This summers time consuming project..H ?
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 12:27 pmA wooden clock no less..
Every year come summer, I like to be out in the shed making something.
So this past summer I embarked on this long outstanding "wish-list" project, and that is to build a wooden clock from scratch.
About 4 months in the making, the wood is mainly mahogany, with the gear centres made out of plywood, in a "more or less"steering wheel pattern.
This clock has an added feature in that it recycles 12 marbles in the system, and then signals the hour on the hour by releasing said number of marbles;
One for 1 o'clock, two for 2 o'clock etc
Typical gear construction.
The escapement:
Gear train:
Pendulum and weight: Centre "design" is actually where adjustment is made for time-keeping.
And a mounted view:
Initially had some "less than perfect" design problems, mainly with the time between rewinds being too short, and the face numbers. All sorted now and she runs very well. Gains about 1 minute in 18 hrs.
Anyway, I'll be happy to elaborate further if anybody wants more info.
Winter is upon us, clock is done, so its back to FS for change..
Jan
Every year come summer, I like to be out in the shed making something.
So this past summer I embarked on this long outstanding "wish-list" project, and that is to build a wooden clock from scratch.
About 4 months in the making, the wood is mainly mahogany, with the gear centres made out of plywood, in a "more or less"steering wheel pattern.
This clock has an added feature in that it recycles 12 marbles in the system, and then signals the hour on the hour by releasing said number of marbles;
One for 1 o'clock, two for 2 o'clock etc
Typical gear construction.
The escapement:
Gear train:
Pendulum and weight: Centre "design" is actually where adjustment is made for time-keeping.
And a mounted view:
Initially had some "less than perfect" design problems, mainly with the time between rewinds being too short, and the face numbers. All sorted now and she runs very well. Gains about 1 minute in 18 hrs.
Anyway, I'll be happy to elaborate further if anybody wants more info.
Winter is upon us, clock is done, so its back to FS for change..
Jan
