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    The finished baked blank.

    After mucking around with my Bluetooth oven meat thermometer i discovered my oven jumps around a bit while trying to maintain the 200F that cactus juice requires. Anyway i have taken it out of the...
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    Degassing update

    Hi everyone.
    Finally after 3 days I remembered that softwood are very difficult to resin impregnate due their cell structure. I decided to stop at this stage after I remembered that my trial blank...
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    Resin stabilisation has started!

    Hi everyone.
    I have started the process of resin impregnation of my Clock blank. I have used 2 x1.89 lit bottles of cactus juice to make sure that I cover the blank with at least 25mm of juice. I...
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    Clock update

    Hi everyone.
    Just a quick update. I am almost ready to do my first degassing of my timing gear.

    Pic 1 shows the $100 oven to bake the gear after it is de-gassed. I definitely didn't want a pie...
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    A new timing wheel in the works.

    I have to report that I had a catastrophic accident when handling my timing wheel while in my shed recently. While trying to remove the wheel from the shaft it somehow slipped off and when flying...
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    Hi everyone. A quick update. Finally my power...

    Hi everyone. A quick update.
    Finally my power supply is finished as well as my clock weights. I am happy with them both.
    I have decided to use the white dacron rope as it winds really well.
    ...
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    Wiring upgrade

    Hi everyone.
    I have just upgraded the stepper motor wiring or more accurately changed the plug and the rout the wiring takes to get to the motor.
    Pic 1 shows the original plug and wiring route.
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    Progress

    Hi everyone.
    Still not finished the tops of the weight boxes as the prototype has warped. So I have decided to do the final prototype drum. To start with I have decided to make a quick change system...
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    Hi everyone. Just a quick update. The new weigh...

    Hi everyone.
    Just a quick update. The new weigh boxes are almost complete. After much experimentation the weight boxes are now installed and even I like the look of them. Here is a quick photo...
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    A midweek update.

    Hi everyone.
    After some discussion with a few fishing shops I have been advised against using braided fishing line. I was informed that the slightest Sharp edge would cause line failure. This has...
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    the winding drum

    My clock is now very close to being finished. I hope to have it completed by Christmas!
    So far the clock has been performing well and keeping time. The only issue I needed to fix was the drum and...
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    Pendulum and escarpment tools

    Recently I sanded and sealed all the gears and this has made a huge difference to keeping the clock running continuously. For the first time since ever, I can report that my clock runs for 41 hours...
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    Power Supply Cover

    H everypne.
    I have finally produced a cover for my power supply!

    It features some blue woven cotton power cord with an old school Bakelite plug. The Plug to power the clock is a microphone plug...
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    Hi everyone. I generally work on my clock in...

    Hi everyone.
    I generally work on my clock in bursts and these last school holidays has been no exception. My friend suggested before i get into the whole cactus juice and wood stabilised method, why...
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    Still going.

    After my paramotor crash of 2020, 2 changes of schools and general messiness life, I am still determined to get my clock to run and not stop. After lots of recent upgrade's I have decided to try...
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    Quick update...

    These next changes have been along time coming. The weight boxes have been extended and the extra lead added. To do this the old lead mould had to be updated. The lead casting process was largely...
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    I Have finally assembled the electronics housing...

    I Have finally assembled the electronics housing with the new cover. It looks great though it is not perfect. Over the 10 years I have been at this I have changed a little so perfection is something...
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    thankyou Dean

    thankyou
    Dean
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    Hi every one. Another quick update. Today I...

    Hi every one. Another quick update.

    Today I finished machining out the pieces to make the cover for the electronics housings.

    I am a little out of practice with using this method as it has...
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    Stepper motor mount progress

    Hi everyone. Finally assembled the stepper motor mount.
    The fit around the timber mount is almost perfect. I designed the mount to have adjustments in several ways.
    The first pic shows the...
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    I only hope this work of art will function as a...

    I only hope this work of art will function as a clock! After the shock for the quote of the cost of the stepper motor mount from a single piece of alley, i decided to make it from 3 parts. I purchaes...
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    Ye s I am still alive. Due to covid I will be...

    Ye s I am still alive. Due to covid I will be making some progress mounting my clock motor. The frame will be made from some alley plate. I did get a quote but that was too expensive at $650 from a...
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    Still alive there old boy? Deano

    Still alive there old boy?

    Deano
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    Need CNC help

    Hi Boys,
    I need to find someone to machine the file I have attached. It will mount the stepper motor to the bottom rail of my clock. Russel did my last job in alley billet but I seem to have lost...
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    its been a while

    Hi everyone. Its been a while.
    Life took over and my clock has been sitting idle for a while. But life has its own rhythm and today I started my clock for the first time in maybe 2 years. I have...
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    To tired to write much but here is a video of the...

