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  1. Thread: TTIT's shot

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    Splits notwithstanding, it certainly is an eye...

    Splits notwithstanding, it certainly is an eye catcher.

    Rhys
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    Thanks guys for your comments. Peter I am a...

    Thanks guys for your comments.

    Peter I am a bit of a fan of Clayton Boyer and his designs and plans. Clayton insists that one builds one of his more conventional clocks before you start on his...
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    Peter,thanks for your comments.....much...

    Peter,thanks for your comments.....much appreciated.

    The weight is a 25mm copper tube about 200mm long and is filled with lead shot weighing it at 1.5lbs in total. The cord wind works on two...
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    Big Shed ....yes I was referring to a timber...

    Big Shed ....yes I was referring to a timber door. I put up a door for my brother a few weeks ago and he went to fibreglass coated door, because the framed door had let go, and even they are not...
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    John I guess there are about 100 hours in the...

    John I guess there are about 100 hours in the clock....but that is only a guess. The run time is about 1200mm drop per 24 hours and it is wound with the cord hanging down from the middle of the...
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    Over here in NZ door manufacturers will not...

    Over here in NZ door manufacturers will not warrant a door painted black.

    Rhys
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    Radiance, a most unusual wooden clock

    Herewith Radiance which as the title says is a most unusual clock. This is one of Clayton Boyer's designs which has no gear wheels, runs on a torsional pendulum and ticks once every two minutes. The...
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    Rosco I like your work. It certainly makes more...

    Rosco I like your work. It certainly makes more sense of the grasshopper seeing it in large form like that rather than trying to study prints or books. I trust the clock you are designing will be on...
  9. I appreciate the comments ....thanks Paul and...

    I appreciate the comments ....thanks Paul and Swifty.

    Rhys
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    Rosco there is also information at this site...

    Rosco there is also information at this site http://www.bealltool.com/clockforum/index.php

    Rhys
  11. Inclination a clock designed by Clayton Boyer

    Herewith my latest clock build which is designed by Clayton Boyer and called Inclination. It is built of European oak and finished with two coats of blonde shellac and polished with dark wax.
    The...
  12. Thread: Index Plate

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    Bearcraft I have made up an index plate by...

    Bearcraft I have made up an index plate by wrapping a bandsaw blade with the requisite number of teeth required around a piece of MDF and holding it behind the chuck. Just don't turn the lathe on...
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    Hi Buzza. I guess there will 60 or so hours...

    Hi Buzza.

    I guess there will 60 or so hours in the clock. A project like this is a form of relaxation for me and I do not spend long hours to get it completed. I would hope to have it running...
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    Bob I have made my own plywood out of oak and...

    Bob I have made my own plywood out of oak and glued it all up with epoxy and thus far all is well. The wheels on the last one were designed at 3/8" thickness with no cutouts and I did them with 12 X...
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    Congratulations .....be very proud of you work. ...

    Congratulations .....be very proud of you work.

    Rhys
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    Unstable timber

    I have started my next wooden movement clock which is a Clayton Boyer design called Inclination : http://www.lisaboyer.com/Claytonsite/inclinationpage1.htm

    The front and rear panels on which the...
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    Jas that answer was really aimed at Paulb6 who...

    Jas that answer was really aimed at Paulb6 who asked for info on tools etc. He should be able to get a plane iron for a No5 by ordering through his local hardware shop and veneers are available...
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    Paul I have just seen your request for info on...

    Paul I have just seen your request for info on woodworking gear supplies. Try Carbatec in East Tamaki Road in Auckland. They have a catalogue and do telephone orders etc. Phones 09 274 9454 or 0800...
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    Jas you could give BBS Timbers in Henderson...

    Jas you could give BBS Timbers in Henderson Valley Road a try.

    Rhys
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    Thanks for the comments Prozac. The clock is a...

    Thanks for the comments Prozac. The clock is a "Thomas" clock and plans are available from: http://www.clockplans.com/page2.html

    Rhys H
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    HazzaB, you probably have the numbers sorted by...

    HazzaB, you probably have the numbers sorted by now however I had some computer cut in low gloss black vinyl and they worked out just fine. I was able to choose the font style that I needed to suit...
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    Good one Shorty....I look forward to your next...

    Good one Shorty....I look forward to your next one.

    Rhys:)
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    Congratulations Swifty....Looking back on my...

    Congratulations Swifty....Looking back on my clockmaking endeavours the thing that strikes me is the amount of time spent in figuring things out and the learning one does in the process. Again...
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    Charlie, just love your work....thanks for...

    Charlie, just love your work....thanks for showing them and welcome to the forum.

    Rhys
  25. Thread: Paper Clock

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    Yeebla, thanks for the good wishes....will talk...

    Yeebla, thanks for the good wishes....will talk with you when I get back.

    Cheers, Rhys
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    Lilli, it is an age old problem and one that...

