Craynerd builds Wilding's - Woodward's Gearless Clock

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DaveH:
Chris,

Thanks, I will look forward to it. :D

There are always many many right ways of doing something, if the job comes out right, then you did it the right way. :D

Think safe - you will be fine :D

:beer:

DaveH

Rob.Wilson:

--- Quote from: craynerd on June 12, 2011, 07:56:57 AM ---I`ve read the plans and build notes through a few times and I`m pretty sure I`ve not read that they do. I`d be interested to know what makes you say that ?

Chris

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Hi Chris ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, its just they look very shiny in the photo ,,,,,,,,,,,, :)

Rob

raynerd:
I did notice that, just presumed it was elbow grease!

Got a little more done this past hour or so as I couldn`t sleep. With the back plate now ready to hold some new parts, the first one is the pendulum bracket. I cut a couple of pieces of 1/8" brass sheet and used double sided tape to secure them together. Machined them square and started profiling them

Still together I drilled the support holes and filed the top suspension "V", finally separating them:

I then machined up the centre piece and now I`m left here:

Wilding now says to clamp these side piece together to the centre piece to drill through and tap so they can be secured. It is late and I`m tired, but I had to stop here because I couldn`t get my head around a method to do this. I only have large clamps over 1" and so any clamp would cover the holes. I could really do with a narrow clamp large enough to go around the whole unit but narrow enough to fits between both holes so they can be done in one sitting. Damn - I hate it when I don`t have the required tooling. I normally always get away with things, they either fit in my small 1" clamp or I can get them with my larger clamps...... hummm...can`t think of any other way of holding it all together and square!

Until tomorrow.....

Chris

Bernd:
Chris,

Don't know what you'd call them over there, but have you got a pair of visegripes? (locking pliers). They may have a narrow enough jaw on them to go between the holes.

Bernd

75Plus:
Since the holes in the plates were drilled while they were stuck together the holes should be in identical locations. If this is the case the then with the center piece secured in the mill vise one plate can be used as a guide to drill thru it. This would solve the clamping problem.

Joe

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