This post was originally from 2011. But it's a good tip for recycling and also getting a mechanism a lot cheaper than buying it separate!
I had an old retro looking clock that the mechanism had gone out on. I really liked the clock, so I figured it shouldn't be too hard to fix. I went to JoAnn's and found a $8 (-40% for the coupon) mechanism with a long shank. Figured that had to be it, since the clock was so thick. Wrong. It was so long that the clock wouldn't go back together. I decided it had to be the shorter one. So I went back to JoAnn's. Returned the long shank, got the shorter one (same price, but 50% off coupon this time). Took it home and the thing hit the glass, thus it wasn't moving time!
I had an old retro looking clock that the mechanism had gone out on. I really liked the clock, so I figured it shouldn't be too hard to fix. I went to JoAnn's and found a $8 (-40% for the coupon) mechanism with a long shank. Figured that had to be it, since the clock was so thick. Wrong. It was so long that the clock wouldn't go back together. I decided it had to be the shorter one. So I went back to JoAnn's. Returned the long shank, got the shorter one (same price, but 50% off coupon this time). Took it home and the thing hit the glass, thus it wasn't moving time!