It does the same job as the let down with all the chucks.
Old regulator wall clock mainspring.
The most likely problem that ellicits that customer comment is that the lubrication on the mainspring has failed due to age.
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As a lubricant ages it s viscosity slowly rises it gets thicker.
The only way to truly overwind a clock spring is to turn it so tightly that the spring actually breaks.
The other end hooks onto either the inside of a drum or on the corner post of the clock movement.
A clock mainspring is made of spring steel and is about the width of a ruler but not quite as thick.
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If someone were to take a spring driven clock apart without letting down the mainsprings bad things may happen.
The loop end has either an oval or round closed end to allow a post or other fixed movement stem to be used as the anchor of the mainspring.
One of this company s regulator clocks is the number 6 which has an extremely long pendulum.
Used to release the power in a wound up mainspring.
They are on average 7 to 8 feet long.
Key goes into the chuck and the chuck goes into the handle so you can let down the power of the spring.
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This allows the mainspring to be attached to a fixed point such as a barrel hook.
Used on kern 400 day midget clocks.
Dealing with clock mainsprings is very dangerous.
This regulator clock company is known for its number 2 which they made from 1860 to 1950.
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This clock has a 12 inch dial and a 34 to 36 5 inch wood case.
On smaller loop end mainsprings the loop end can be open.