Does anyone know where I can get free plans for a Grandfather clock. I want
to build one for my father in-law for Xmas. I want to start soon. I would
like any advice or comments before I start. Thanks.

On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 18:09:23 -0400, "Major Canuk"
wrote:

Does anyone know where I can get free plans for a Grandfather clock. I want
to build one for my father in-law for Xmas. I want to start soon. I would
like any advice or comments before I start. Thanks.

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Major Canuk wrote:

Does anyone know where I can get free plans for a Grandfather clock. I want
to build one for my father in-law for Xmas. I want to start soon. I would
like any advice or comments before I start. Thanks.

Considering the cost of the movement, glass, hardware and lumber needed to
build a grandfather's clock the cost of the plans are a "drop in the bucket".
If I were to build one I'd pick out the style I liked most and not worry about
the few dollars spent on the plans.

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
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Considering the cost of the movement, glass, hardware and lumber needed to
build a grandfather's clock the cost of the plans are a "drop in the
bucket".
If I were to build one I'd pick out the style I liked most and not worry
about
the few dollars spent on the plans.

Couldn't agree more!
The cost of plan is minimal and the "pay plans" give you a whole lot more to
choose from.


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Major Canuk wrote:

Does anyone know where I can get free plans for a Grandfather clock. I
want
to build one for my father in-law for Xmas. I want to start soon. I
would
like any advice or comments before I start. Thanks.

Considering the cost of the movement, glass, hardware and lumber needed to
build a grandfather's clock the cost of the plans are a "drop in the
bucket".
If I were to build one I'd pick out the style I liked most and not worry
about
the few dollars spent on the plans.

ya, ive done this sort of thing before and always ended up dissapointed.
spend weeks building not quite what you want to save 5 or 10 bucks on a
plan.

randy

"Major Canuk" wrote in message
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Does anyone know where I can get free plans for a Grandfather clock. I
want
to build one for my father in-law for Xmas. I want to start soon. I would
like any advice or comments before I start. Thanks.

In the mid 1960's fresh out of grad school and gainfully employed, I tackled
my first woodworking project . . . . a weight driven clock with wooden
gears. I set up a small work table with a vice in the corner of my
apartment; purchased a supply of ½ inch kiln dried birch and ordered a set
of full-sized plans from Constantines ($5.00 plus shipping).



I hated to booger up a good set of plans, so I took them to the office and
copied them on the office Xerox machine. I glued the copies to the birch
stock with rubber cement and, over the next 3 months, carefully cut out and
shaped the parts of the movement with surgical saws and fine-toothed files.
When the project was finished, there was a quarter inch layer of birch dust
over everything in the apartment, but the parts looked great.



However . . . .



When I put the thing together, everything was about half a bubble off. On
rotation, the wheels and gears either bound up or were too loose. For
another month I tried adjusting the wheels by filing the parts that bound up
.. . . . which seemed to change with every re-assembly. Eventually it
occurred to me to compare the parts that I had made so carefully with the
original plans.



Turns out, that our office Xerox machine had a fairly significant amount of
distortion that wasn't noticeable on a page of text but managed to turn
circles into ovals. To save five bucks, I had created a series of
non-workable, interlocking cams.

http://www.shopsmithhandson.com/arch...or_project.htm

This will give plans and a fairly decent narrative on the process of building
the clock. Note that it is designed to show how to build it using a Shopsmith
so some of the discussion and sequencing may seem a little odd to
non-Shopsmithersa

Dave Hall

Does anyone know where I can get free plans for a Grandfather clock. I want
to build one for my father in-law for Xmas. I want to start soon. I would
like any advice or comments before I start. Thanks.

How about a smaller one with wooden gears http://www.woodenclocks.co.uk/

Major Canuk wrote:

Does anyone know where I can get free plans for a Grandfather clock. I want
to build one for my father in-law for Xmas. I want to start soon. I would
like any advice or comments before I start. Thanks.

Major Canuk wrote:
Does anyone know where I can get free plans for a Grandfather clock.
I want to build one for my father in-law for Xmas. I want to start
soon. I would like any advice or comments before I start. Thanks.

The clock I'm going to be making can be found at
http://www.colonialtimes.com/
They've got a nice selection of plans, kits, hardware, etc.
Have fun browsing!
Mark

Bubba wrote:
Turns out, that our office Xerox machine had a fairly significant
amount of distortion that wasn't noticeable on a page of text but
managed to turn circles into ovals. To save five bucks, I had
created a series of non-workable, interlocking cams.


When building models of the projects here (we're an architectural firm) many
times it's necessary for the model shop to plot out large scale parts or
layout diagrams for the base. One commonly found problem is moisture or
lack of moisture in the paper which makes it stretch or shrink. Over a 4' -
8' span the plot can be off as much as an inch due to shrinkage. Always
something to keep in mind when printing or copying plans.

I'm doing the same exact thing right now with a wooden clock with wooden
gears except I'm cheating - using the LaserCAMM at work to cut the parts
out! talk about accurate. I have to worry about the thickness of the
laser, .002, and that's about it.

Mike Rinken

Grandpa wrote:
How about a smaller one with wooden gears
http://www.woodenclocks.co.uk/

Major Canuk wrote:

Does anyone know where I can get free plans for a Grandfather clock.
I want to build one for my father in-law for Xmas. I want to start
soon. I would like any advice or comments before I start. Thanks.


They'res CADD files on there as well so printing the gears is easy. I'm
building one of these right now and if it goes well I'll be building 4 for
Xmas presents.

Mike Rinken

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"Major Canuk" wrote:

Does anyone know where I can get free plans for a Grandfather clock. I want
to build one for my father in-law for Xmas. I want to start soon. I would
like any advice or comments before I start. Thanks.



I built a clock last year and found that it was well worth the small fee
for plans. I got mine from
http://www.murrayclock.com/
They now have an option where you can buy plans in PDF at their web
site. This is helpful if you want to make extra copies while you are
working on the mant parts. Cost of clock was almost $1000 and plan was
about $15, well worth it.
Bruce

Bubba wrote:

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Turns out, that our office Xerox machine had a fairly significant amount of
distortion that wasn't noticeable on a page of text but managed to turn
circles into ovals. To save five bucks, I had created a series of
non-workable, interlocking cams.

I believe copy machines are required to slightly distort the image. It prevents
someone from copying paper money and then running the copy through a change
machine.

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
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I'm doing the same exact thing right now with a wooden clock with wooden
gears except I'm cheating - using the LaserCAMM at work to cut the parts
out! talk about accurate. I have to worry about the thickness of the
laser, .002, and that's about it.


Bubba --------------- DROOLING with envy.

How about an update and report on the results when the project is finished?