I'm interested in making clocks with wooden gear trains.
The only thing I can find on the web (after many hours searching)
are 'scroll saw' approaches which necessitate large wheels and have
limited precision.
Does anyone know where I can find out about cutting 'precision' wooden
gears?
Can you cut them with a normal engineers gearcutting lathe setup
(e.g. Cowells/Sherline)?
- I know this is what instrument makers use to make wooden pipes,
flutes etc.
so guess it would work OK with a dense hardwood. Still some real
experience
would be nice before I invest in lots of equipment.
Is ther is simpler / cheaper way (e.g. adapted miniature mill)?
Any help / pointers gratefully received.
Thanks in advance.
Chris Cartwright
UK.
Much of this info has found it's way into the reprints put out by the
publisher.A shop that stocks wood working specialty books would probably
have these books or at least,could get them for you.
This one has some info http://www.taunton.com/store/pages/070060.asp
although it mainly relates to the jigsaw type of clocks if I recall
correctly
The good info ,sadly,seems to be out of print now according to this
page http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/pages/fw_magindex_ug.asp
The Book I have before me is titled "Small Woodworking Projects" and
was part of "The Best of Fine Wood Working" series of collected
articles.
The articles were authored by Wayne Westphale and pulished in Jan 86
Iss 56 pgs 30-36,and March 86 Iss 57 pgs 58-65.These are the articles I
was referring to above.
Hope this might be of some use.
Cheers
Trevor Jones
I was beginning to think no'one had ever done it before!
All the Best,
Chris Cartwright.
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