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  1. Stabilising wood gears against ingress of moisture - Cactus Juice?

    Hi - I am new to the art of clock making, having completed just one clock using plywood gears. In future, largely for aesthetic reasons, I'd like to move away from plywood gears to using Tasmanian...
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    Cactus Juiice

    Is anyone aware of an Australian equivalent to the rather expensive American Cactus Juice, which is precatalysed, drawn into the wood pores after removal of air and moiture under vacuum, and then...
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    Thanks - that sounds like great advice. I've...

    Thanks - that sounds like great advice. I've located a source in Australia and will definitely try it out. Since they will never see the inside of a dishwasher (I decided to replace mine with a...
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    Goblets

    Hi - I'm making a series of turned goblets (from celery top pine) from which I would like to serve wine and beer. Can anyone recommend a safe interior finish (epoxy, cactus juice ...?) which will...
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    Metal shafting and tubing

    I'm just about to commence building my first wood clock, but the design calls for 1/4" brass (or steel) ground shafting and snug-fitting tubing to act as bearings. I'm trying to source these in...
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    Thanks Ian. You are quite correct about the cost...

    Thanks Ian. You are quite correct about the cost of the wood being fairly insignificant when weighed against the investment in time, thought and energy.

    BTW - Where in Canada do you live? I also...
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    Best plywood for gears/pinions?

    I've just bought a Shapeoko CNC which, among other things, I intend using for cutting wooden clock gears, escapements etc. My first tests (on 7mm Tas oak) show that it does this very well. However,...
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    Baltic Birch plywood or substitutes

    I'm about to embark on wood gear clock making and require access to good quality, fine ply, baltic birch plywood (or substitute) in thicknesses of 3mm - 18mm for CNC cutting of pinions, wheels and...
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