I had hope to have more free clock plans ready for you by now, but you know how it is, unfortunately life has got in the way of what I would rather be doing!
In the meantime, Clockparts have come up with some more great offers but you’ll need to be quick because these prices are until April 11th only.
First up are these very attractive 3-1/2″ atomic-regulated fit ups. They’re controlled by a cesium atomic clock from Fort Worth, Colorado. Now to be honest I’ve no idea what that means – except they’re reckoned to be the most accurate in the world!
All you need to do is make a 3-1/4″ hole in whatever material you have and pop them in. It runs of a couple of AAA batteries. Prices start at just $12.00 each but you can get good discounts for quantities. There are also matching digital thermometer/hygrometers so you could put together a nice temperature/weather/timepiece for someone’s office (or your own of course!).
The other special is on these heavy duty pendulum movements.
They can be used on their own or combined with a regular quartz movement. One of the common problems with pendulum drives is that some are, frankly, a bit feeble. They have trouble actually shifting a decent bob.
Not so with these. They’ll shift up to 3.5 ounces, which makes them not only suitable for the full range supplied by Clockparts but also capable of dealing with most things you might dream up yourself.
The big advantage with a pendulum drive is if you fancy making some kind of bizarre or humorous clock. You can put the pendulum and the actual time movement in entirely different places. You could, for example, create long horizontal clocks with the hands at one end and the pendulum at the other. As soon as I get some time I’ll work up a few ideas.
These heavy duty pendulum movements start at only $3.25 and again there are good discounts if you buy bulk.
Full details on both deals – and possibly the best range of other clock supplies online – from Clockparts.
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