Woodward/Wilding Gearless clock

[smfParticipant @smf]

This is another Woodard/Wilding gearless clock and my first clock.  It has a couple of variations (ignoring aesthetic changes) – ball bearing races for the count wheel, geared motion work and an endless loop/weight rewinding arrangement (lower right on the clock) for the cord instead of any maintaining work.  I’m not sure about the loop yet as the knot tends to jam up as it travels around the central arbour.  I’ve tried various knots and the current version is a ‘blood knot’, but I think the fundamental problem is that any knot is too bulky.  I could work round this, but I’d like to leave the clock alone for a while to bed in, so that I can dial in the rate a bit better.  I don’t expect to achieve regulator standards!

 

Stephen

 

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Very nice work, Stephen … and it’s a fascinating device.

MichaelG.

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