Clock regulation

[MikeEll]

I'm interested what you guys are using for clock regulation.  I can do it the old-school way obviously, with manual adjustment on the bench.  With watches I use a timing machine to speed up the process.  Is there any equivalant method to use on clocks?  I'm aware of the Timetrax machines but they dont seem to be available.

I'm trialling the Clockmaster app now, will report back and share findings.

Edited November 13, 2024 by MikeEll

[watchweasol]

Hi. I personally use the clock master app backed up by an amplifier I also have a Horometer analyser , no longer available.

the Timetrax is available through  Cousins UK.    

[oldhippy]

Clocks with platforms I used a watch timing machine. Clocks with pendulums just adjust the good old fashioned way.   

[JohnR725]

15 hours ago, watchweasol said:

the Timetrax is available through  Cousins UK.

If you keep an eye out on eBay because TimeTrax is been around for a long time with a variety of models they will show up. Otherwise there's the cousins link below.

https://www.cousinsuk.com/search?searchTerm=Timetrax

Another popular one is the Microset found at the link below. Then the second link is someone talking about using it.

When you're looking at the actual descriptions of the various Microset machines for clocks you also notice there's a reference to a book that comes with it the The Clockmaker’s Beat Book. Unlike watches that come in standard beats for the most part clocks could be just about anything so there are reference books like this that you look up your clock and ill tell you how many beats per whatever so you know what you're doing with your machine otherwise you'll have to do the math to figure it out. So basically a clock timing machine is not as simple as a watch timing machine but few know the beats per hour a have one of these makes regulation really fast.

https://www.bmumford.com/mset/

https://altrish.co.uk/2019/03/02/microset-clock-timing-instrument-upgrade/

Then I'm not a big fan of phone apps for timing but there are phone apps for clocks out there somewhere in the universe

 

 

[oldhippy]

One thing I forgot to mention. If you take the pendulum to pieces to clean or repair mark where the pendulum had been at least you will have a good starting point.

[MikeEll]

10 hours ago, oldhippy said:

One thing I forgot to mention. If you take the pendulum to pieces to clean or repair mark where the pendulum had been at least you will have a good starting point.

Yes, I do this already, good point.

Thanks guys.