How To Oil A Trend Grandfather Clock
In 2005 sligh quit producing clocks altogether.
How to oil a trend grandfather clock. Check the outer side of the plate. Hi my name is it is my pleasure to assist you. For a long time until the 1980 s the clocks dials read trend by sligh. Yes after awhile clocks need to be cleaned meaning as a clock ages the oils and lubricants become gummy and the chimes pendulum starts slowing down and then finally come to a stop or it may become dry and the same problem may happen.
Trend clock company was purchased by the sligh furniture company in 1968. Fill the oil sink half full of clock oil. Also if after applying the oil you see that it s bulging out of the sink that bulge at some future point could break and the oil would then leak down on to the clock plate. The sligh clock has a small groove which is normally called an oil bathroom sink.
At the same time use enough oil. So apply the oil in small amounts and if you see any bulging carefully wick up the excess with the tip of a tissue. Put oil inside this groove to about midway. Look for the oil sink a small dip in the outside of the clock plate.
Moving bottom up apply oil on most of the gear trains. Gently put oil on each intersection of the clock plate and the gears. Dipping the nail in the cap each time then the divot holes. Sligh furniture has been around since 1880.
Today we are going to take a close look at cleaning your grandfather clock. Then spread oil to every gear intersection and joints. Start from the bottom gear and work your way up completing five or six gear trains depending on the model. At one point they dropped the trend name all together and became sligh clocks.
Pour a small amount of clock oil in a small container about the size of a bottle cap. Dip a small nail in the oil and then just slightly touch each divot hole with the end of the nail. Couple errors its dw40 oil also i m not sure if empi. It may need cleaning and oiling as they should about every 3 to 5 years.