clocks your way

[@johnbrodehl9743]

Pivots.

[@thomasanderson6521]

Bracket clock, not carriage. Just saying.