Clock #1

[David NobleParticipant @davidnoble71990]

I realise that this must be 'old hat' for many but my first clock TICKS. Lots to do before it is finished but I'm 'quietly' pleased.

David

[David NobleParticipant @davidnoble71990]

[LainchyParticipant @lainchy]

Very nice! Well done

[Mogens KildeParticipant @mogenskilde92996]

a real treat from here – the first continuous ticks must be a milestone – well done!

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

Well impressed!

[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

It's always exciting when it works! Very well done, that's a real incentive to finish it.

Brian

[Ian Johnson 1Participant @ianjohnson1]

It's not 'old hat' to me! It must be really nice to hear the first tick-tock of the clock. Making a clock is on my 'to do' list

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Congratulations David!

Neil

[David NobleParticipant @davidnoble71990]

Very kind, thank you.

David

[Jeff DaymanParticipant @jeffdayman43397]

Looks great David! well done.

[MeunierParticipant @meunier]

Looking very good David.
Where did you source the construction manual from ?
DaveD

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Only just spotted this thread, David

Please let me add my congratulations.

MichaelG.

[David NobleParticipant @davidnoble71990]

Posted by Meunier on 07/08/2019 21:44:08:

Looking very good David.
Where did you source the construction manual from ?
DaveD

Thank you Meunier, I bought it Here

David

[David NobleParticipant @davidnoble71990]

Many thanks are due to Sam who's a member here for all the help with gear calculations.

[Sam StonesParticipant @samstones42903]

You are so welcome David.

It has been a pleasant journey and a privilege to work with you.

I should add that were it not for all the help I got from members of this forum commencing in about 2010, I'd have little if anything to contribute.

All the very best.

Sam

Shivering in cold, cold Melbourne.

[MeunierParticipant @meunier]

Posted by David Noble on 07/08/2019 22:24:41:

Thank you Meunier, I bought it Here

David

Thanks for the info David, now sorted.
DaveD

[Max AtomicParticipant @maxatomic99232]

Looks great good luck with the rest of the construction.

[Bill PudneyParticipant @billpudney37759]

Congratulations!! It's my ambition to build a clock, so I am VERY envious of your achievement!!

cheers

Bill

[David NobleParticipant @davidnoble71990]

 

Thank you Max  and Bill 

Edited By David Noble on 03/10/2019 08:35:13

[gerry maddenParticipant @gerrymadden53711]

Nice work Mr N ! And some interesting details there, in particular the pendulum 'hanging by a thread'. I haven't seen this before but might have read about such things. While this 'might' have some advantages over something more conventional, I'm wondering if the thread material is reliable in terms of fatigue. It would be interesting to hear your thoughts.

Gerry

[David NobleParticipant @davidnoble71990]

Hello Gerry, that's not just 'thread' that's 'silk thread' !!

It seems that the idea comes from old french clocks. The odd idea appealed to me so I used it.

The thread is suspended from a screw at the top which can turn to adjust the length of swing for fine adjustments.

As for fatigue, I'll let you know!

David

[Bob StevensonParticipant @bobstevenson13909]

I assume that this is the 'Wilding' version of the large wheel skeleton clock, which did indeed have french beginnings. Several members of Epping Forest Horology Club have made it and one of the last people to do so used a rayon filament to set up the finished clock, which would run for about 4 to 5 days. After completely dissassembly no faults or reasons for the poor endurance could be discerned……..

However, after replacing the rayon filament with finest silk embroidery thread the run time suddenly became 12 days!….just one of those fascinating little happenings that keeps horology so seductive for us clock builders.

[David NobleParticipant @davidnoble71990]

Hello Bob,

Fascinating indeed. I think I would have used a different word other than 'seductive' !

David

[Sam StonesParticipant @samstones42903]

Thus 'seduced' by the idea that the finest silk resolved the problem attributed to rayon , would anyone in the EFHC care to repeat the test with rayon (filament), thus dispelling my thoughts that some other effect might have fixed the endurance issue?

Just curious, Bob.  

Personally, I would be concerned for the longevity of rayon versus silk in terms of environmental factors, none the least being UV.

Here in Australia we have lots of it scattered around. Don't ask me how I know.

Sam

 

Edited By Sam Stones on 04/10/2019 00:00:11

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Please forgive the digression, but I thought some members might be interested in this, about Bulle [silk ribbon] Suspension: **LINK**

http://www.horologix.com/bu005_1.html

MichaelG.

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