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    Hi,

    I'm new to this forum and wondered if there were any other antique clock collectors here, perhaps using their machines to make gears and other replacement parts for the clocks.

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    Nelson

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    Nelson,

    I'm not a collector but I am using my CNC Mill to make 8 day longcase clocks. I have an old Carroll Dividing head I converted to CNC which makes it easier than doing the manual indexing for gear cutting. In addition, I am now able to cross out the gears in minutes intead of hours using the mill. I never did like crossing out gears by hand.

    Best Regards.

    Carl



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    Quote Originally Posted by cmnewcomer View Post
    Nelson,

    I'm not a collector but I am using my CNC Mill to make 8 day longcase clocks. I have an old Carroll Dividing head I converted to CNC which makes it easier than doing the manual indexing for gear cutting. In addition, I am now able to cross out the gears in minutes intead of hours using the mill. I never did like crossing out gears by hand.

    Best Regards.

    Carl
    Carl, that sounds awesome. I have a small mill (Burke #4) and LW dividing head to try to cut some gears. Have not done any CNC, but would like to try one day, especially after reading how you do it.


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    Nelson

    South Bend Heavy 10L, Burke #4, Van Norman #12, South Drill Bend Press
    A home machinist site you might like: www.Hobby-Machinist.com


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