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Clockmaking - How To Make A Clock In The Home Machine Shop - Part 1 - Making The Clock Frames

Clickspring · 696.5K views · 2015-02-17 · 9:29

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Overview

The first episode of Clickspring's series building a John Wilding skeleton clock from raw stock in a home machine shop. It covers making the frames along with the tools needed for the job.

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Recommended as an absorbing masterpiece of craftsmanship, often raised in threads about watches and clockmaking.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2017–2024

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Woodworking, metalworking & workshop skillsMechanical & precision engineering
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What people said

MengerSponge · 2022-05 · Strong recommendation

This is lovely! While there's a lot of watch content on YouTube, I'm amazed that no one has called out Clickspring's skeleton clock build. It's also a masterpiece, just in a different medium: Full build playlist: [LINK] Direct link to the first episode: [VIDEO]

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KGIII · 2017-08 · Strong recommendation

For those wondering about Clickspring, here is a link: [VIDEO] I advise you not to click on it. It will eat up your time and it takes your complete attention.

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xdennis · 2024-12 · Recommendation

Specifically this playlist where he builds a desk clock in an estimated 1000 hours: [VIDEO] The last video in the series summaries everything in 12 minutes: [LINK]

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