Fun video. I took over winding of our church clock several years ago and now am going to also perform the maintenance. I am curious as to why you use the synthetic motor oil rather than a watch oil (which is what the original instructions for the clock back from 1870 call for). Thanks for the great video
Hi Jack. I started using the Mobil 1 Synthetic on the recommendation of two professional clock repairmen who disassembled the time movement and pressed in new bushings back in the 2005 timeframe. They had serviced and repaired other tower clocks in the area and when they re-assembled the time movement, we went through all of the service that should be done, including the oil viscosity that I should use.
Fun video. I took over winding of our church clock several years ago and now am going to also perform the maintenance. I am curious as to why you use the synthetic motor oil rather than a watch oil (which is what the original instructions for the clock back from 1870 call for). Thanks for the great video
Hi Jack. I started using the Mobil 1 Synthetic on the recommendation of two professional clock repairmen who disassembled the time movement and pressed in new bushings back in the 2005 timeframe. They had serviced and repaired other tower clocks in the area and when they re-assembled the time movement, we went through all of the service that should be done, including the oil viscosity that I should use.