A tower clock. Made from scratch.
John Wilding’s tower clock
From the first frame to the final tick. Follow the making of a mechanical tower clock in the home workshop.
Complete buildExplore
THE PROJECT BENCH
Something worth making.
Complete clock builds, useful radio tools and the experiments in between.
The write-ups, videos and files, together in one place.
The Tekippe regulator.
Building a precision regulator
Exploring precision timekeeping through Bernard Tekippe’s regulator clock, one component at a time.
Build seriesExplore
HF radio, at a glance.
Ham Pilot
Live HF reports, DX spots, propagation and a shack clock on a compact ESP32 touchscreen.
Firmware & setupExplore
Keep the session moving.
JTDX / WSJT-X AutoResume
A Windows helper for resuming CQ calling during supervised FT8 operation.
Software projectExplore
Listen to the tick.
GPS pendulum timer & beat analyser
A practical electronics project for investigating the beat and timing of a mechanical clock.
Project & downloadExplore
Cowells lathes. Small machines, fine work.
Cowells 90ME & 90CW lathes
Cowells lathe videos from my workshop: the 90ME and 90CW, accessories, lever feed, clock wheel cutting, an electronic divider and a flip-over tool rest.
Videos & workshop notesExplore
Take a look at the space and tools behind the builds.Workshop tours, machines & tools
MORE FROM THE BENCH
The workshop collection.
Workshop & machines