| | Register Now! It appears that you aren't a registered member, click below to instantly register and become a member of the RouterForums.com Community!
** Registration removes majority of the website advertisements ** | |
| ||||||
| This is a discussion on Two bracket clocks, an interesting project. within the Show N' Tell forums, part of the Other category; Here I show two bracket clocks, of several that I have made, unfortunately, I cannot ... |
New Reply |
| | LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
02-28-2009, 09:56 AM
| #1 (permalink) | ||
| Registered User   Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oxfordshire England First Name: Derek Posts: 483  |
Here I show two bracket clocks, of several that I have made, unfortunately, I cannot give you W,I,P, pics because of a disc failure some time ago, a rough guide to the making is included, a popular concept I think. Instructions for Oak Bracket Clock, Here Ebonised with VanDyke Crystals. • Base and top finished 225x130, to protrusion, x 20mm. Make a pattern out of 12 mm. m.d.f. attach to blank with hot melt glue, trim to shape on router table with bearing guided trimming cutter. Form roman ogee to the edges. Make two. • Cut sides two off, 225 x 80 x 12 plus enough to set into top and bottom About 8mm.. • At 29mm centre from each side, groove base and top to receive sides, i.e. rout housing for sides, can be full width or as a rebated housing. • Cut rebate into rear sides for rear access door, also groove for fascia, 9mm. at about 20mm. from face at front. (Fascia being clock face) • Cut fascia panel either from solid oak or, as I did, from 9 mm. m.d.f. 225x175mm or to fit between assembled sides and into grooves. • Assemble sides to base with p.v.a. top and bottom, glue fascia panel Into grooves, and fit top to sides. • Make a crowning piece to stand 12mm. inside moulding on the top, put a large round over onto this do not glue into place until handle has been fitted. • Make a rear access panel to fit between the rebates, either hang this on brass butts or fit into place with rare earth magnets, it is only needed to access the battery. • Prepare timber finished 20x15 for the front door, put a small rebate on the inside, round over both outside edges, cut to size with mitred corners and glue up, glaze with 2mm. glass set into clear silicone. Hang on pair of 25mm. brass butts, use rare earth magnet for closure, to fit magnet, tack panel pin into side, crop and close door onto it, remove pin, this will give you the position for the magnet and also, in the door, the position for a cropped headed tack, fit the tack by drilling small dia. Hole, place tack in hole and fix by squashing with pliers. • Fit the brass furniture, glue on the top. • Glue the clock face or chapter ring onto the front fascia panel and drill hole central for movement, fit movement. • Seal and polish to your requirements, either Danish oil, or French polish with shellac, (my choice). (In reality any staining and finishing would be done before any fitting out would be carried out.) • Here shown, one finished with ebonising by using Van Dyke Crystals, the other, in natural European oak, both finished with Shellac.
__________________  A friend is a good egg even if they are slightly cracked! Derek | ||
|
 Sponsor Post
| ||||
 Sponsored Links __________________ This advertisment post is not shown to registered members. Register your free account today and become a member of Router Forums | ||||
|
02-28-2009, 12:01 PM
| #2 (permalink) | ||
| Registered User   Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Fort Worth,Texas USA First Name: George Posts: 2,443 |
Derek, Thank you for the post. Those are some beautiful clocks. I'm sure Harry will take heed as he has been known to make a clock or two.
__________________ George For those who haven't already done so... PLEASE! PLEASE! Fill in your first name and location in your profile. | ||
|
|
|
02-28-2009, 12:13 PM
| #3 (permalink) | ||
| Registered User  |
hi derek, " complicated, clocks? you can push them or pull them." what more do you want to know"? if they are in a circle you push, push pull pull. heck you can even slide them.
__________________ light travels faster than sound, this is why some people seem bright til you hear them speak. Please Please Please edit your profile with a name and location so we can better assist you and make for a friendlier forum levon | ||
|
|
|
02-28-2009, 12:33 PM
| #4 (permalink) | ||
| Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oxfordshire England First Name: Derek Posts: 483 |
Exactly, they go round don't they?
__________________ A friend is a good egg even if they are slightly cracked! Derek | ||
|
|
|
02-28-2009, 01:06 PM
| #5 (permalink) | ||
| Retired Moderator  |
Really nice work Derek! I have a clock fetish and have a house full, but yet to try my hand at making one.... YET!  You do good work friend!
__________________ a/k/a "Grumpa" | ||
|
|
|
02-28-2009, 07:14 PM
| #6 (permalink) | ||
| Registered User  |
Beautiful workmanship Derek, I prefer the dark one but thats just me it looks more sophisticated. Very nice.  | ||
|
|
|
02-28-2009, 07:59 PM
| #7 (permalink) | ||
| Forum Contributor  |
Very, very nice Derek, as George has said, I went through a clock making period a few years ago, most were more basic than yours. This is just one example made well before I had a digital camera.
__________________ Harry The best advice that I can give a newcomer to routing is, learn to use the router mounted, this can be as simple as a board held in a vice, with the router firmly attached and a simple fence held with clamps, and when he/she feels competant and confident in it's use and is familiar with all aspects of safety, THEN, and only then proceed to learn how to use the router hand held. This is MY opinion, and may or may not coincide with that of the forum management, but is based on a lifetime of woodworking. http://members.dodo.com.au/~sharry02/ | ||
|
|
|
03-01-2009, 02:32 AM
| #8 (permalink) | ||
| Registered User   |
Great clocks Derek. I also love building clocks. I've made so many, I now just give them away when I get done. They make great wedding gifts.
__________________ Rusty  If You Want It Bad, You Get It Bad The Worse You Want It, The Worse You Get It  | ||
|
|
|
03-01-2009, 03:29 AM
| #9 (permalink) | ||
| Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oxfordshire England First Name: Derek Posts: 483 |
Really nice work Derek! I have a clock fetish and have a house full, but yet to try my hand at making one.... YET! You do good work friend! __________________ Cheers, Bob N bob, does this mean you might be little bit cracked, (joke ha! ha!)
__________________ A friend is a good egg even if they are slightly cracked! Derek | ||
|
|
|
03-01-2009, 05:27 AM
| #10 (permalink) | ||
| Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oxfordshire England First Name: Derek Posts: 483 |
Here are a few mor simple clocks, (the hands were removed for storage and transport to craft fairs), although some are weather instruments.
__________________ A friend is a good egg even if they are slightly cracked! Derek | ||
|
|
New Reply |
| Bookmarks |
| Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
| |
Similar Threads | ||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| An interesting project | Mike | Tools and Woodworking | 1 | 08-12-2005 09:28 PM |
Linear Mode
