Gordon Caris Clock Repair and Restoration

Regulating

The speed at which the clock runs is determined by the length from the top of the pendulum to the pendulum bob. Below or in the middle of the pendulum bob is a small nut which can be turned either way, moving the bob up or down.
To make the clock go slower, the pendulum must be lengthened so the bob will need to move downwards (usually turn the nut to the left) and to make it go faster, it will need to be shortened and the bob will have to be moved upwards (usually turn the nut to the right).

Setting to time

To move the hands some clocks have a nut to turn the hands on the back of the movement inside the clock. Mostly you will simply turn the hands to the desired time.
On a timepeice clock (that is one that doesnt strike or chime) you should be able to simply move the hands to the correct time.
There are different sorts of chiming / striking clocks. On a rack strike clock gently move the hands around to the correct time as with a timepiece. If you pass 12 0'clock on the way you must stop and let it strike the full 12 notes before continuing to the correct time.
On a plate strike you must let the clock strike all notes on every hour and half hour.
If when you turn the hands and the clock strikes a different amount of notes to the correct hour then it is most likely a plate strike (see setting strike in sequence with the time).

Setting the strike in sequence with the time

If the clock strikes a different amount of notes to the time that the hands show there are 2 ways to remedy this.
Firstly apply gentle pressure to the hour hand. If this moves independently to the minute hand move the hour hand to the hour that the clock has just struck.
If the hour hand does not move independently as the clock is striking carefully set the time by moving the minute hand to the hour the clock is currently striking.