In this episode, I make the barrel for the Large Wheel Skeleton Clock project. The process includes a lot of turning on the lathe, some milling, scroll sawing, and even a little hand turning with gravers.
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5/20/2015 04:59:33 pm
Hi Chris,.....nice machining as usual!
Bob Stevenson
5/21/2015 12:50:36 am
......The silver soldering is tricky but when you get it right it results in an invisible seam once polished. Actually, I have become very interested in the earliest clock-making methods and thats how the old time makers like Tompion etc made tubes and barrels Thank you for sharing, I didn't know that. I am also very interested in the traditional clockmaking methods. There is so much practical good sense in the way they did things, some of the 18th century texts are an absolute goldmine of techniques and ideas. They just had to figure out how to do almost everything themselves... many thanks Bob! 5/27/2015 02:25:54 pm
Hi Chris,
I've had that one for a few years now - it's an old 9x20 that I picked up along with a bunch of other tooling from a retired clockmaker who lives nearby. It's come in very handy for when I need the extra swing like in this case. Although I find I prefer the little red lathe for most everything else - just love the variable speed :) Leave a Reply. |
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