| In this second article of our "repair your grandfather | | | | every week at least. Keep a record of the distance |
| clock on your own" series we're going to go over | | | | you turned the nut each time so you will have an |
| some other things you can do on your own before | | | | idea of how much you'll need to turn it in the future. |
| taking your prized possession to a very expensive | | | | Eventually the timing will be accurate enough so that |
| repair shop. | | | | you'll only have to check the clock once each week |
| In our first article we went over what to do if the | | | | and it should never be off by more than a minute. |
| pendulum doesn't swing. Next we're going to go over | | | | Just a tip. Some grandfather clocks are made so that |
| what to do if the clock runs too fast or too slow. | | | | a full turn of the nut is actually equal to one minute. |
| If the clock is running to fast or too slow what you | | | | So if your clock is running 2 minutes fast then all you |
| need to do is adjust your pendulum bob. That big | | | | need to do is turn the nut two full turns to the left |
| round disk at the end of your pendulum is your | | | | and this will set the timing correctly. Of course the |
| pendulum bob. You adjust your pendulum bob with | | | | only way to know if your clock is one of these is to |
| the nut located at the bottom of the bob. This is | | | | test this theory out. |
| what adjusts the timing. If the bob is raised up this | | | | Some grandfather clocks actually have two nuts |
| will make the clock run faster. If the bob is lowered | | | | attached to the bottom of the pendulum. If your |
| this will make the clock run slower. You can expect | | | | clock is one of these then most likely it is a very |
| to get this accurate to within one minute fast or | | | | accurate clock. Many clock owners believe the |
| slow per week. Better than that, consider yourself | | | | bottom nut is a lock nut against the top nut. This is |
| lucky. | | | | not true. Actually you must make sure that the |
| Start by setting your grandfather clock to a standard | | | | bottom and top nuts do not touch. Let the top nut |
| electric or quartz clock or watch. Then check the | | | | raise or lower the pendulum bob until you've gotten |
| time against the clock 24 hours later. If the clock is | | | | the timekeeping as accurate as possible. Then by |
| running fast, turn the nut to the left. If the clock is | | | | either turning left or right use the weight of the top |
| running slow, turn the nut to the right. Then reset | | | | nut to make your final adjustments to your clock's |
| the time on your clock and check it again in another | | | | timing. |
| 24 hours. Keep performing this process until the clock | | | | In our last article we'll go over some more tips on |
| appears to be running on time. Expect to do this | | | | getting your grandfather clock running up to speed. |