Joe Federer on mstdn.ca

Four years ago I built Clayton Boyer's "Solaris" wooden clock. Now I'm working on his "Organic" clock. All the wooden parts are CNC cut, sanded, and assembled as necessary. I already have most of the metal and other parts, but am waiting for some bearings. So the project is in hiatus.

But the real reason for the delay is that I'm working on a birthday gift for a friend, which must be ready for this weekend.

In the interim, here's a photo of the wooden parts for "Organic". I've also included a photo of "Solaris" for reference, and Clayton's wooden hygrometer. That was my first toe in the water with his designs.

#WoodenClock #Woodworking #CNC

Jan 13 at 6:54pmWeb
Show threadteetrinkerJan 13
@jfederer wow, amazing! Never heard of it, thanks for posting
Show threadStillingJan 14
I might just save this as inspiration for my students to use for their final test to be machinist .
Show threadBruce BowdenJan 14

@jfederer Clayton has made some amazing clocks. And he built them with “traditional“ woodworking machines. No #cnc

I built his Simplicity on a little 3018 CNC, followed by his arts and craft but modified that one extensively to use a synchronous motor.

I’m now building the Leeds, but with a bigger router - a Bluey from Bluecarve.

https://lisaboyer.com/Claytonsite/Claytonsite1.htm

Show threadSamJan 14
How small of a bit is required to cut those gears on the CNC? or do you finish them by hand?
Show threadJoe Federer on mstdn.caJan 14

@Bridge I used a 1/8" bit, but scored the plywood to 1 mm first with a 30 degree v-bit. On the previous clock (Solaris) I got a lot of chipping of the top plywood layer. The v-bit scoring almost entirely prevented that this time.

And yes, I spent several hours sanding by hand.