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Archive for September, 2011

EDIT – I have decided this is not good enough and will need remaking! Well, as with last time when I hadn`t posted for a while, it isn`t not because I`ve not been working on it, just struggling! For the first time, I`ve gone ahead and made a part without actually understanding how it works [...]

06 Sep, 2011

Gearless Clock – Pulley Setup

Posted by: Raynerd In: Woodwards Gearless Clock

I got the weight pulley system together which took a lot longer than I expected! These little things were tricky to make! They each run on a tiny bearing; Because they are only about 3mm wide, I found it really tricky to have a blind hole to a press fit. It was too tight and [...]



  • Don bath: Thanks for the reply,currently I am making the escape wheel arbour and back cock plate ready for the next phase of testing .Your comments regarding th
  • Raynerd: Hi Don, have you my pics of your gearless clock, would like to see them! No, the cowells has been great, no issues.
  • Don bath: I am currently making the gearless clock,so your experiences have been very interesting.Currently I am looking at purchasing a small lathe for small c

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