tlempicke
03-20-2014, 08:46 PM
About three years ago I bought a BT-48 and thought that building a clock would be a nifty first project. Not just any clock - I wanted a clock that used no clock specific parts and also that had gears that actually moved. In other words you could sit there and see the gears moving as they made the clock keep time.
This is the fourth iteration of Franken Clock. The first one had magnificent gears cut from delrin to last forever and would have been about ten feet square if I completed it. The second ran, but the noise would drive you from the room Finally I arrived here, it runs and keeps time. Nice and quiet. It is all clear plastic which turns out to be kind of mind bending when you are assembling it. If you look you will see some of my writing on the gears so that I know where to put them and how they are oriented.
One of the major things I got out of this is an admiration for the clockmakers of years ago. They had a lot of specialized knowledge and some pretty awesome skills.
This is the fourth iteration of Franken Clock. The first one had magnificent gears cut from delrin to last forever and would have been about ten feet square if I completed it. The second ran, but the noise would drive you from the room Finally I arrived here, it runs and keeps time. Nice and quiet. It is all clear plastic which turns out to be kind of mind bending when you are assembling it. If you look you will see some of my writing on the gears so that I know where to put them and how they are oriented.
One of the major things I got out of this is an admiration for the clockmakers of years ago. They had a lot of specialized knowledge and some pretty awesome skills.