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General Category => Brag Forum => Topic started by: scrappile on March 22, 2017, 07:39:03 pm
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I showed this on Scroll Saw Village, but there are some here that do not go there, and it was so much fun I thought I would share them here. This is a first for me. I have been wanting, for a long time to make a wooden geared clock. But, not sure I could do it. While looking at plans a while back on the internet I came across Clayton Boyer's site. He has plans for three "Bot" (robots). They looked like a lot of fun to try to build and I thought they would give me some indication of how difficult it is to cut gears. Here is where I found them: http://www.lisaboyer.com/Claytonsite/robotlaboratory.htm
This is the first one complete that I made:
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c175/grinchman/IMG_3141.jpg) (http://s27.photobucket.com/user/grinchman/media/IMG_3141.jpg.html)
and here is a short video of it "CB Walking Bot" walking;
https://youtu.be/tTlXdQQhCEY
I have the other two all cut and ready to start assembly this weekend. This is one of my most fun project. I now have the first one trained to go to frig and get me a beer! ;D
I have more confidence now that I may be able to make a clock.
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Very nicely done. That looks like it took a lot of work to get running correctly. Thanks for sharing this with us.
DW
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WOW!!
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I made one of Clayton Boyer's clocks. It wasn't all that hard to cut out or even assemble but, making it keep time was an exercise in SUPER frustration!
I got it to keep good time for about 5 days and then something would go wrong. It was in my shop and I think temp. and humidity had a lot to do with it.
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z299/rapidroger/Wooden%20Gear%20Clock/IMG_0856.jpg) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/rapidroger/media/Wooden%20Gear%20Clock/IMG_0856.jpg.html)
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z299/rapidroger/Wooden%20Gear%20Clock/IMG_0858.jpg) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/rapidroger/media/Wooden%20Gear%20Clock/IMG_0858.jpg.html)
It was suppose to be mounted on a wall but, I tried to put it on a stand so maybe that had something to do with it.
Anyway, now it is in the basement in parts and pieces. :)
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Cool looking clock. I really want to give one a try.