Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- 04_projects:01_clock [2024/07/30 16:47] – jattie
+++ 04_projects:01_clock [2025/05/26 15:18] (current) – [Background] jattie
@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-~~CLOSETOC~~
+~~TOC~~
 |<100% 25% - >|
 ^  \\ 3D PRINTING AND DESIGN REFERENCE DOCUMENT\\ \\   ^^
@@ Line 16: / Line 16: @@
 ----
-{{TOC}}
 ====== Pendulum Clock Design ======
 This document is not completed yet, it is a work in progress with updates added as the build process progresses.
+The first part of the document discusses the design process and the second part [[04_projects:01_clock#parts_printing_and_assembly|the build process]].
 ===== Background =====
-I saw some working 3D printed clocks and became fascinated with the idea and history of clock making. There are multiple publications of makes and 3D designs out there that can be downloaded and assembled, but they all lack the details that I wanted to understand and these are not described in the detail that I needed to understand. Also the terminology in horology literature is unfamiliar and now always clear.
+I saw some working 3D printed clocks and became fascinated with the idea and history of clock making. There are multiple publications of makes and 3D designs out there that can be downloaded and assembled, but they all lack the details that I wanted to understand and these are not described in the detail that I needed to understand. Also the terminology in horology literature is unfamiliar and not always clear.
 So the aim here is to document my discovery journey for like minded individuals who want to follow this same path to design their own working clocks.
@@ Line 31: / Line 34: @@
   * A geartrain with the right ratios for 60 minutes and 12 hours
   * Both minute and hour shafts on the same axis to drive hour and minute hands
-  * A friction clutch between the gear and hands that allows the time to be set
+  * A friction clutch between the gear and hands that allows the time to be set and adjusted
   * An hour gear after the clutch to allow setting the time
   * A weighted driving mechanism with rewind capabilities, i.e. a ratchet
@@ Line 193: / Line 196: @@
 ===== Preparing the Gear Shafts =====
+The gear shafts are cut from any 4mm round rod material. I had some 4mm steel wire and searched for 4mm bearings to go with that.
 {{ :04_projects:screenshot_2024-07-30_095731.png?nolink |}}
@@ Line 225: / Line 230: @@
 ==== Installing gear shafts ====
-Proceed to print the various gear assemblies and install the gear shafts by tapping gently with a hammer on a flat surface with a hole through and measure the shafts for the correct protrusion distances as shown below.
+Once the shafts are cut to length and cleaned up, proceed to print the various gear assemblies and install the gear shafts by tapping gently with a hammer on a flat surface with a hole through and measure the shafts for the correct protrusion distances as shown below.
 {{ :04_projects:screenshot_2024-07-30_172411.png?nolink |}}
+{{ :04_projects:screenshot_2024-07-30_195804.png?nolink |}}
+{{ :04_projects:screenshot_2024-07-29_182135.png?nolink |}}
 ===== Assembly Rods =====
@@ Line 235: / Line 242: @@
 {{ :04_projects:screenshot_2024-07-29_183215.png?nolink |}}
-{{ :04_projects:screenshot_2024-07-29_183201.png?nolink |}}
-{{ :04_projects:screenshot_2024-07-29_182135.png?nolink |}}
 ===== References =====