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4th April 2005, 11:43 PM #121 with 26 years experience
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Clocks
Hei Guys,
I noticed that clock movements are dirt cheap.
Has anyone used a lathe to make a wall mount clock or is it easier to just use a bandsaw?
Cheers
Paul
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5th April 2005, 12:26 AM #2
I use a clock to teach the very basics of face plate turning on night 2 of the basic woodturning course.
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5th April 2005, 01:11 AM #3
I made a clock out of a scrap offcut of 200mm pine.
I mounted the square offcut on a faceplate with screws through the corners & turned the recess & bored the centre hole for the movement.
Then I reversed it onto a chuck in the recess & turned the edges round.
Next I got stuck into it with a wire brush on a power drill & then finished it with one of those B&D Flapper Sanders that were a fad about 20 years ago.
I didn't put any numbers on it, just finished it in PU... it looked great.Cliff.
If you find a post of mine that is missing a pic that you'd like to see, let me know & I'll see if I can find a copy.
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5th April 2005, 08:05 PM #421 with 26 years experience
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Hei Guys,
I know clocks would be among the more basic of items you could make, but I was thinking it could make a nice gift.
Cheers
Paul
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5th April 2005, 08:17 PM #5Hewer of wood
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Sure.
There's a squillion combo's of movements, hands, numbers and plates.
I did a barometer and thermometer pair out of redgum; not that I'm interested in the weather except on Sundays - just an interesting challenge.Cheers, Ern
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5th April 2005, 09:41 PM #6Originally Posted by smidsyCliff.
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