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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 250678, member: 25"]The only kind of clock where this could be a small problem is a rack strike where the rack extension will fall onto the snail then ride up and over it after 12. If the rack tail in not springy enough it would just stop the clock. I suppose years of dragging the rack tail over the snail could wear the end down.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is easy to improvise a weight. Start with anything about the same weight as the one you have, when you have found by experiment a weight that seems about right make something a bit tidier.</p><p><br /></p><p>A picture of the clock and weight would help.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 250678, member: 25"]The only kind of clock where this could be a small problem is a rack strike where the rack extension will fall onto the snail then ride up and over it after 12. If the rack tail in not springy enough it would just stop the clock. I suppose years of dragging the rack tail over the snail could wear the end down. It is easy to improvise a weight. Start with anything about the same weight as the one you have, when you have found by experiment a weight that seems about right make something a bit tidier. A picture of the clock and weight would help.[/QUOTE]
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