paulmarsh's Print of 32 Day Clock Easy Build
Community Print 3D Print of 32 Day Clock Easy Build
Published 2021-12-15T18:14:19+00:00
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Hi Steve,
Well, you have created a monster. I found a copy of "The Modern Clock" on Amazon for about $17. I don't think I'll be giving you any clock design competition anytime soon, but at least I'll be learning something new.
You might have seen that I posted a few photos of my second build of the Easy Build clock. At the moment I am having trouble keeping it running. I can't seem to get good performance out of the pendulum. It has to be the ball bearings. They seemed OK, but what else can it be? I can't even get 10 minutes of swing time. I have two ceramic bearings on order, but they are on a slow boat from China (well, they will probably come by air, but I still won't see them for weeks). If these work out, I'll get a pair for my first build. That clock has simply stopped for no apparent reason every 5-7 days. Again, it's probably the pendulum. In both clocks, the drive trains seem to run very well and will keep going on momentum for many seconds after the weight is removed.
I'll let you know how the ceramic bearings work out.
Thanks,
Paul