The Equation is complete ! Reaching this point is a milestone in the project, the entire equation work finished. I undertook the finishing as I progressed which includes polishing the brasswork, polishing the foot and head of each screw, shaping, beveling and matting the cocks, as a special for this clock I have blued the […]

Descriptions; Equation wheel 1; The wheel is fitted to the shaft, the pinion has been partially finished, the footed steel tube is fitted to the equation wheel cock and becomes both the hour wheel post and the equation pinion upper pivot. Equation wheel 2; Marking out the quadrants and the fixing dogs which are turned […]

Depthing, Jeweling & Motion work Well, here we are at weeks end once again. It has been a week with a lot to show, the Mean/Solar movement main train and its motion work are now depthed in, the wheel work is crossed out, pivots finished to size, jewels fitted to the plates and jeweled endpieces […]

this last week has been dedicated to completing the pinions and fitting the wheels to their respective arbors for both movements. I have all the wheels and pinions up to the escape wheel for the Mean/Solar movement and up to the 3rd wheel for the Sidereal movement. The next task will be to depth the […]