This is a clock I started working on recently to put my CNC through its paces.
The goal is to have a clock made 100% out of sold wood. This means some design considerations to make sure the gears hold up. The first was that the gears had to be at least .68" thick. I had to increase the diameter of the gears as well.
The finished clock will be about 75" tall with the actual gear mechanism and motor mounted in the top 1/3" of the clock. I wanted to build the whole thing on my 30" x 27" CNC so the clock is in three sections.
I have several videos but here is the latest’s. Notice that the plates are MDF. I did this to test before committing to solid wood.
I will be making some changes when I do the final build, but this thing went together like a glove.
clock upper section1.jpgclock upper section2.jpg