Railroad Clock - Harbor Freight

Wow that looks great! Is it as big as it looks?

This topic was posted this summer but it is a great clock. I went there and got one for our club. Everyone loves it.

I bought one from them last year. Neat clock but on mine one side of the dual faced clock is much slower than the other side.

Bill, you must mave gotten the scale time clock by mistake.

But seriously, I believe the mechanism has a small screw head for adjustment. There should be a series of notches around it. Or maybe a bad battery.

We have one of these at our club and sell them in the gift shop.

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I am surprised that no one has posted about the incorrect name "Station" vs "Terminal".

They have, on all the other prior posts. No big deal!

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I am surprised that no one has posted about the incorrect name "Station" vs "Terminal".

I don't care. My basement is too small to be a terminal!

Maybe they meant the post office.

Heads up.....If you want one of these Hobby Lobby has them too at the same price....use a 40 or 50 off coupon and it's a great deal!!!

Hobby lobby sells this clock for $50 and it says Paddington Station:

http://shop.hobbylobby.com/sto...m.aspx?ItemId=166472

Harbor Freight sells it for $18 and it says Grand Central Station:

http://www.harborfreight.com/d...den-clock-97518.html

Also, Harbor Freight always has a 20% off coupon code if you search google. You can also get a 20% off hard-coupon out of the paper for in-store purchases as well.

Actually, the "terminal" and "station" distinction is indeed a big deal.

A station is not a terminal. A station is something a train goes -through-, a terminal is something
a train goes -to- (and a balloon track under the terminal does not make it a station; the train's trip
is over, and it is no longer a train.)

The structure in New York is "Grand Central Terminal." That is simply correct, and not a matter of opinion.
Yes, it's just a clock. An incorrect clock (wrong all day). Words matter, even in 2011.

After reading this thread about the clock at Harbor Freight I raced out the door and for total of $17.48 I got the clock and a $5 pair of scissors. OGR rocks. Thanks folks and again MERRY CHRISTMAS.

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Yes, it's just a clock. An incorrect clock (wrong all day). Words matter, even in 2011.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this way. Words matter a lot. They are what we live by.

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Harbor Freight sells it for $18 and it says Grand Central Station:

I've seen the exact Harbor clock at HL. The HL clock you linked to is different and bigger....
Even the small 'Grand' clock was to big for me.
HL may not carry it now...not checked in the last few trips there....but saw it there 6 months ago....wife goes at least once a month and even though no model trains....I get to go!!!

Picked up one from HF last year. Working just fine and the two sides have been staying pretty close to each other. It may be Grand Central Terminal in NYC but in my basement it's Grand Central Station.

John

Interesting because my sister has one but hers says"TERMINAL".

TERMINAL is the correct name for the famous NYC destination.

Thanks for posting this. My Mother in Law bought me this clock about 5 years ago, one side didn't work, and after we moved I forgot about it. I've been big into restoring clocks recently (wind-up, not battery), so I dug it out, put the hand back on, and it's working fine. Mine reads "New York, Grand Central Terminal".

If you do a quick search you'll find ones that say "Terminal" although they're more than $20.

You have to know your stuff and I can see alot of you don't. The clock is correct in the early years of the station.
Although the terminal has been properly called "Grand Central Terminal" since 1913, many people continue to refer to it as "Grand Central Station." "Grand Central Station" is the name of the nearby post office, as well as the name of a previous rail station on the site, and it is also used to refer to a New York City subway station at the same location.

"Terminal"? "Station"? I couldn't decide which one to get.

So I got this one.

I bought one of these as well, but put it away, knowing that I was going to be painting the walls of my train room. Having recently completed the walls, I decided to install the clock. However, just hanging it from my brand new sky didn't seem quite right. So I bought a porch support post from my local big box store, and gussied it up a bit with some extra wood and molding. I also added a fence post cap, then painted the whole thing gloss black. The post is bolted to the stud in the wall. The  results are below. I'm quite happy with the end result!

 

Chris

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Very nicely done, Chris.

I believe that explanation is 100% correct.

Anyone know if the HF in Allentown, PA carries the Grand Central version?  Thanks.  Jim