A Ridgeway came my way, lovely sounding Westminster Chimes and hadn't worked since the '70's the family told me. All extra suspension springs including the one attached were broken. With no suspension spring, a family member tried to attach the pendulum directly to the crutch and bent the extension which I finally (tonight) returned to the shape shown in this video (thanks for posting - it was just what I needed to see.) To describe how I made a suspension spring (rather than waiting, on order, maybe to find out Ridgeway was gone (hypothetically) since the '80's (I didn't want to even discover anything of the sort - I'm still afraid to even inquire since it would be a tragedy; if this grandfather is any indication of all of their clocks.) Anyway, the thin steel leaves of the original suspension springs are extremely fragile, so to recreate the function but with much more strength, I took a clear piece of tough plastic - a part of a small container of screws, from the longer plastic part which hangs from a display, and cut a close approximation of the original suspension spring size. Even with the broken leafs I could exact it's size more or less to recreate it and It fit perfectly into the susp. post. With a Dremel, I drilled two very small holes through the top and bottom of the plastic piece, one for the taper pin and one for the post which would be a small piece of paper clip I cut which the crutch could hold 'double over-handed' and Gorilla-Glued the tiny paper clip piece to secure it solid to the plastic. The plastic is flexible resembling the flex-quality of the original s.spring but it's much stronger and would likely survive anything but a fire. It has been working seamlessly for a year with no wear. I made two extras just in case this one failed. But after a year now I can say with confidence that it won't break and it's a simple improvisation. Maybe it's not 'a better mousetrap,' but at the very least, it continues to work real well. B =]
@GulfCoastClock
3 жыл бұрын
Improv is a good thing! Glad you thought of it and glad it works. That's a first for me to hear about one like that. Curious as to why the original replacement broke so easily? 🤔
@GulfCoastClock
3 жыл бұрын
Yay! Glad to hear it's up and running now. KZitem has been great for helping people share tips and tricks, thanks for watching!
@timothyedwards4446
6 жыл бұрын
Wonderful explanation and demonstration. Just acquired a friend's grandfather clock and none of this was explained. Greatly appreciate your clear explanations and great video shots. Really found insightful how the internal arm helps set the precise "tick-tock" evenness. I'll end my comment as I started it. Wonderful!
@GulfCoastClock
3 жыл бұрын
Yay! Glad it helped, thanks for watching
@alfonsomejia668
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video it shows how to fix the suspension spring, and how to do the crutch adjustment.
@GulfCoastClock
3 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped, thanks for watching!!
@THOMMGB
11 жыл бұрын
Very well done. This video gives some great information on the suspension spring and crutch adjustment, just what I needed. I really appreciate the crutch adjustment information. Thanks a lot. Tom
@GulfCoastClock
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, glad you liked it!
@adrianagarciagonzalez4526
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you in trying to get my moms clock working again and the suspension spring is broken and needed to see how to replace it. This video is perfect.
@GulfCoastClock
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!!
@eclectarama
8 жыл бұрын
Great quality video. Wish they were all like this... Thanks.
@GulfCoastClock
3 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@ssarge2
7 жыл бұрын
This was extremely helpful. I recently moved my clock and needed to re attach the pendulum. In the process I somehow broke the suspension spring in half. my hubby figured out what had happened when he noted that the upper half of the spring was still attached by the tiny screw that projects thru the hole........... I could not have figured it out. I just knew the pendulum wanted to hang sideways........learning the spring had broken - that answered the question since it it placed perpendicular allowing the pendulum to hang straight. I do think the 'tick tock' motion is regulated by a screw at the bottom of my pendulum.........it's been years since I've had to adjust it so hoping I'm right. Hoping it all goes back together with the correct timing.........I do have a metronome but not sure what beat to set it to........ saving this video for when I'm able to get the spring......... thank you again!
@GulfCoastClock
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching, glad to help solve the mystery!!
@jmtnvalley
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you. The ... people at Howard Miller don't even know that they sold our clock in 1977. In the immortal words of our Commander in Chief:
@GulfCoastClock
3 жыл бұрын
Howard Miller threw all of the old records out "when the old...man....died" Would've cost nothing for them to archive that information. Sad indeed.
@DD-lr6ne
4 жыл бұрын
My clock would break the suspension springs about every month. I finally cut one from a piece of plastic from a milk jug and the clock ran for years and years.
@VintageClockParts
7 жыл бұрын
A very good video!
@GulfCoastClock
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching !
@izaacciro
5 жыл бұрын
Great vid. Thanks!
@GulfCoastClock
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!!
@chrisjar9662
10 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video, I am trying to fix our clock which is the same exact model the one you were working on its missing the PENDULUM LEADER, I found the same exact PENDULUM LEADER in your video but it is a little expansive. My question is what other kinds of PENDULUM LEADER can fit the JAUCH 77. Thank you so much
@jerryz1846
7 жыл бұрын
I have a electro-mechanical clock and need suspension spring Kieninger -Obergfell
@brandonrinehart3710
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I just purchased this clock and the suspension spring is broken. Where can I find a replacement? Thanks
@GulfCoastClock
3 жыл бұрын
Hope you replaced it by now. Google archived yours and many other comments, still not sure why....
@ryanferris7841
4 жыл бұрын
Why is it called a spring? it’s looks nothing like 1
@GulfCoastClock
3 жыл бұрын
It's made of spring steel, and flexes while returning to the original shape. Another example is leaf springs for cars/trucks, just look like strips of steel as well.
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