What did you do in your shed / man cave today?

[MrHorsepower]

Yes didnt think about the 45 degree bit ...will have to cut it off and fix now..was always going to put a damper in...

[stabicraft]

Built a wooden gear clock and got it running.............YAY

[sol]

Built a wooden gear clock and got it running.............YAY

    Top job mate

       

[speewa158]

X2 

[plusnq]

Built a wooden gear clock and got it running.............YAY

Serious skills. Well done!

[UIZ733]

X 3 
Did you use your own plans or 'download' them?

[DaveR]

There is certainly a collection of people with impressive skills loitering around here.
Well done, love to do it myself one day......

[GGV8Cruza]

Happy days. Came home and found these in the shed.






GG

[stabicraft]

It was a purchased plan from a builder of clocks.

The wood is very fine bamboo plywood, the sheet I used cost me over $150.00
The patterns are printed and glued to the wood and then I use a 0.4mm X 1mm scroll saw blade to cut each gear dead on the line.
the smallest deviation creates serious issues and the damn things don't run.

I also modify each clock to make them more ridged and function better.
Its the toolmaker in me I cant help but fiddle.

Total build time 4 months (part time)
Accuracy....about 3-4 min a day depending on the humidity, these clocks are seriously affected by humidity.

You have to wind them every day, so its wind and reset clock off my Casio explorer watch (accurate to 1 sec a year)

The things we do!!!!

This is a video of the escapement, an interesting mechanism, bugger to get right.
Video - TinyPic - Free Image Hosting, Photo Sharing & Video Hosting

[DaveR]

Very impressive.
Not quite John Harrison, but great effort none the less.

[Lloyd65]

WOW

[raider]

Very impressive.
Not quite John Harrison, but great effort none the less.

I wonder how many know who he was ?

[raider]

Stolen goods ? 

[speewa158]

Stolen goods ? 
Brave  mmmmmmm Very Brave         

[pinarelloman]

Fitted a Long Ranger fuel tank182 ltr to the 100 series.
Tricky job all by yourself lifting 100kg into place.

[DaveR]

I wonder how many know who he was ?

Your right sadly, "Father of all modern machinery" is something that comes to my mind.

[UIZ733]

I wonder how many know who he was ?

Read this if you don't;
http://www.amazon.com/Longitude-Genius-Greatest-Scientific-Problem/dp/080271529X

[GGV8Cruza]

Stolen goods ? 

FIL sold farm, no clearance sale for him, lots of goodies coming to my place.   

GG

[grc]

Sitting back in the man cave having a beer and watching the v8s and the swans
with the heater on high


   CHEERS GRC   

[loanrangie]

Mounted a contactor winch solenoid into the original warn housing and wired it up for in cab control, winch would have gone back in expect for the constant rain.

[Rumpig]

Fitted a Long Ranger fuel tank182 ltr to the 100 series.
Tricky job all by yourself lifting 100kg into place.

i removed mine recently on my own with no jack...lol...stacked timber under it and unbolted it, then slowly removed a timber piece at a time until I could slide the tank out. The factory sub tank I held in position with one hand whilst bolting back in position. I was surprised at how heavy the Longranger sub tanks actually are, as I didn't fit it originally. Could just carry it on my own as I put it under my house.

[Snapman007]

Close game ATM.
I hate Bris but hate buddy more so I'm going for the lions......and the meat meat head kicks a goal as I'm typing ffs!

[duggie]

We have now two threads with the same heading ? 

Are the mods going to lock the old thread to stop a bit of confusion ?

[GGV8Cruza]

We have now two threads with the same heading ? 

Are the mods going to lock the old thread to stop a bit of confusion ?

Thanks for the heads up Duggie, will tidy it up

GG

[raider]

Read this if you don't;
http://www.amazon.com/Longitude-Genius-Greatest-Scientific-Problem/dp/080271529X

Yep , I've got the book.