Clock Cleaning Kit Description
Our Clock cleaning Kit offers the basic items required to clean a clock movement without disassembly. Cleaning without dis assembly is not as effective as breaking down the movement, but it is sufficient in most situations. Not everyone is ready to break down their clock movement and put it back together.
This kit is for the person who would like to do a simple clock cleaning with out having to learn an intense amount of clock repair information or Horology. The goal to cleaning a clock movement is to remove old oil that has solidified and put new oil in its place. Solidified clock oil creates wear to the movements outer plates and eventually causes to much friction for the clock to run.
Clock Repair E-Book
Downloadable Ebook that includes the following topics:
The success of this E-Book is from the simplicity in the answers and the ease of use. This will make it very easy for the clock owner to solve simple problems that may arise when there is an issue with the clock.
The topics you see below are the actual topics that are presented on the cover page of the E-Book. Please review them and see if this E-Book will help you. You will find this very helpful in solving many different clock repair issues and questions on cleaning and oiling a movement.
Weight Driven
- Introduction
- Putting it "In Beat"
- Ticks ok but stops
- No tick tock sound
- Quarter chime is off
- Cleaning - Assembled
- Cleaning - Disassembled
- Reassembling the works
- Repair methods
- Replacing with a new movement
Spring Driven
- Introduction
- Putting it "In Beat"
- Ticks ok but stops
- No tick tock sound
- Working with mainsprings
- Chiming the wrong time
- Setting quarter chimes
- Cleaning - Assembled
- Cleaning - Disassembled
- Reassembling the works
- Repair methods
- Replacing with a new movement
Anniversary Clocks
- Introduction
- Setting up the clock
- Changing Suspensions
- Putting it "In Beat"
- Cleaning the Movement
- Reassembling the works
Cuckoo Clocks
- Introduction
- Parts Check
- Checking for Wear
- Replacing Bellows
- Replacing Bellow Cloth
- Putting it "In Beat"
- Not Cuckooing at the Right Time
- Cuckooing the Wrong Amount
- Movement Removal and Installation
- New Cuckoo Set-Up
- Changing the Hands
- Cleaning the Movement
Clock Cleaning Kit includes One pint of concentrated ammoniated clock cleaning solution that can be used to clean movements by hand, or to use with a ultrasonic cleaning machine. Just mix 1 part of this solution to 6 parts of water to clean old clock oil from the movement. The E-book that is included with this kit has instructions on how to clean the clock movement in the best and safest way, so refer to it before starting the cleaning process.
Clock Cleaning Kit includes This magnifier can be worn over glasses. This fits over the head and will be the most convenient magnification for inspecting important components of the clock movement and parts. This quality tool is made here in USA and is a must for this type of work. This flips up over the head when there is an interruption in your work and has 2 1/2 magnification power.
This is used to pull gears or hands off clocks in a straight and safe fashion. With 400 day clocks in particular, the hour hand sometimes is difficult to get off. Doing it by hand could increase the hour hand holes diameter and the hand will not fit back on correctly because it would be touching the dial. Using this simple tool prevents this from happening.
The level is needed to be sure the clock stays in beat from one place to another. Learn to set the clock in beat by the directions in the E-book, making sure the clock is level when it is being done. Then keep a level with the clock and where ever the clock goes, as long as its level, it will be in beat. By being in beat, it means to have an even tick-tock-tick-tock rather than ticktock---ticktock---ticktock. Often many repairs ONLY need to be set in beat to work - however a cleaning is usually suggested anyhow.
Used to release the power in a wound up mainspring. Key goes into the chuck and the chuck goes into the handle so you can let down the power of the spring. It does the same job as the let down with all the chucks. If someone were to take a spring driven clock apart without letting down the mainsprings, bad things may happen. The movement would get ruined and you can get your hands hurt. To get this tool added, you must select "spring driven kit" below.