Fusee Wall Clock Keeps Stopping

The point is to keep the pendulum totally free from obstructions because it uses its own weight and momentum to help keep the clock running.
Fusee wall clock keeps stopping. Welsh fusee dial wall clock victorian barry. If it bumps anything even slightly then it loses some momentum and the clock will eventually stop. Key wind clocks require a certain adjustment to keep them running properly. The rating nut is threaded onto the rating thread.
Many sources erroneously credit clockmaker jacob zech of prague with inventing it around 1525 the earliest definitely dated fusee clock was made by zech in 1525 but the fusee actually appeared earlier with the first spring driven clocks in the 15th century. A clock that leans to the left or right at the slightest angle will throw your pendulum into pandemonium or stop it in its daily tracks for tracking good time. Any clock with a balance wheel is easily identifiable as unlike the rest below they have. Although the following instructions specifically apply to antique british clocks they will also work for many other clocks.
Russells of liverpool twin fusee drop dial wall clock. If these things do not fix the clock then it would be safe to assume there is a general lack of power. If you ve recently moved your clock you should check the foundation for levelness. The origin of the fusee is not known.
The rating nut is most often underneath the pendulum bob the bob is the large weight at the bottom of the pendulum rod. Carriage clocks are like mechanical watches in that they have a balance wheel platform escapement and so will run in any position even lying on the back seat of a car they were designed for travelling so they can tolerate movement. The idea probably did not originate with clockmakers since the earliest known example is in a. Clocks with pendulums will in most cases have a knurled or square rating nut for the purpose of regulation.
Before fitting the pendulum decide where to display it. Faller of rhymney welsh fusee dial wall clock. William iv flame mahogany fusee bracket clock. Kembery antique clocks ltd.
Kembery antique clocks ltd. If your clock keeps stopping it could be the space it rests on. If you have a clock that runs then stops within a short period of time this vide.