First clock in 20 years of woodworking!

[mark david]

clock0001001.jpgclock0003001.jpgI Have been doing woodwork for over 20 years and this is my first clock.
Had thought about making one on several occasions but never thought it would turn out to be such an unusual design.

It is basically jarrah and woody pear with a large 316 stainless steel flange base,it's 12mm thick and very heavy,the top is aluminium and 20mm thick.The movement is just a battery operated affair.I made it so the top swivels 360 degrees.
Hope you like it.

[two40]

Love it. It's a great design.

[1964deano]

LOve it! I love how you have re-purposed the stainless items. BTW where do they come from?

Dean.

[mark david]

Hi Dean,Basically most of the components come from a scrap yard.
I have a well equipped shop for woodwork but only bacic metal working gear so most of the componets are used as purchased.
The stainless components cost around $2-2.50 per KG

LOve it! I love how you have re-purposed the stainless items. BTW where do they come from?

Dean.

[mach70]

New they are expensive $20-25 ea from memory (assuming its 100mm) and that's Mines pricing, Retail probably double that.
They are Table E Flanges Rings (one of many names they are known by).
Table D Flanges only have 4 bolt holes instead of the 8.
You can get them also in black painted steel (not as nice as the S/S though).
Places that sell Poly Pipe/Mining hoses etc should stock them/get them in.

Looks like I better start shopping at the scrap yard at those prices Mark.

Hi Dean,Basically most of the components come from a scrap yard.
I have a well equipped shop for woodwork but only bacic metal working gear so most of the componets are used as purchased.
The stainless components cost around $2-2.50 per KG

[mark david]

Hi Mach70 thanks for the info I wasn't really sure what they were used for,most of the components I got looked unused and seemed a waste for them to be melted down for scrap.
They are 125mm internal diameter and about 12mm thick and extremely heavy.

[artme]

That is a great design and well executed!!!!

[mark david]

I am pleased to say my clocks have now started to sell, I was beginning to think I was the only one who liked them.

I have them on consignment In Margaret River W.A and have now sold three.The more basic ones retail for $ 600-700
And I get $350-400 for each one.
That's not bad for a little over a days work on each, it's certainly is more profitable than the larger furniture I make.

I have probably made 15-20 now and becomes a challenge each time I start a new on to make each one fifferent.

[Simplicity]

Well done on the clock
And well done for getting them sold at a fair price

[rwbuild]

and you get paid for doing your hobby, that's a win win