![]() Working from the winding arbor,I have a 16t and a 60t fixed together but free running with the ratchet fitted to the 60t. I'll try and explain what I done to over come this. Just about all wooden clocks have the hour and minute wheels in front of the clock workings,I think they detract from the clocks general appearance. Rhys, Sorry about the delay answering your queries about my wooden clock. The experts also recommend that the teeth are left with absolutely no finish on them and are left as bare wood which the graphite sticks to and wears in. ![]() As time goes by the clock is becoming less affected by the humidity as the high spots on the bearings and teeth are wearing in. I would think that with Oak there would be very little penetration at all. I have seen your clocks on the forum and greatly admired them.Įchinada, I did try to soak some swamp kauri with a thinned epoxy and was really disappointed to see how little penetration it had. The clock needs 5lbs to run but with a 4:1 set of pulleys it obviously has 20 lbs on it but still only 5 lbs on the weight arbor. The next one will have brass bushings on the dowel arbors or perhaps brass rods. I had wanted my first clock to be on traditional lines in much the same way that they were built originally thus it is all wood. The timber used throughout is oak and the arbors run in holes that have been burnished out to be slightly oversize to give clearance and are then lubricated with graphite powder. ![]() ![]() There are paper patterns but I was reluctant to cut them up as one then has no reference point and I discovered that zerox prints are not accurate thus I made up a jig mounted on an index plate and marked the teeth out before cutting them. I cut them all out on my Hegner scroll saw and finished the teeth on a 1"x 42" vertical belt sander on which I run a 240 grit belt which I have slowed down from its original speed by changing the drive pulley. The wheels, pinions etc were made from self made 5 ply oak and finished at 12mm. I made up the front and rear panels from 3ply which I made from the oak and glued with epoxy glue. John, I built the clock from European oak which I bought in 200 x 25 rough sawn. ![]()
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