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A friend and I are each building copies of the Murday Electric clock.We are building to the original design as described in the Clock Maker about 1990 by Alec...
John Higham
john.higham1@...
Sep 2, 2004 9:54 am
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I am planning another trip to the Thornbury/Bristol area (soon) and will check out "The antique markets around George Street, lower Lansdown & Walcot Street"...
hello: Bob Coleman! We are sincereclocks in yahoogroups. Last time we got an email from you and we haven't answered you back cause we are very busy these...
hello: Everyone! We are sincereclocks from China. These days we are selling our clocks well on ebay since this July. 26th and we have got 4 positive feedbacks...
I have Reliance Staines cutters 1,2,3,4,6,8. 64DP. 237H. D+F - 0337.The tooth range seems to lie from rack to 12 T. John wildings 8 day wall clock needs a...
Dear Bob I am not sure I understand your email. The module system is the metric form of DP . ie module equals 25.4 divided by DP. For wheel cutting only one...
Looking at your first post here what I think the answer is that your cutters are for the INVOLUTE system which as you say has a series of cutters for the...
Thank you Tony, thank you Steve. Your prompt replies have given me a deal of work but it is moving me in the right direction.I have a small book,"Gear wheels ...
Bob, You are on the right track, DONT try to understand the difference between Involute or Cycloidal, involute is used for higher stress and pressure levels...
Dear David; Beg to differ, wooden clocks such as those with plans published in finewoodworking are using involute gears. With that in mind I have produced...
John, Yup, you got it right on the nose ! The extra weight needed can be a big problem, in any case involute gearing will produce much higher friction between...
Back in the land of perpetual springtime now so I wil put my 2 bobs worth. Not sure if Minitech do Thornton cutters but I believe Smith & Smith in Sydney do,...
Thank you Steve you have taken the words right out of my mouth. I agree that the main problem with involute gears in horology is the inability to produce...
At last some lively debate must be the nights are starting to draw in the Northern Hemisphere and the vegie gardends etc are to be neglected till next spring! ...
I think that lantern pinions are a very efficent and very repairable item in the clock makers nest of tricks. they work equally well with cycloidal and...
Dear Steve; the grain is not a problem and some of the woods that I use tend to be self lubericating, lignum vitae and cocabolo for instance. HOWEVER if...
A friend has obtained a non-functional Zenith Calora clock from 1920, working on the Jamin principle as shown in the animation on the following website:...
Somehow the link to the Jamin animation got broken and does not work. It is from Michel Viredas "Electrical Clocks" website. I will paste it again and hope it...
I need new grandfather clock mechanisms. Where may I purchase? If anyone knows please help me. I.OZAN BERBEROGLU BEPA DIS TIC. VE TEKS. SAN TIC. LTD. ...
hullo all, We have the use of a small vertex dividing head to make some wheels. It comes with a tailstock and all the bits for between centres milling. When it...
Hi Bob about the only other taper I know of is a Jarno. On che4cking in Machinery handbook they also list American standard self holding taper, I must admit I...
Hi Bob, I've just checked my Vertex diving head and it's definately a Morse taper (#2) in the head. What did you use to check it with? If you used a drill...
Thank you all for contributions to this subject. The advice from Minitech Australia indicates that the early models of Vertex dividing heads were B&S taper but...
Dear Bob, If you live in Melbourne you might like to contact me as I have made two John Wilding 8 day wall clocks and several others of a similar kind. My ...
Gavin Betts
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Oct 27, 2004 8:23 am
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Hi Bob One question are you a Brisbane lad? I ask as you mention Minitech, if you are there a number of members myself included who are in the area, and would...
HI. MT 2 and 3 stub arbors with soft straight steel fronts for machining applications. The MT end is threaded to fit a 3/8" x 16 tpi draw bar. I get mine...
Thank you John hood for a really good idea. I can go with that and can use a 2MT to 3MT sleeve to transfer from the minimill to the vertex. This would seem to...
