Minimal Clockmaking

[DaveH]

(12-10-2012, 03:32 AM)Brian Wrote: Hi Dave
It looks as tho when i finally write the instruction book I will have to add a appendix for those that have mills and dividing heads.
Even if its only to stop your little man crying!!!
Brian.

Thanks Brian

DaveH

[Brian]

Hi david
Brain out of gear yesterday
Number of teeth is 32 / cm Not / in.
Just put it down to old age.

Brian.

[Brian]

And another one to make the pair.

   


Brian

[DaveH]

Brian,
They look nice.

DaveH

[sasquatch]

I can just hear the soft "click click " now of that clockworks.

Clocks always are a facinating mechanism.

[Brian]

After a few days when its just been to cold to stand in the shop its back to making chips.
Now having got the indexing sorted and the cutter proven. its on with the 32 tooth reverse hour wheel.
Using the 80 tooth change wheel to index the mandrel. two adjacent teeth are cut, until the curves at the tip just touch. The vertical slide is then locked, and the remaining teeth cut at full depth.

   

   

   

Very happy with the result.

[dallen]

was wondering where you got off too

DA

[sasquatch]

Great pics, thanks for posting this build.

[TomG]

Cold? In Sicily? You have to realize Brian, the many of us are from the Midwest and Canada and your weather this time of year seems downright balmy.

Nice looking gear you've turned out though, despite the weather conditions.

Tom

[DaveH]

(12-21-2012, 01:51 AM)Brian Wrote: Now having got the indexing sorted and the cutter proven. its on with the 32 tooth reverse hour wheel.
Using the 80 tooth change wheel to index the mandrel. two adjacent teeth are cut, until the curves at the tip just touch.

Nope - lost again

DaveH