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Title: Wooden Gear Clock
Post by: Rapid Roger on March 15, 2011, 01:40:04 pm: Around Feb 6, Steve Good posted that there were plans for a wooden gear clock in the spring issue of ScrollSaw magazine. Well, I couldn't help myself and tried building one.
Just got it running for more than 30 minutes at a time so will now try to post a picture of it.

(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z299/rapidroger/Wooden%20Gear%20Clock/IMG_0851.jpg)

Cutting the parts is the easy part,getting it to run takes a bit (month) longer.

Hope this works...

Rog
Title: Re: Wooden Gear Clock
Post by: newfie on March 15, 2011, 02:12:22 pm: looks great Roger.I been wanting to try one of them but never got the plans for it might look for the pattern for it and give it a go myself. thanks for posting
Title: Re: Wooden Gear Clock
Post by: Mainewoods on March 15, 2011, 03:03:29 pm: wow, cool! You did a really nice job on that! I have the pattern, but haven't dared try it yet....afraid I'd screw it up so bad I'd mess up the space-time continuum!!! :o
Title: Re: Wooden Gear Clock
Post by: Tim2beupinAz on March 15, 2011, 03:15:13 pm: Great job. I have been wanting to do that to. I have the plans just havent challenged myself that much yet.
Title: Re: Wooden Gear Clock
Post by: DWSudekum on March 15, 2011, 03:59:40 pm: Excellent job Roger. I have seen those plans and do not have the patience for it. Thanks for showing us.

DW
Title: Re: Wooden Gear Clock
Post by: crusty59 on March 15, 2011, 04:23:58 pm: Nice job Roger! My wife likes that clock, so I have been buying my materials for it. This will be my second gear clock
Title: Re: Wooden Gear Clock
Post by: cameronj on March 15, 2011, 04:52:51 pm: Well done, Roger. I also have the plans for that one, but haven't had the nerve to try to do one yet.....someday, I hope.
Jim
Title: Re: Wooden Gear Clock
Post by: lwilli on March 15, 2011, 09:25:28 pm: Very nice job Roger! You have to have a lot of patience to cut out all those teeth.

Louis
Title: Re: Wooden Gear Clock
Post by: bluesuede on March 15, 2011, 10:11:26 pm: Very nice Roger, great job.... Thanks for sharing with us ;...
Bruce ;D
Title: Re: Wooden Gear Clock
Post by: heiko rettberg on March 16, 2011, 02:28:46 am: Awesome, looks realy good. very good job.
Title: Re: Wooden Gear Clock
Post by: Marcellarius on March 16, 2011, 06:08:09 am: excellent job! thanks for sharing
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Post by: julief on March 16, 2011, 07:26:12 am: Awesome job!!!
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Post by: Russ C on March 16, 2011, 08:39:16 am: Awesome job, I like it. Thanks for posting. :)
Title: Re: Wooden Gear Clock
Post by: Chachi on March 16, 2011, 09:26:57 am: Great job......A whole month? Wow good for you to get it working...
Title: Re: Wooden Gear Clock
Post by: Rapid Roger on March 16, 2011, 11:20:44 am: AND NOW FOR THE GOOD NEWS!!! It ran all night last-night and is still going!
It is gaining about 30 minutes over a 12 hour period so some adjustment still needed.
To all those who have commented, THANK YOU!
If you have the plans, go ahead and dive in. The cutting of the wheels is really the easy part rounding-up all the other parts can be a bit harder (and more expensive) and getting everything to mesh is time consuming but, well worth it when it is running!! I would like to see more variations and stories about how to do things that help out making a clock.
I am considering making a table top style that is spring wound.

Rog
Title: Re: Wooden Gear Clock
Post by: dgman on March 16, 2011, 09:17:29 pm: Excellent Roger. Thanks for the update!
Title: Re: Wooden Gear Clock
Post by: WigWag Workshop on March 19, 2011, 09:28:00 am: That is AWESOME, wish I had the talent to make a clock like that, maybe one day my skills will be good enough. Thanks for sharing

Steven
Title: Re: Wooden Gear Clock
Post by: frankorona on March 20, 2011, 10:13:30 am: Asombroso!
Genial!
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