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Re: Building Wildings Tower Clock
« Reply #50 on: December 02, 2024, 01:01:25 PM »
A little more progress and finally a swinging pendulum! 

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Re: Building Wildings Tower Clock
« Reply #51 on: January 01, 2025, 04:36:30 PM »
A bit more progress if anyone is interested! Finally running now….  :mmr:

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Re: Building Wildings Tower Clock
« Reply #52 on: January 02, 2025, 05:00:14 AM »
I know nothing about clock escapements but to me the angle on the end of the pallet, drive face,  should be as close to square as possible to keep the drive push as small as possible (only just enough to keep the pendulum swinging , which is the idea behind the dead beat escapement) .
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Re: Building Wildings Tower Clock
« Reply #53 on: January 02, 2025, 04:06:31 PM »
I know nothing about clock escapements but to me the angle on the end of the pallet, drive face,  should be as close to square as possible to keep the drive push as small as possible (only just enough to keep the pendulum swinging , which is the idea behind the dead beat escapement) .

Thanks for the reply Bill. This is similar what some of the experienced clock makers are saying on the NAWCC forum which I’m also posting on. I’m just following the plans by Wilding and what is frustrating me is that the pallets and pallet frame are to plan. I’ve checked and checked again unless I’m making some monumental error that I’m missing. Too many people are suggesting this, not to be right. I’m just worried about moving away from the plans. I’ll keep looking at it and try and figure it out. My other issue is that I don’t really want to be just randomly taking angle off the end pallet without knowing a bit of theory to backup what I’m trying to achieve. Thanks again Bill!

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Re: Building Wildings Tower Clock
« Reply #54 on: January 02, 2025, 06:37:51 PM »
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Re: Building Wildings Tower Clock
« Reply #55 on: January 16, 2025, 07:16:01 PM »
Hi Bill

Thanks for the reply. I actually managed to fix it and it was totally something different and proper accident!!

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Re: Building Wildings Tower Clock
« Reply #56 on: January 17, 2025, 06:47:56 AM »
Yes happy accident :-)

The escapement is certainly operating as it should now , with the extra little push
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Re: Building Wildings Tower Clock
« Reply #57 on: January 29, 2025, 03:43:33 PM »
Yea cheers Bill. It really was an amazing accident. I just thoughts I’d done a slightly nicer job at making it and then wondered if the 0.4mm trundles would change anything. So glad I did!

I made the hands last week. So strange the bluing that I couldnt pick the colour on the camera and even the finally blued hands look patchy and yet in real life look uniform and blue! Still I made a video for the fun of it!

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Re: Building Wildings Tower Clock
« Reply #58 on: January 29, 2025, 04:59:05 PM »
Click-spring magic or perhaps soft lighting
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Re: Building Wildings Tower Clock
« Reply #59 on: January 31, 2025, 04:53:37 AM »
Yes I don’t know how he did the great video he made but I was using just shop lighting and an iPhone. I only make my videos for a bit of fun. I am slightly happier that I posted on NAWCC and someone also said it is incredibly hard to pick up the colour on camera so glad I’m not alone on that. Even the thumb nail video which is my best photo attempt looks like it has a darker patch yet in real life is perfectly blue and uniform. Very strange.