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13th September 2010, 06:59 PM #1
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Cat clock...
Not quite what you might be thinking. I work for a company that buys and sells Caterpillar Earthmoving gear, including wrecking. On the wall was an old clock (bit of MDF with a transport company ad on the front and a mechanism on the back) was starting to die. So I had a look around in some of the hundreds of used parts crates to try and find something interesting. I came accross some old valve covers/rocker covers that we had a few of.
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A bit of a wash, a sandblast, and a lick of paint.
A hole drilled, and a mechanism from our lovely sponsor Janine at Let's Make Time Clock Co., and viola... a new clock for the boys out the back...
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Now I know it's not timber... but it's my first.
Now I'm on the lookout for some other things to put mechanisms into. I have some hubcaps in the shed...Too many projects, so little time, even less money!
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13th September 2010, 11:08 PM #2
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Hey Yonnee,
You could have made a wooden Plub for the Oil Filler hole and did a clock in that,
Stiil a good looking thing for the workshop though.
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14th September 2010, 09:26 AM #3
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Thanks Hazza.
I had thought about cutting the bracing out and fitting a thermometer insert in that hole...
I still could...
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14th September 2010, 07:51 PM #4
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Nifty!!!
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15th September 2010, 10:29 AM #5
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what a great idea...
I first thought that someone had finally found a use for cats
I try and do new things twice.. the first time to see if I can do it.. the second time to see if I like it
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