Congreve Clock / Rolling Ball Clock Repair
I was looking on ebay when I came across this Congreve clock. The pictures were blurry and there...
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Category: Clockmaking
Repairing an Omega Seamaster Bumper Automatic Cal.344
It is watchmaking and not clock making but I thought this was the best category for it! I have...
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Clock Crossing Marking Out Jig
This jig is used to mark out for crossing out clock wheels to form the ‘spokes’. I had...
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Bluing screws and zinc removal
Blued screws are a tradition in clocks and watches but finding plain steel screws is a great...
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Wooden Clock Build
When I built my CNC machine last year I purchased DFX files from woodentimes online. I never...
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Eureka relief tool – making gear/clock wheel cutters
There are now a few methods of successful and less successful gear or clock wheel cutting that...
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Building a Small CNC Dividing Head
At Christmas I purchased a lovely Rawyler horizontal milling machine at a vary good price which...
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Synchronome Repair – making a new pallet
I`ve not made any updates in a while as I`ve been working to get my gearless clock up and on the...
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Portable Ring Sundial – Colin Thorne
Well over a year ago, in fact probably a couple of years ago I had been shown some plans for Colin...
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Cutting the Gear Cutter!
I`ve made a start on the gears. I`m using John Stevensons informative article on spur gear...
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A Multi-tooth Wheel Cutter and Successful Intermediate Wheel
My last three attempts at wheel cutting have been a steep learning curve. Not centring the cutter,...
Read MoreClock Parts Wooden Box
A slight aside from the actual clock build, after seeing Jere’s watch box for all his parts as he makes them I couldn`t help but want one. Certainly not to Jere’s high standards but should serve me well in my dirty...
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