Hi to all my blog followers! I'm back and ready to build the dial door. I expect to be working on finishing the clock this month and making progress nearly every day - so stay tuned! For the past week, I have been running the clock continuously, and for the past few days have tweaked the nut on the bottom of the pendulum to adjust the "beat" to provide a close-to-precise time. At this point, the clock is running 10- seconds fast over a 24-hour stretch. Not bad, and I plan to leave it running a little fast for two reasons: 1st, winding the weights on the time barrel seems to momentarily stop the clock from advancing, and 2nd, it's easy enough to stop the pendulum for a few seconds to get the clock in time.
Today, I proceeded to convert our garage back into my wood working workshop. I've included a few pics of the transition. Then, I spent the balance of the day creating a template for the dial door. The door is intended to be an exact replica of the dial mask. Unfortunately, the dial mask is now an integral part of the hood and cannot simply me traced. Tomorrow, I will begin preparing the door pieces and will likely make the difficult arch cuts in the top piece. Obviously the dial door needs to fit snugly into the hood and will then sit/hang on two hinges made for tall case clock hood doors. All of the joints will be lap joints similar to the mask. I will then need to put a rabbet on the inside opening to accept the glass, and will also round-over the outside opening. While mostly similar to the mask, the door will be 3/4" rather than the easy to work 3/8" mask.
Following the hood door, I then need to place my name and town on the dial. I will need to first carefully remove the existing name. Fortunately for me, my weekend artist son has agreed to place my name and town on the dial. We are currently looking at many styles and I hope to have the choice finalized over the next two weeks. Then, I will take the movement up to Boston, where my son lives, and give him a few days to complete. Please enjoy the pics below and thanks for visiting. Click to enlarge.
Today, I proceeded to convert our garage back into my wood working workshop. I've included a few pics of the transition. Then, I spent the balance of the day creating a template for the dial door. The door is intended to be an exact replica of the dial mask. Unfortunately, the dial mask is now an integral part of the hood and cannot simply me traced. Tomorrow, I will begin preparing the door pieces and will likely make the difficult arch cuts in the top piece. Obviously the dial door needs to fit snugly into the hood and will then sit/hang on two hinges made for tall case clock hood doors. All of the joints will be lap joints similar to the mask. I will then need to put a rabbet on the inside opening to accept the glass, and will also round-over the outside opening. While mostly similar to the mask, the door will be 3/4" rather than the easy to work 3/8" mask.
Following the hood door, I then need to place my name and town on the dial. I will need to first carefully remove the existing name. Fortunately for me, my weekend artist son has agreed to place my name and town on the dial. We are currently looking at many styles and I hope to have the choice finalized over the next two weeks. Then, I will take the movement up to Boston, where my son lives, and give him a few days to complete. Please enjoy the pics below and thanks for visiting. Click to enlarge.