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13th April 2015, 08:13 AM #1Intermediate Member
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Wooden Clock Kit from ThinkGeek,com
Hi
Back with my Clock build
The Wooden Clock from ThinkGeek.com. The clock was $69 US and withe a $10 off voucher came to $90 AU including delivery.
The clock took approx 10 days to arrive and was left on the from doorstep.
Initial impressions were not good. The parts were filthy and had laser burn marks and discolouration on every part and smelled burnt like a damp fire pit.
I was tempted to return the whole thing, but followed the first instruction to clean sand all parts. After I did this the parts looked okay and the burnt smell went away
The video of the unboxing contains cleaned up parts not the initial state so its a bit cheated
Anyway here is the link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5qI2Tnepjg
Okay now onto the build.
The first item to build is a Jig for the gear build , which later pulls apart for clock parts.
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The gears are then placed on the jig, glued together, and removed. The instructions are very clear and concise. The only areas of concern are the gluing points which are tiny and the glue needs ti be applied with a toothpick.
The parts are well cut and only need minimal sanding at the holes to provide a smooth spin on the spindles.( watched a couple of Vids on this else I would not have done it.)
Here are he gears being assembled. On the first picture , the glue poinst are the marked area on the gears
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The next few images are the major seconds gear with the internal wind mechanism
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All gears finished
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So far so good. Cleaned up well and assembled with little issued. JUst need to take care when applying glue. Need to prefit all paers and to sand all joints & gears smoothly.
PS do not empty contents on floor for parts inventory. I was ticking off and noticed one bit missing. The dog had picked it up and was just about to make a meal of it when I noticed. LUCKY....
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13th April 2015, 08:28 AM #2
I got a front row seat for your clock build Paul and won't nick anything, just enjoy your model building....Cheers Crowie
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19th April 2015, 09:31 AM #3Intermediate Member
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The clock continues
Hi All
Took at bit to get back, but was delayed a little with other work.
Okay after the cogs were completed, time to do the the pendulum, weight case & back plate
Pendulum & Case
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Then the backing plate. Each of the axels had to be individually sanded and graphite applied to ensure the gears move smoothly ( They gave you a sizing tool )
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The front face was then completed
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The gears added one at a time to ensure fit and messing without any jamming. ( I'm guessing I was lucky as only one or two teeth on one gear had to be slightly sanded)
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Then I temp hung the clock on the bookshelf in the study and tested the movement. All appears to be working so far.
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I will not stain the front of the gears and other parts till I have it tuned up. Still have to cut up the 2,5KG of lead fishing weights to fit ( was cheaper than lead shot and the only thing avail locally) for the clock weight
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Once I have done that I will be back with the final clock. ( and playing around with my new Dremel )
Tks Paul V
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19th April 2015, 09:57 PM #4Intermediate Member
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Its working
Just a bit excited. Here is a vid of the completed clock minus any stain / flnish and raw weight tube. However it ticks & tocks. NO idea how well it keeps time yet but it keeps going....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAhG6VJUUrQ
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19th April 2015, 10:03 PM #5
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19th April 2015, 10:29 PM #6
Long ! Love it .. nice work
Glenn Visca
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21st April 2015, 09:41 PM #7Intermediate Member
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So long and thanks fro all the fish..
Okay its over. It Ticks, Tock's & Rocks.
Its a bit steampunk now. But I like it.
The stain was leftover Cabots Water based Cedar from the workbench kit. The yellowish bits are Maple stain.
I also used the stain on the cardboard weight case. ( A brass weight unit would look good and I am surfing eBay for one).
The lettering was a little light after the sanding so I enhanced it with a fine perm ink felt tip pen.
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The kit was a lot of fun, and is is perfect for anyone wanting to do a first time clock.
The instructions are excellent and the diagrams accurate. If you take the time to clean it it & sand away the laser burns it looks great.
Getting it going and staying going was the only issue. The escape wheel ( The one on the left with the pendulum) pendulum regulator must be 90deg. to the ground.
Because the design is not square do not assume that the holes must be level. I did and it would not continue. I had to mount it on a board attached to the wall and then adjust it up and down by hand till it stayed going.
Once this was done I finally tightened the two screws holding on the wall. Also as it weights near;y 3 KG with the weight, you will need to use ramset plasterboard holders if going into plasterboard.
Other than that its a great kit and good value if the Aussie dollar stays up.
There is no metal parts other than the lead in the counterweight and a small screw in the pendulum base to adjust swing speed ( No idea if it actually works or not). Its purely weight driven on wood spindles. It takes about 18 hours to wind down at this stage and is about 2 min out over the day so not bad.
The only tools req were sanding block , fine sand paper, some old dowel cut offs covered in fine sand paper for the gear sanding, PVA glue & a saw to cut the fishing weights up. ( oh and a screw drive to fit it to the wall)
See you with the next project.
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21st April 2015, 09:59 PM #8
That clock will surely be a talking piece on the wall.... very nice, sir...cheers, crowie
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24th April 2015, 11:57 AM #9
Just caught up on this one mate.
Nice build!.
The clock looks like something you may find in the restaurant at the end of the universe!.
So "42" got any thoughts?.
Cheers mate
Trev.
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