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Hello Mike, The motion work can be the same as on the 30 day clock.

The hour wheel now becomes a 60t,1.483" dia, and mounted on the centre arbor.

Both plates were 6" x 6", and spaced 3" apart. All arbors were made to suit.

Because you will be using a long case design you will get a longer fall for the weight (into the plinth), so you can delete the sub barrel, just move the main barrel further to the left so that it clears the pendulum as it would if the sub barrel was used. Very easy to fit a passing strike on the hour if you want to.

If I can help any time ,let me know. Hope you enjoy the project.

Chid.

Hello Mike, I made Peter Heimans 8 day regulator in 2007, my first clock.After a few problems which seems normal with your first clock, it has turned out to be an excellent timekeeper over the ten years since 2007.

I have also made three other clocks to the same basic design, using the same wheel count but with the addition of motion work below the dial.This allows the use of concentric hour and minute hands which is what you are after. All three clocks have been successful,altho all have some differences. The last also has a half hour striking train on two bells and date work. Would not recommend this for a first clock tho.

The Heiman book has all the drawings you need and the addition of motion work is not overly complicated. I did simplify the design somewhat by using only two plates

Hope this helps. Chid Cope..