My First Wooden Clock

[Ed Morgano]

I haven't posted for a while. I've had 4 surgeries since February this year but I'm finally on the road to health. Of course at 70, I'm not sure what that means. :-).

This is my first attempt at making a wood clock. It is a design by Brian Law. I have a CNC router so I bought the plans which included DXF files for the router. The gears were cut on the router, but all the shafts, bushings, etc. were made on the lathe so it should still qualify as "partial" round work. It was really a fun project. The video can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm7Jc3vwESM. It's not completely finished yet, but I wanted to share something. Thanks for looking. C&C welcome as always.

[David DeCristoforo]

I love wood clockworks. Always have even though I have never attempted one. Yours looks good but... PLEASE... lose the blue coffee container!!! It totally ruins the effect!

[Ed Morgano]

David, I thought the coffee container filled with water added a nice touch..... Oh well, I guess I'll have to make something else. :)

[Jim Burr]

Glad you are on the mend Ed!! Happy that The King of All Things Turned had a great view, but my spot in Norcal has horrid internet...any chance for normal people to see pic's?

[John Fabre]

Nice job, recover soon.

[Ed Morgano]

Jim, here are a few pictures.

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[Doug Herzberg]

Ed, a lot of work went into that. It looks great and is very cool. Best wishes for continued improvement in your health.

[Jim Burr]

Ha!! That's amazing Ed!! Gears and stuff...all made by you?

[Kathy Marshall]

Very cool Ed! Now just turn a wooden bucket to replace the blue coffee jug ;).
I hope you'll post more pics when the project is finished!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Good looking clock Ed. I have repaired several wooden clocks made back in the early 1800's. How much weight does it take to run it? What is the pendulum length?

[Keith Outten]

Ed,

If you can't find a suitable weight for your clock project I have several iron weights that I removed from the windows in my house when we replaced them a couple years ago. The original windows were well over a hundred years old. The weights are a bit decorative in that they have a kind of scale type finish and they are about 6 to 8 inches long and about 2" in diameter. If you are interested I can take a picture and find out how much they weigh. They are kind of heavy so you would have to pay the shipping.
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[Rick Markham]

That's really amazing Ed!

[Michelle Rich]

Good to see work from you again, Ed. hope you are recovering well. Very cool clock, thanks for sharing

[Ed Morgano]

Good looking clock Ed. I have repaired several wooden clocks made back in the early 1800's. How much weight does it take to run it? What is the pendulum length?
Bernie,
I'm guessing that I'm using about 2# for the weight. The pendulum length is about 40" right now. I'm still adjusting it to get the time right.