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   bones | May 20, 2005 02:37pm | #1

   If I understand you correctly you want to make clock movements out of wood. If that is correct, try this one. You could also try the klockit site.

   http://www.wooden-gear-clocks.com/

    

   http://www.klockit.com/

   
   

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   Edited 5/20/2005 7:40 am ET by bones

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   WillGeorge | May 21, 2005 02:53am | #4

   I made a clock from http://www.wooden-gear-clocks.com/..

   A little expensive (for me that is) but IT WORKED!..

   I had fun... and thinking of another to do...

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   bones | May 21, 2005 09:40pm | #9

   Just curious, how well do they keep time?

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   WillGeorge | May 22, 2005 08:51pm | #11

   I never checked it that close.. Can I say reasonable time.. I just did it because I thought it would be fun.. It was.. But I never thought about accuracy..

   My daughter has it in her kitchen..

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   Newlimey | May 22, 2005 01:14am | #10

   There was an article on Harrison's clocks (he of the accurate nautical timepieces) in Traditional Woodworking about 3 years ago, in the u.k.; prior to his interest in Longitude, he made church clock mechanisms in wood of the hardy, self oiling variety. it included plans!

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   joinerswork | May 20, 2005 03:59pm | #2

   Hcd,

   FWW, Spring issue, 1978.  It's the cover article.

   Regards,

   TRay

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   Ruth | May 20, 2005 05:35pm | #3

   This article, from FW March/April 1986 (#57), is available for $3.50 from the Fine Woodworking Archive.

   Making a Wooden Clockworksby Wayne WestphalePart two: Getting things ticking Here is a discussion on how to make a clockwork out of wood and includes ways to cut gear teeth and methods that cover accuracy and speed. Photos and detailed drawings illustrate these methods and include a router mounted on a lathe and a muling machine.

   The Archive doesn't seem to have part 1, published in the January/February 1986 issue (#56), but here is the brief listing from the back-issue table of contents:

   DESIGNING WOODEN CLOCKWORKS

   Movements and how they work

   by Wayne Westphale

   The article from Spring 1978 (#10) is

   WOODEN CLOCKWORKSDesign, construction require careby John R. Lord

   That article is available in a book collection, Woodshop Specialties.

   You might also try searching for "clock" in the Fine Woodworking magazine index.

    Ruth DobsevageTaunton New Media

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   WillGeorge | May 21, 2005 02:55am | #5

   What the heck is a muling machine??

   Old and thought I knew everything..  LOL...

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   Ruth | May 21, 2005 04:32am | #6

   Eek-- a typo! And on my watch.

   I guess I need to stop doing five things at once. Ruth DobsevageTaunton New Media

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   eyesore | May 21, 2005 05:06am | #7

   Thanks for the suggestions.  I'm really interested in making my own designs.  Before I buy the article or book, do you know if the article or book explains how to determine gear ratios and sizes? 

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   Ruth | May 21, 2005 07:42pm | #8

   I don't think I have a copy of the book at home, so I'll have to wait until the work week to check it out. Perhaps a "lifer" subscriber can answer the question for you in the meantime. Ruth DobsevageTaunton New Media

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   Ruth | May 23, 2005 05:21pm | #12

   The Lord article offers an in-depth explanation of how pendulum clocks work, including sections on gear ratios and sizes. It's an 8-page article, heavy on text and math, with detail drawings.

   Westphale part two, also an 8-page article and also with dense text and detailed drawings, explains how to cut the gears and make all the other clock parts. If the muling machine gets too balky, try a metalworking milling machine. Ruth DobsevageTaunton New Media

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   WillGeorge | May 26, 2005 12:55am | #15

   heavy on text and math!

   Lets me out then!

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   Ruth | May 26, 2005 04:40am | #16

   There are lots of drawings, too. I was just trying to convey the feel of those old articles -- they are very different from what the magazine is publishing these days.  : ) Ruth DobsevageTaunton New Media

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   Bubba1 | Aug 12, 2009 03:32pm | #17

   Any idea where to find the Lord article? I searched on here but it didn't seem to show up. Thanks!

    

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   RalphBarker | Aug 15, 2009 01:34am | #18

   It's in Issue #10, according to the cover-puzzle game, but the article itself may not be online.

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   Gene | May 24, 2005 05:37am | #13

   The articles by Wayne Westphale were both reprinted in "Small Woodworking Projects (The Best of Fine Woodworking)," by Taunton Press. It appears to be out of print, but I imagine a lot of libraries will have copies.

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   Ruth | May 24, 2005 04:41pm | #14

   Good find, Gene. In fact, the clock gears are on the cover. Just checked Amazon -- it can be had there, special order or used:

   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/156158018X/qid=1116941969/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-3771648-1672956?v=glance&s=books Ruth DobsevageTaunton New Media

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   WillGeorge | Aug 15, 2009 07:21am | #19

   If you want wood gears.. You can purchase some at a reasonable price..

   Just search wooden gears..

   http://www.wooden-gear-clocks.com/plan_description.htm

   If you want to make your own see..

   http://www.woodgears.ca/gear_cutting/template.html

   http://www.woodgears.ca/index.html