Rick Stanley has always been inquisitive. It got the best of him when he took apart a clock for the very first time. He wanted to know just what made it tick. Literally. He was four years old. And he’s been dissecting clocks and putting them back together ever since.
“Ron’s Stuff” is the youtube channel of a retired mechanical engineer. Ron’s woodworking and kinetic projects are a treat to watch.
Akko Goldenbeld turned a map of his city into a musical score for a player piano with this ingenious design.
Chris of Clickspring presents a fascinating step by step process of how to build a clock from scratch. More than a tutorial, he demonstrates the fine craftsmanship and precision machining possible in ammature clockmaking. The project covers building everything you need for a John Wilding, large wheel, skeleton clock; an open design that displays the […]
I love clockwork things. (I’ve built a couple of clocks myself) and so I am seriously impressed by the work of Chris Raynerd over at the raynerd.co.uk site. He’s only 28 and has already managed to equip himself with some excellent machining skills.
Meredith from the Steampunk Workshop hipped us to this strange objet d’art from a deviantArtist named Astalo, a Finnish blacksmith and jeweler. Of his piece, Astalo writes (translated from the Manglish): Weird steampunk-themed “hand mechanism” that I made from brass, silver, steel, leather and some parts of one old alarm clock. (like gears and spring, […]
Sean Gallagher posted pics of this incredible celestial clock he’s building which uses the Make: Controller. Celestial Clock
