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i have a few mechanical clocks, could you see if you can unscrew the nut that holds the hour hand on, you might be able to move it to the right hour for the chime.Years ago Mrs Satanfriendly bought a cheap Chinese made grandfather clock from some closing down sale. Pile of garbage, and missing the pendulum. So stuck it in the hallway and thought nothing of it...until recently.
Decided to make it in to a floor light, cobbled a 110cm long pendulum together and bugger me very happy. And damn, it holds time within a minute a day.
Oddly it adds an extra ring in every hour, so at 6 O'Clock you get 7 chimes, 7 O'Clock 8 chimes etc etc.
Must be a house of Satan thing to confuse the man himself. And it does
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i have a few mechanical clocks, could you see if you can unscrew the nut that holds the hour hand on, you might be able to move it to the right hour for the chime.
and set it up so it chimes bang on the hour.
ps. not an expert by any means.
If you get 13 chimes at midnight get it out of the house!!!Years ago Mrs Satanfriendly bought a cheap Chinese made grandfather clock from some closing down sale. Pile of garbage, and missing the pendulum. So stuck it in the hallway and thought nothing of it...until recently.
Decided to make it in to a floor light, cobbled a 110cm long pendulum together and bugger me very happy. And damn, it holds time within a minute a day.
Oddly it adds an extra ring in every hour, so at 6 O'Clock you get 7 chimes, 7 O'Clock 8 chimes etc etc.
Must be a house of Satan thing to confuse the man himself. And it does
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If you get 13 chimes at midnight get it out of the house!!!
i have a few mechanical clocks, could you see if you can unscrew the nut that holds the hour hand on, you might be able to move it to the right hour for the chime.
and set it up so it chimes bang on the hour.
ps. not an expert by any means.
So tries it and now?......it's gone totally weird. It chimes once for the half hour at... quarter past, and then the hourly chime at quarter to the hour. Oh, and now 4 behind!
All I can think is 'bollocks to it. It tells the time correctly and make a noise in the background now and then'
i would wait for it to chime the hour, stop the pendilum and set it to whatever time it has chimed.So tries it and now?......it's gone totally weird. It chimes once for the half hour at... quarter past, and then the hourly chime at quarter to the hour. Oh, and now 4 behind!
All I can think is 'bollocks to it. It tells the time correctly and make a noise in the background now and then'
I was going to saybthe same thingi would wait for it to chime the hour, stop the pendilum and set it to whatever time it has chimed.
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i would wait for it to chime the hour, stop the pendilum and set it to whatever time it has chimed.
I was going to saybthe same thing
I dunno I believe it's the time my MIL likes to visit.I shall give it a whirl.
I am having sleepless nights now. Not everyone expects Satan to visit at 5:23 in the afternoon.