[Bruthal]

I made another one and thought I would put it up, just made the gears first for a 60:1 ratio from minute wheel to escape wheel, then 2:1 for weight drive, then made up a frame to suit. Its a fair bit from finished, but just got the mechanism running yesterday, and made the 12:1 hour hand reduction gears today.



Video is not great but it shows it working anyway. The numeral dial is just hanging on a protruding shaft for now, so is not central yet. Have a temporary minute hand on it borrowed from the other clock.

[Wibbs]

That's bloody wonderful robbie7730. Thanks(again) for sharing. I'm looking at the numerals wheel and thinking "scrollsaw"? . After my last attempts my scrollsaw languishes in my shed on account of my phobia of seeing my own blood. BTW anyone want a scrollsaw? free to a good home.

[Bullseye1]

I just love these. Beautiful. Have you painted one up yet?

[Mitch Buchannon]

Wow, That looks fantastic. Great work dude.

[Bruthal]

Originally Posted by Bullseye1

I just love these. Beautiful. Have you painted one up yet?

No, that is the 3rd clock I made so far, the first two being the same as the one at the start of this thread, and I just sort of made this last one up as I went along, with no plans, so I am not sure if I will paint it at all yet. This one worked straight away, the other two needed a fair bit of tweaking of gear teeth.

There is a bit more to do on it such as a pulley for the weight to get double the run time which was the intention, and make the hands etc.

So for painting, no decisions yet. Maybe black frame and black numerals or something like that, or leave as is.

[Bruthal]

Originally Posted by Wibbs

That's bloody wonderful robbie7730. Thanks(again) for sharing. I'm looking at the numerals wheel and thinking "scrollsaw"? . After my last attempts my scrollsaw languishes in my shed on account of my phobia of seeing my own blood. BTW anyone want a scrollsaw? free to a good home.

Here is the numerals being cut out. It was easy enough, but time consuming because of all the internal cuts. Still needs a bit of cleaning up and sanding.


Frame with main gears. I just drew the frame direct onto the ply with a pencil and straight edge, and a curved edge I had from a different project I used for the top and bottom curves in the frame.

[Cmar-Ireland]

Originally Posted by Wibbs

BTW anyone want a scrollsaw? free to a good home.

Me please !
(If you're serious)

[Wibbs]

Oh yea serious alright. It's just eating up space in my shed at the mo. I'll check to see if it works first though. It's been there for a few years so I dont know if it's still a goer. If it is you're welcome to it.

[Bruthal]

I have it more or less finished, so I thought I`d put a photo up.

[Homer]

If you decide to start selling them I'd be very interested! Fantastic work!

[Bruthal]

Originally Posted by Homer

If you decide to start selling them I'd be very interested! Fantastic work!

I dont think I will ever be selling them to make money as such. But if I make another one, I will have to do something to get it out of the house, there are 3 clocks here now running, its like the start of the 1960 film the time machine where he has loads of clocks in his house.

This last one looks really well in the hall, and looks like how i visualised it a few weeks ago. I might just make another one or two the same as that one as it turned out well.

If I make one that I am going to pass on, I will link it in here maybe.

[Bruthal]

It still works anyway.

Live view of the clock for a few hours here.

The window bars can move it more central.