    To tired to write much but here is a video of the results of the last week and last 7 years work......oh that storm we had tonight managed to help blow the second Arduino circuit! Oh well just...
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    Hi everyone. Just a quick update. I have just...

    Hi everyone. Just a quick update. I have just spent 60 hrs+ over the last week to implement the final improvements. The whole clock had to be dismantled and separated from the back board to enable...
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    [Me too. Can almost see the end. Dean. :)

    [Me too. Can almost see the end.

    Dean.
    :)
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    Hi all. Had a great afternoon with my friend...

    Hi all.
    Had a great afternoon with my friend John Nichols who helped me test the new electronics. All went well until we discovered the new magnetic clutch turned the wrong way resulting in the...
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    So I have the motor controller already as well as...

    So I have the motor controller already as well as 2 hall effect sensors and soon to purchase reed switches to stop the weights in case they get over wound in terms of height to prevent damage. ...
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    Hi Leithorix... You sound like my programming...

    Hi Leithorix...
    You sound like my programming mates! After I say hello I dont understand many words after that!! Can you rephrase the following from the first word to you last?
    What is your...
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    Yes thats right. I have no intention to use them...

    Yes thats right. I have no intention to use them at the same time.
    The rasberry Pi is in fact a whole computer and while my help could learn to program it but did not have a spare 2 weeks to do so!...
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    Great hand work here notch. You are 6 years ahead...

    Great hand work here notch. You are 6 years ahead of my build. Hope the move goes well.

    Dean.
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    Finally....

    cheers

    Dean.
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    Finally....

    Hi everyone. Finally I am embarking on the FINAL stage of the build. I have located some help from some fellow robotics friends to help me ( Well really do it for me )Design, programme assemble and...
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    Hi everyone. Finally grabbed a Chance to post....

    Hi everyone. Finally grabbed a Chance to post. The whole clock is now mounted on a 19mm thick piece of aircraft ply attached to the wall. One of my last jobs is design a housing to mount my motor...
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    Happy new year all. A quick update on the new...

    Happy new year all.
    A quick update on the new location and installation. With the new board in place I have attached the upper weight wheels frame and main frame. Tomorrow I will re-attach the coil...
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    Hi everyone. Just spent the weekend machining the...

    Hi everyone. Just spent the weekend machining the upper weight wheels frame. Finally glued together this afternoon. Just need to drum sand tomorrow to release the inner bits. The joint i used i...
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    Hi everyone. Merry christmas. Just finished...

    Hi everyone. Merry christmas.
    Just finished another school year and it was great.
    I have the weekend to myself and so am into the clock build again. The re-location from the front hallway into the...
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    The final destinaton?

    Hi Everyone its been a while, like dec last year, since I posted.
    I have made the dramatic decision to remove my clock from the frame I designed and mount it directly to the wall. I have tried to...
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    Well done amazing patience and accuracy! Dean

    Well done amazing patience and accuracy!

    Dean
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    Merry Christmas everyone! I have finally...

    Merry Christmas everyone!
    I have finally finished my clock weights. I decided to cut them down from 150 to 100 in height. Each side was 7.3kg these are now 3.6kg each. I have used silky oak and...
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    Hi everyone. The end is in sight. I have...

    Hi everyone. The end is in sight.
    I have finalised the front of my frame. its now glued sanded and lacquered!. I am considering not using this part of the clock!. I think it looks too heavy. The...
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    Has it been that long! Crowie i have fitted a...

    Has it been that long!
    Crowie i have fitted a bike free wheeling ratchet cog thing that now seems is not required. Motors it seems will not freewheel so hence a clutch is required. Yes you are...
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    Afternoon all. My tiny magnetic clutch arrived...

    Afternoon all.
    My tiny magnetic clutch arrived on Thursday and have just installed in onto the stepper motor shaft. I now need the help of my mate James to install the stepper motor controller,...
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    I have used hard burnising oil applied afetr i...

    I have used hard burnising oil applied afetr i CNC'd the gears.
    Dean.
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    Hi all, Just received my new stepper motor...

    Hi all,

    Just received my new stepper motor https://www.woodworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=389371&d=1470047284.
    I have calculated that I need is .01 N/m to lift the 8kg that i have....
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    Hi everyone. I have been making slow progress on...

    Hi everyone. I have been making slow progress on the new motor design and magnetic clutch. I have decided to go for a stepper motor as they can maintain torque at low rpm's are are physically...
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    Thanks for the pics...great work there. I too...

    Thanks for the pics...great work there. I too would love to make one of claytons clocks. How long did it take you to make?

    Dean.
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    I will get there its only a matter of time........

    I will get there its only a matter of time.....
    Dean.
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