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

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

Clickspring
3 HN recommenders · discussed 2017–2024
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About this video

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.

Why it appears in the archive

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

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From the Hacker News discussion

KGIII · 2017-08 · strong rec

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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MengerSponge · 2022-05 · strong rec

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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xdennis · 2024-12 · rec

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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