With the push of a finger, the minute hand on this wall clock will move easily, but on it’s own it tends to stop every now and then and not move without a push, thus losing time. How do I fix this?
I am concerned about putting lube in there and ruining the fine wood finish on the clock face. Although maybe this is what it needs??
try a new battery first. the hands aren’t touching each other are they? the way i lubricate my clocks is with a plastic syringe.
liquid soap will do the same thing oil will
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Comment by mick — January 17, 2010 @ 10:50 pm
Liquid soap will cause corrosion, try furniture polish in the wood hand interface but use a small amount of very light oil on the clock movement.
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i have seen corrosion caused by soap
Comment by Bob — January 17, 2010 @ 10:58 pm
try a new battery first. the hands aren’t touching each other are they? the way i lubricate my clocks is with a plastic syringe.
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Comment by smokey — January 17, 2010 @ 11:15 pm
I have experienced that same problem. It turned out that the hands were touching each other…I would check that out first, before putting any kind of lube on the clock.
Good luck!
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http://www.mycarriageclocks.com
Comment by Lynn M — January 17, 2010 @ 11:43 pm