Man Cave Clock

[lockeyone]

It was a slow week at my shop so I needed something to do. This was made from a chair bottom. It is for a friend who seems to have a story about her garage. The garage was half built when the hubby gambled the rest of the monies away. So it sat awhile going through the divorce. Another guy approaches her to finish it, OK deal made, garage finished but not at all to the original specs. He took liberties to add some features of his own. She seems to think he had his own ideas for the future. Anyway ended up in court for payment etc issues. This friends son took over the garage and they call it a man cave. So I just felt compelled to make something for the Man Cave.

Used the bottle cap model from earlier version of Vectric software. 1/2" ball nose for model, 60 degree v-bit, masking, shaker cans of paint. I did have a few issues, like the pocket for the clock mechanism cut into the Bud logo. I did a quick fix and using the 10 foot rule you would never know it's there. I still have to find some sealer stuff to curb the paint bleeding but it actually looks pretty decent for the Man Cave font (JFRockOutcrop). I left the ink on the bottom of the chair showing when/where the chair was made. Clock diameter is 17". Total out of pocket was about $5. With design/machine time I figure this clock is worth $150 maybe more .

[Woodbutcher-59]

Now THATS what I'm talkin about !!!

Nice Job.

Jeff

[jasond]

Very nice!!

[jimwill2]

Sweet! Very nicely done and great design. Thanks for the link on the font.

[capnl]

Very nice design and another great sample what we can obtain with Aspire !!

a tip about the bleeding of thepaint:
when I make namesigns in mahogany I tend to mill the characters about 1 mm deeper into the wood,
after cleaning-up I seal the wood by spraying 2 coats of clear lacquer,
after drying I use an airbrush with gold paint and spray 2 or 3 times.
Then next day I take-off that 1mm of the surface of the wood removing the overspray and showing a sharp edge on the lettering.
Finally a few coats of clear will seal all even for outdoor use.

Cheers
John

[jasond]

Very nice design and another great sample what we can obtain with Aspire !!

a tip about the bleeding of thepaint:
when I make namesigns in mahogany I tend to mill the characters about 1 mm deeper into the wood,
after cleaning-up I seal the wood by spraying 2 coats of clear lacquer,
after drying I use an airbrush with gold paint and spray 2 or 3 times.
Then next day I take-off that 1mm of the surface of the wood removing the overspray and showing a sharp edge on the lettering.
Finally a few coats of clear will seal all even for outdoor use.

Cheers
John

Do you need to thin the paint for your brush?

I tried to spray some varathane today with mine and was a royal pain to get working. (of course, I only played with the brush a few times and far from knowing how to use it lol)

I used to shellac-dry-paint then plane mine off, but do it a different method now.

I cut mine as normal, then paint using craft paint (5-30 minutes its dry) then using a 6" orbital sander, I gently sand the top. Takes the paint off quickly and leaves crisp clear lines and a supersmooth top. I then do my poly or varathane to seal up the wood.

[capnl]

Do you need to thin the paint for your brush?

Jason,

normally the paint I use is thinned with a 'same brand thinner' (Createx)
I use it 'as is' and for the lettering in my name-signs it gives a good layer of paint.
The Clear I use if from the local DIY store I prefer matte but some customers like the glossy version.

John

[bill_w]

That looks Excellent, very nice

[jasond]

Do you need to thin the paint for your brush?

Jason,

normally the paint I use is thinned with a 'same brand thinner' (Createx)
I use it 'as is' and for the lettering in my name-signs it gives a good layer of paint.
The Clear I use if from the local DIY store I prefer matte but some customers like the glossy version.

John

Thanks John

[JamesB]

Great looking clock. I bet Tim Merrill chuckled when he saw this, on Friday we were chatting about an idea to take the bottle cap model and VCarve text into the top - he said to me it would also make a good clock. I guess great minds think alike

Cheers,
James

PS - for those without Aspire the model is available here: http://www.vectorart3d.com/store/index. ... l&ID=50587 - Aspire customers will find this in the included clip art, its called Bottle-Cap.

[tmerrill]

Yes, I chuckled.

Lockeyone did an excellent job with design and execution.

Tim

[davespenden]

Nice idea Lockeyone. If you don't mind, where did you get your clock movements and hands from?

[Phil]

Very well done from concept to execution.

Phil

[lockeyone]

Clock movements are from http://www.villageseiko.com/Village/
I bought several of these at a time varying hand lengths so when the mood strikes me I can make a clock. I made a few Harley type clocks but I like this clock the best so far. The clock you see I snipped off a set of the long hands to fit this clock. Kinda an after thought. Should have thought about diameter of clock first. Oh well, always adapting on the fly.

Thanks for all the compliments. This really was an "on the fly job", just tossed it together. I was starting to over think it and I have to stop my self from time to time and just keep it simple. Just because I can doesn't mean I should. I am impressed with it even though I know of a couple of flaws. That's my secret.

[cabnet636]

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