Hello

[pcstru]

The Machine. These days it's a wee bit tidier but I never did get round to putting the controller in a proper box. I did though put the machine in a box.

Mostly I've used it to build clocks. The so called Aniversary Clock was designed and cut for my wife on our first wedding anniversary.

Another one based on a Gravity Escapement with a compound pendulum.

A Grasshopper Escapement prototype which has never ticked a single tock.

One based on Garry's clock. Sadly his page seems to have disappeared from the web.

Someone on the Vetric forum showed how to cut an Aztec Calendar - which I just had to have a go at. Took nearly 6 hours to cut.

And the obligatory T-Rex which I think is available in the demo version of VCarve.

Finally a small Eggtimer. This was what led to the larger anniversary clock, both are based on a variation of the verge and foliot.

I'll try and do some video's of the new machine when it arrives. One thing I did read here was that two drives on the x-axis are to be avoided like the plague. That's possibly a little worrying! Anyone care to elaborate?