Minimal Clockmaking

[Mayhem]

WOW - now that is small.

[tekfab]

(05-20-2013, 06:27 PM)Mayhem Wrote: WOW - now that is small.

LOL ! You sound like my wife !

[stevec]

[TomG]

And the perfect application for the Steve Carey "That's what she said" line.

[Brian]

I think I had better move on before this gets out of hand?

The next stage in the erection.
   

   

Brian

[dallen]

Brian
did you use any type of chemical process to blue the steel parts or are they just heat blued??

DA

[Brian]

(05-23-2013, 05:11 PM)dallen Wrote: Brian
did you use any type of chemical process to blue the steel parts or are they just heat blued??

DA

Hi Dallen
Just heat dallen, I was worried about slight differences in color ,but all the visitors to the shop think its great, even artistic! after all it is minimal clockmaking we are doing.

Brian

[dallen]

the uneven color in the parts make them look even more hand made, the chemicals don't really cost that much to do Niter Bluing 9 parts KNO3 and 1 part Manganese Dioxide melted together and boil the parts at high heat for a few minutes is all it takes and its reuseable.

I'm sure you know that you could lay the parts on a heavier piece of iron and heat from the bottom to even the heat out.

Any hint as to when the writeup on this will be ready?????????

DA

[Brian]

Oh if only I knew when, other things just seem to get in the way,

I hope to get it ticking this week end, but that's only half way to a complete clock!
Also the photo's masses of them, notes for the final write up, drawings ETC.

Any way here is another photo, of the finished Main arbor/winding assembly.

   

Brian

[EdK]

Wow! Beautiful work Brian.

Ed