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the lost art of clock making

| Posted in General Discussion on November 26, 2002 06:32am

Does anyone have any idea where I can find supplies and information on building wall clocks? I’m not talking quartz clocks but good old-fashioned electric wall clocks. The kind you would find in a train or bus station. It seems like this is a lost art and I am having a difficult time finding any kind of literature or supply company.

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  1. FrankB89 | Nov 26, 2002 08:53am | #1

    http://www.klockit.com is the only one I know of.  Don't know about electric, but they offer a lot of heirloom mechanicals.

     

    1. fr765pip | Nov 27, 2002 05:37am | #6

      Thank you, appreciate the web info. Don't know why that site didn't come up on my web search .

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    BossHog | Nov 26, 2002 06:05pm | #2

    Since when are electric clocks "old fashioned"? When I think of an old clock, I think key-wind with pendulums or weights.

    I've built some of the clocks from Klockit - They're not bad. I prefer the company called "The American Clockmaker", but don't have a website for them.

    You might try posting over in the Knots forum - There should be some folks there who build a lot of clocks.

    These places turned up in Lycos when I did a search on "Clock Parts":

    http://www.wildwooddesigns.com/

    http://www.norkro.com/

    http://watches.4-clocks.com/

    http://grandfather-clocks.4-clocks.com/

    http://cuckoo-clocks.4-clocks.com/

    http://jockle-clocks.4-clocks.com/

    I won't post the rest of the 2 million or so hits that I got...................(-:

    Does fuzzy logic tickle?

    1. fr765pip | Nov 27, 2002 05:43am | #7

      Thank you, I appreciate the information. I guess old fashioned wasn't the right term . I meant to say a fine ,well crafted time piece that doesn't operate on batteries.

  3. PhillGiles | Nov 26, 2002 06:54pm | #3

    Assuming you've already looked at Lee Valley et al and don't like the ones they sell. My favourite is http://www.murrayclock.com/ mostly because they're a 10 minute drive from here. But there are lots of others.

    http://www.clockplans.com/

    http://www.clock-kit.co.uk/

    http://www.clockplans.com/page4.html

    .

    Phill Giles

    The Unionville Woodwright

    Unionville, Ontario

    1. YesMaam27577 | Nov 27, 2002 01:06am | #4

      I'll second the motion for Murray Clock Craft.

      They have excellent products, at competitive prices, and their customer service (for me at least) is absolutely unmatched.

      I made a mechanical (keywind) for my daughter, for a wedding gift.

      Dave Thompson

      1. donpapenburg | Nov 27, 2002 05:25am | #5

        I 'll second the Murray clock . I built a grandfather for my dad ,when it would not work right I called them and the fella there told me over the phone exactly what could be wrong and what to do to fix it . He was right and the clock has been ticing ever since.

    2. fr765pip | Nov 27, 2002 05:47am | #8

      Thanks for the info. I tried Murray clocks but they dont have what I'm looking for. I want to build a clock to insert in a wall opening that is 3' x 6'. So the hands need to be approx. 2' span. I'll try the other web sites though.

      1. PhillGiles | Nov 27, 2002 08:55am | #9

        Ah, different question:

        Seiko make a hi-torque movement that will drive long hands, maybe 2' if the hands are light - Email folks at http://www.clockworks.com/htorque.html and ask

        And these folks might be helpful http://www.clockparts.com/

        Also, do a search on folks who do restorations on tower clocks (who are the famous folks ? something like Balzer or Balzar) and email them for suggestions.

        There are folks making reproductions of classic large clocks - there's an outfit in Mn who do Seth Thomas repros, but they're VERY expensive (House of Clocks ?).

        Phill Giles

        The Unionville Woodwright

        Unionville, Ontario

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        BossHog | Nov 27, 2002 03:54pm | #10

        The hands are gonna span 2' ??? That sounds like a heck of a clock.

        Hope you'll post some pictures when you're done...........Sex appeal is 50 percent what you've got and 50 percent what people think you've got.

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