Toucan wood gear clock
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Re: Toucan wood gear clock
That looks really nice.
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Re: Toucan wood gear clock
GREAT Job!!
Of course it took me till last pic to figure out the "Toucan"
Well done!
scott
Of course it took me till last pic to figure out the "Toucan"
Well done!
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Re: Toucan wood gear clock
Fantastic clock project! Love the mechanism and the Toucan!
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Re: Toucan wood gear clock
A great looking clock, very well done.
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Re: Toucan wood gear clock
Of the many projects I would love to do, one of them is a HUGE version of a clock like this. I am talking ten feet tall or more. I have the ability to make the gears and the frame, etc. If I can find the plans for the right clock, I will make that a summer project.
Someone in a thread on Router Forums suggested that if it is a pendulum operated clock, increasing the size would affect the timing of the swinging pendulum and the clock would not be able to keep the correct time. So they said the clock would need to be driven by an electric motor.
I am not an engineer and I don't play one on TV, so I don't know about how increasing the size of a pendulum would slow it down. I would think that scaling a clock should not change its characteristics. The swing would be longer, but the weight would be heavier, and I *think* the clock would operate the same. Am I wrong?
Joe
Someone in a thread on Router Forums suggested that if it is a pendulum operated clock, increasing the size would affect the timing of the swinging pendulum and the clock would not be able to keep the correct time. So they said the clock would need to be driven by an electric motor.
I am not an engineer and I don't play one on TV, so I don't know about how increasing the size of a pendulum would slow it down. I would think that scaling a clock should not change its characteristics. The swing would be longer, but the weight would be heavier, and I *think* the clock would operate the same. Am I wrong?
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Re: Toucan wood gear clock
Awesome job. I have alay?s wanted to make something like that. Did you purchase the design and if so from where.
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Re: Toucan wood gear clock
Workmanship is superb. Really nice job.
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Re: Toucan wood gear clock
Not the OP however, go to Lisaboyer.com and click on Woodworking Plans and you will find what you are looking for.Bonch wrote:Awesome job. I have alay?s wanted to make something like that. Did you purchase the design and if so from where.
Clayton Boyer produces what I consider the best CAD plans. I have made several of his projects and they all turned out great.
You can either purchase a rolled set of plans or the electronic version which are easily converted to Vectric.
You won't be disappointed,
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Re: Toucan wood gear clock
It is increasing the length of a pendulum that slows it down. The period (time) of one swing is proportional to the square root of the length. So a pendulum that is 5 times as long will take 2.236 times as long to make a swing. One solution would be to change the gearing accordingly.joejinky wrote: I am not an engineer and I don't play one on TV, so I don't know about how increasing the size of a pendulum would slow it down. I would think that scaling a clock should not change its characteristics. The swing would be longer, but the weight would be heavier, and I *think* the clock would operate the same. Am I wrong?
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Re: Toucan wood gear clock
Thanks. I can clearly see that clock making is a fine art I will never master. This is why I would build an electric clock, and rely on the gears and linkages to maintain the correct time, according to a reliable electric motor RPM.
Joe
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