Member postings for Chris Raynerd

Bear, thanks for your comment. I don`t know about a masterpiece but I`m certainly pleased with it! John - GadgetBuilder was a massive help and I pestered him via email no end throughout the build despite us being on opposite sides of the pond!

The clock is a real pain to get running. I expect in genuine honesty, I have watched it running, stopping and starting and trouble shooting for as many hours as it took to make the parts!

Niloch - good link. I just walked to my village hardware shop and they had some at 99p in white! It is fairly easy to get hold of and works infinately better for me than the fishing line called for in Wildings plans!

Another huge improvement that I forgot to mention is to add the doubled up pulley system - it gives a much longer run time!

Chris

Perhaps a slightly random message but I was on here looking up my next project, John Parlows Skeleton clock when I came across this thread again.

I did complete the Gearless Clock: **LINK**

It seems like Mike Smith who started the thread is not an active user but just incase it does help anyone else, builders line was used and the V around the centre arbor made tighter so the line really "grips". It is a hell of a job to get running but does run very well once in motion!

On a separate note, I did not install any maintaining works! This was actually on suggestion or at least based on a comment by John aka GadgetBuilder. It takes about 30-40 seconds to fully "wind" the weight. If you simply hold onto the gated detent after a minute impulse has just passed, it gives you plenty of time to reset the weight! You have to engage the designed maintaining works so why bother when you can simply hold the detent!

Anyway... hope others try this clock. It is an amazing talking point!

Chris

Edited By Chris Raynerd on 23/05/2011 22:27:21