How to set up a 31 day clock. Alan Novello takes you through all the steps in real time to set it up

Chrono Chronicles
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Watch our other video for transporting this clock, and for the 7 day clock. These are fun to have and you will always know the time because you can hear it ding every hour and on the half.
Setting the clock up.
This is a 31 day clock.
Well, I wound it up and now I have to set the time because it hasn't been running for a little while.
Well, one winds the chime and the other winds the time.
His finger.
The key.
That's pretty cool.
Fully wound.
So you stick that key in the hole? Can you show us?
Yes.
It sits right on there.
Oh, cool.
And you already wound both?
Yes.
Okay, now what?
This one chimes on the hour and on the half hour.
Just making sure.
Two o'clock.
Two thirty.
It only chimes once at the half hour?
Yes.
So wait, you're going to do this until you go all the way around?
Until I get to 6.15.
So you can't just move the little hand?
No, because then it won't chime right.
Right.
Oh, so you literally have to go through this?
Yes.
If you're constantly winding it, you don't have to do this.
Right.
You just do it maybe once when it's stopped.
Right.
Oh my gosh.
So this is how to set...
You know, like it goes all the way down.
So what kind of clock would you call this?
A grandma clock?
A wall clock.
Oh, it's not a grandfather clock.
I thought this was called a grandmother clock.
I never knew it was a grandmother or a grandfather.
Alright, so first what you did was you wound it.
And how do you know how much to wind it with that key?
You wind it until it stops.
Until you can't turn it anymore.
And you did both of those holes?
Yes.
And now you just keep moving the minute hand?
Right.
And then I'm going to start the movement after I set the time.
Okay, so now we're...
Alright, so now it's chiming for each.
It's 14 minutes after.
Oh wait, what was that?
What'd you do?
Start the pendulum.
You just moved it?
Just swing it.
And then we have to level the clock to make sure it keeps running.
Pretty level.
Sound good?
Yes.
Alright, that's it.
There you go, folks.
Now we'll do the other one.
That's how to wind a 31-day wall clock.