    Lilli, it is an age old problem and one that there is no satisfactory answer to. I make jewellery boxes for the retail trade and if I am honest I probably get around $15 per hour for my efforts. When...
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    John on the verge and foliot clock that I...

    John on the verge and foliot clock that I recently completed the wheels had a diametrical pitch of 16. I made the wheel out of segments of an NZ timber called Tawa and it was not too difficult to...
  28. Thread: Paper Clock

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    Yeebla ...no pressure but I am leaving on the...

    Yeebla ...no pressure but I am leaving on the 26th Jan and my last forum session will be on the 25th. That said, I will be very keen to see the completed article when I return. I do know where you...
  29. Thread: Paper Clock

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    How is progress Yeebla?

    How is progress Yeebla?
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    As I said before John, the numbers are mind...

    As I said before John, the numbers are mind numbing.

    Will be interested to hear how you get on with your clock under development. One of Clayton Boyer's clocks called the "Lolli" is designed to...
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    Bob, glad you have it sorted. Rhys

    Bob, glad you have it sorted.

    Rhys
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    I think you will find that this is a Thomas clock...

    I think you will find that this is a Thomas clock for which plans can be found at
    www.clockplans.com/page2.html . I have built one of these from plans obtained from the USA and it works just fine.....
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    Fatih I was a the Captain of a freighter that...

    Fatih I was a the Captain of a freighter that worked into your home port in 1980s and got to know the area fairly well hence my question.

    Rhys
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    Fatih, it is great to see a different take in...

    Fatih, it is great to see a different take in wooden gear clockmaking. Can you show us more of the mechanical aspects of the movement?

    Also, which part of Turkey are you from?

    Rhys
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    Pricey, that is a project I have often dreamed...

    Pricey, that is a project I have often dreamed of.....good luck with it. What are you powering it with?

    Rhys:)
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    My workshop has a concrete floor which I found to...

    My workshop has a concrete floor which I found to be very tough on the legs. I managed to get some 1 metre square by 20mm thick sheets of rubber which interlock together and have laid these...
  37. Thread: Paper Clock

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    'Tis looking good Yeebla. Re the...

    'Tis looking good Yeebla.

    Re the "Inclination": thanks for sourcing the pictures. Yes the rolling drum carries the weight to power the clock. The lead is actually enclosed and not as photographed...
  38. Thread: Paper Clock

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    Yeebla, yes it does become addictive!! Apart...

    Yeebla, yes it does become addictive!!
    Apart from the satisfaction in completing a working clock the historical aspects of clocks and clock making over the 650 years since they were first developed...
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    Good looking clock Ravlord. It is great when...

    Good looking clock Ravlord. It is great when things work in your favour like that.

    Rhys
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    38,880,000 and still counting.

    Hi all.
    I just happened to be sitting in front of my computer with a calculator in my hand and calculated the number of times the escape wheel on the clock pictured has released since it began...
  41. Thread: Paper Clock

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    Yeebla, your tenacity and patience are becoming...

    Yeebla, your tenacity and patience are becoming legendary....I am beginning to feel very inadequate..

    Rhys
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    Great work....congratulations. Rhys

    Great work....congratulations.

    Rhys
  43. Two stroke outboards run at a lower temperature...

    Two stroke outboards run at a lower temperature than an aircooled motor on a motorbike or lawnmower thus they use different oils.

    Rhys
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    Hawkinob, In the 50s I subscribed to the Hobbies...

    Hawkinob, In the 50s I subscribed to the Hobbies magazine and payed 4pence a week for my copy. Unfortunately they all were lost during a house shifting exercise ....I am interested to know that the...
  45. If on holding a rag dipped in meths on to a...

    If on holding a rag dipped in meths on to a painted surface the paint becomes a little soft, then it is an acrylic paint. Presumably the same would aply to varnish although I have not tried it on...
  46. Thread: Paper Clock

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    Yeebla, Some 15 years ago I bought a copy of the...

    Yeebla,
    Some 15 years ago I bought a copy of the book "Making Your Own Working Paper Clock" in the USA with all of the drawings on cardboard and I had intended to make the clock up, however I was...
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    Swifty that is a fine piece of work....

    Swifty that is a fine piece of work. Congratulations

    When I built my one it seemed to take forever too....I always was poor at estimating hours in a job!!

    Rhys
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    Yeebla, I used a New Zealand wood...

    Yeebla,
    I used a New Zealand wood called Tawa for the gears and the chapter ring (the clock face) with Matai as the red divisions in the ring, and oak for the arbours. The bearings are...
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    http://www.woodenclocks.co.uk/ Conwood, The...

    http://www.woodenclocks.co.uk/

    Conwood,
    The above link will take you to a site where you can get free plans, for a verge and foliot movement plus the more conventional style of pendulum clock.
    ...
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    Wooden clock movement.

    This one gave both the Hegner scroll saw and myself a good workout.

    This clock has a verge and foliot movement as first made in 1350 and in current use up to 1650 when the pendulum was first...
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