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Fibre Optic Clock.
Divided he ad:
Col, It's Dek's clock. I just took the photo :thumbup:
Will let Dek answer your question later :D
Ralph.
Deko:
Hi Folks.
Ralph, cheques in the post. :D Sid, yes quite a few hours but I don't know just how many as I have not yet got a finished clock to watch. :palm: Col, I have used some stuff called "clockshine" from www.m-p.co.uk . It has something called "canuba" wax in it and came highly recommended by some clock building folk on another forum. I just hope it works because it ain't getting polished again.
Cheers Dek. :med:
Henning:
--- Quote from: Deko on March 14, 2014, 01:27:13 PM --- I just hope it works because it ain't getting polished again.
--- End quote ---
You think? I sincerely hope not, but carnauba wax would probably limit but not stop the oxidisation of brass. (It's used much in the horrible brown stuff world for various bits, especially turning)
Anyways, fantastic work, i can't wait to see it finished. Please hurry :D
Brass_Machine:
Can't wait to see it back together. My mind is performing summersaults trying to figure out how it goes together.
Eric
Deko:
Eric, my mind has just been doing a few summersaults as the latest photos will show. Henning, I don't expect the wax to last "forever" just long enough to let folks see it looking at it's best.
The following photos show the fibres being attached at the sub assembly ends. The cylinder jobby is for the "seconds" and was a pig of a job to get 120 fibres into the outer cylinder. (there will be two rows of lights to show the seconds). The last two photos show the "works" fitted to the new base, which is being held up on a jig to allow me to reach under the base to fix the bits on. The fibres (that go to the, as yet unfinished face) can be seen hanging down on the right hand side of one of the photos. The photos are not very good as I only have an old, small digi camera, however I hope to persuade my mate Ralph (he likes shiny things) to make a vid when the clock is finished.
I hope you all like the job so far.
Cheers Dek.
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