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CLOCK sa ALARM CLOCK sa AUTOMOBILE CLOCK sa CLOCK DECORATION & PAINTING sa CLOCK RADIO sa CLOCKWORK sa DESK CLOCK sa GEMSTONE CLOCK sa LONGCASE CLOCK sa MANTEL CLOCK sa MODEL & MINIATURE CLOCK sa SHELF CLOCK sa SIDEREAL CLOCK sa TIME sa TOY CLOCK sa WALL CLOCK sa WATCH xx TIME xx TIMER The challenge in turning a clock case. Hints to avoid pitfalls and frustraton. Advice on selection of movement, dials and bezels and hands. Diagrams offer suggestions for a basic open-faced model, a glass front with back cover, flat glass fitted inside case, convex glass inside case, pendulum in box housing and wooden bezel. Hearts clock. Transform an inexpensive clock mechanism into a work of art by adding borders of appliqued hearts, embroidered flowers, and quilted feathers, all set in a 14" hoop. Est. cost: $28. New life for an old clock. Part 1. Tips on cleaning, feeding and waxing antique clock cases and cleaning the movement. New life for an old clock. Part 2. Complete repair and refinishing of a clock case with damaged veneer. Navajo clock. Convert a suitable greenware into a clock which is decorated with Navajo "Yeis" in the form of hunters with their bows and arrows ready for the kill. Design pattern is included. How to make clocks from slabs of wood. Painting a clock case with folk art patterns. Portable battery-operated clock in a simple pine frame with a handle on the top. A look at building a clock from a kit. Looks at how to select the kit company and the kit, and some potential problem areas. Includes a list of a dozen sources of clock kits. Caring for old clocks. How to clean, oil and adjust spring-driven clock mechanisms. Tips to save time when building clocks from kits. Overhauling an antique clock. How to remove and clean the works and refinish the clock case. Small New England clocks. Minimal cases hide elegant works. Various examples illustrated. Jig for routing a cavity for a quartz clockwork. Circular latching lid is designed to conceal the access compartment in the back of a clock. Can be adapted for other applications. Works similar to the old-style twist-on gasoline tank caps. Woodcrafts to make and sell. Successful craftsmen share their best-selling works. (1) Exotic-wood and burl boxes with unique shapes. (2) Cedar slab signs with letters routed then burned in. (3) Circular cherrywood clock with exotic wood plugs representing the numbers. Decorator clocks anyone can build. Four ideas for making clocks from acrylic and paint cans. Instructions for cleaning and oiling a mechanical clock. Make a slab of interesting wood into a clock. Tip: How to locate the position for numerals on a clock face by means of the hands of the clock. Eliminates the need for a layout or guide sheet. The Winner, a leather-faced clock tooled with the bull head that is the logo for the American Hereford Association. Machine appliqued placemats, jar covers, napkin rings, coasters, biscuit caddy, apron, clock face, and a "Please come in" sign all feature a strawberry motif. How to repair ailing spring-wound clocks. Instructions on cleaning and adjusting. A simple, but elegant, banjo clock case. A tide clock keeps track of the rise and fall of water affected by ocean tides. Features a variable frequency control for calibration. Make an oversized clock face using a photographic enlargement. Add mechanism, paint with fluorescent paint, and you have a photo darkroom clock. Quilted and appliqued face for a nursery clock features a pattern of hearts and ribbons. Embroider on a clock face "Anytime is the right time to say I love you". Make a patchwork needlepoint clock. Make a cross-stitch clock face, with the saying: "You make my world special". Making and using a water clock. Vary the speed of synchronous motors with this programmable control. DC-to-AC inverter can be used to control motors in tape drives, turntables, telescopes, electrical timepieces, etc. Clock planter. A look at six handsome clocks you can make from kits. Article includes names and addresses of kit makers and a few tips on assembly. Be a timesaver. Learning to repair and maintain clocks. Looks at grandfather clocks, wall and mantle clocks, electric clocks, and battery clocks. Circuit to provide a pulsating DC voltage to a coil to keep the pendulum in motion on an old electric clock. Aviary case for old clock works. How to make a quartz-crystal oscillator for a pendulum clock that will give it an accuracy of one second per year. Includes instructions, circuitry of oscillator, power supply and digital counting circuit, details of solenoid assembly and layout of pins and circuit-division scheme. Build a circumpolar star dial (nocturnal), a hand-held device that tells the time by using selected circumpolar stars as the hands of a clock. A case for clocks. Clockmaker Bill Hopkins is profiled. Includes tips on forming a laminated Acorn Clock case. Three great clocks to build. (1) See-through pendulum clock features a walnut veneer shell with an arched top. (2) Art Deco mantel clock made from oak and walnut. (3) Anglefish wall clock. Ready-reference calendar clock. Oak stand holds a purchased digital calendar clock. Stand is about 5" high on a 3"x4" base. Pendant (2" diameter) with a miniature quartz clock insert. Technique to divide a circle into 12 equal segments when making a clock face. Case for a 3" diameter clock and thermometer is basically a mitered frame that holds two panels in which purchased instruments are installed. A burl veneer is used to decorate the panels. Clock work. How to turn simple clock cases which are fitted with quartz movements. How to construct a replica of the English dial clock, except that it is fitted with a battery-powered movement. Black Forest clock case. Mahogany clock case is carved with leaves, fruit, cross-hatches, etc. to resemble a German clock. Uses a battery powered pendulum movement. Contemporary pendulum clock. Dimensions: 18" tall, 11" wide, 4" deep. Uses a quartz movement. Circular wooden frame (7" diameter x 5" deep) for a "captain's clock" is lathe turned from an octagonal blank which is laminated from eight pieces of mitered stock (each measuring 4"x6"). Card-Players clock uses cards instead of numbers on the clock face. How to build a clock case from scrap block of wood. Clock mechanism is from an existing clock. Spool-House Clock is a clock housing shaped like a house. Lower front panel drops down to reveal a storage compartment for spools of thread. Clock kits are fun and easy to assemble. Some tips. Use battery powered clock movements to make a variety of unique clocks. (1) Ceramic tile clock. (2) Garden clock. (3) Oil can clock. (4) Ship dial clock. (5) Plaque clock. (6) Backward clock. (7) Clown clock. 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