Resurrecting the Phoenix Clock || INHERITANCE MACHINING
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- Опубліковано 30 тра 2024
- Growing up with my grandparents I was always intrigued by the mysterious wooden clock in their attic. It was in pieces so I wasn’t sure exactly what it looked like but I could tell it was an open design skeleton clock where you could see the gears and escapement. So naturally my gearhead self was fascinated. The legend behind the clock was that it was bought as a clock kit for my great-grandfather in the ‘80s. He was able to get it all together, but he passed away before he could get it fully running. So for 30 years it sat in that attic. It wasn’t until 3 years ago that I could try my hand at it, but being neither a clockmaker or horologist, I didn’t have much luck getting it to move longer than a couple minutes. But today I aim to change that!
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:31 Nearly Lost Forever
3:13 I’m No Horologist
5:46 Well That was Easy
8:13 The Great Escape(ment)
12:09 Test Cuts Prohibited
13:49 No “Turning” Back
15:27 That’s Not Wood...
17:04 A Lack of Planning
19:29 Gettin' Lucky
20:47 Fine Tuning
23:50 A New Record!
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It’s been over a week now and the Phoenix has only stopped a couple times. So I’ve been making small adjustments here and there. But still, it’s amazing how one small detail could lead to this sitting idle for over 30 years… See you again on April 14th!
Well if we all know you Brandon, a few side projects later that clock will never stop!! Beautiful work as always!
Mmmmmaaaake a metal oneeee *mortal kombat theme song*
Definitely will be looking for to April 14
Clocks are the inevitable ending point of all perfectionism. They're so neat. Keep us informed as your mean time to failure increases!
I'm newly interested in horology, and the pivots, along with the escapement, are the friction points, especially the interaction between the escape wheel and the pallet forks. The forks are made from jewels in modern movements, maybe use an extra hard wood for the pivots and forks, or even brass bushings and/or inlay on the striking faces of the pallet forks? Also the runout is still too much on the escapement wheel, and why didn't you try skimming it to closer to flat?
That's a worthy heirloom. Having generations of hands on the project makes for real family history.
Very true! It's one of my most prized inherited items
@@InheritanceMachiningtime to fabricate a gorgeous picture frame to house the letter. Be sure to use UV glass
This is a truly laudable undertaking!!! 🤠👍
Very good post. I am fascinated by mechanical gadgets. I remember a visit to the British Museum in my pre-internet youth and a walk through galleries of mechanical exhibits of various gearings. As a self-made horologist, are you open to the experts you can find online?
The way you worded that made me think the clock should have an additional dial that is labled 'generations' that is currently set to '3'. Your kids could set it to '4', and so on. Lol
Your content is genuinely some of the best I’ve ever seen, the editing is on point, the way you present and explain things is perfect for what you’re doing. Another thing is how you show the entire process of each project, from how you get an idea to drafting it on paper and then every side project along the way till the final product. Never stop creating
I very much appreciate that. Thank you!
I agree 100%.
I dont even mind that its not machining this time, I just love anything gear-y, analog, or DIY!
Well, at least he machined a bushing. So, not all hope is left 😆
And as its name implies, it was successfully resurrected 😀👍
He's like This Old Tony- He could be talking about gardening shears for 20 minutes and it'd still keep you fully invested in the video lol
What's really amazing is he didn't have to open the "disaster box" once and no side projects, other than the square gear mount, if you have to count one. Patients of Job!
@@ronwilken5219 well, I think that qualifies as a Fixture, and it wasn't exactly a complex one to deploy
Inheritance Machining does Click spring! Excellent video. A full size brass version would be an amazing addition.
Stainless and brass would be great
This channel and click spring are two of my favorites.
Ok, a couple of things here. 1; This story is incredible, intimate, and moving. The fact that you found the book, with hand written correspondence containing critically necessary information is, well it’s almost supernatural. As if grandad reached down from heaven to lend a hand. 2; Your video editing skillz are infuriatingly good. 😂
I real stroke of luck is what it is! Also I have to give the editing credit to my wife. She's amazing! Thanks as always!
@@InheritanceMachining
Give her a hug and a kiss from me.
To say thank you Ma’am, we appreciate your efforts.
Also the clock is called Phoenix clock, it's as if it was always destined to be restored! The story is spookily convenient!
Watching all of your episodes and knowing the history of your channel, this video is special. In a way, it has heart or at least a heart beat. Your storytelling sets you apart and above many.
This project definitely had a lot more meaning behind for me. Thank you!
@@InheritanceMachining my mom and gf both watched this video with me. As I explained the story of your channel. What a wonderful story I look forward to every video. Thank-you for telling your amazing story .
I really really hope you make a PDF of the manual and upload it somewhere. There’s a fair chance someone else in the world is in need of it.
that's a great idea actually!
I was thinking the same thing. I'm sure that this project has joined so many others in the "orphan" category.
@@InheritanceMachining I would love to get my hands on the drawings and turn them into CAD files and print them on my 3D printer
Oh thanks for the info!
@@InheritanceMachining you also might contact your library. They might have (or know someone who does) a book scanning machine.
I inherited an 1870’s 7’ tall long case clock in 1983, after my mother died. It has a standard clock work of the era, but it needed some TLC too. I found it didn’t enjoy an outside wall in the winter time 😢. Once I located an appropriate interior wall, it would keep time all year long. I eventually found its accuracy was superior to my VCR, of the 1980’s too. I still have it and wind it every Saturday morning. It’s a happy old clock. It’s a tribute to Robby Burns. 😊
What a beautiful clock!
I've built 3 wood clocks, none as ornate and pretty as yours .. I'm a little jealous!
Graphite is your absolute Best Friend. No matter how good, wood finishes dont "slide" well over each other, and do collect dust. Graphite from a quality drafting pencil (I think you might have one) on the faces of all the gear teeth makes a huge difference in reliability.
Even after "polishing" all the teeth to 600 grit, I found graphite still made a worthwhile difference.
Good luck with the final adjustments!
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
That's a great idea! Thanks!
This is easily one of your best episodes. Your videos aren't just about machining. They're about love for the trade, dedication to the goal and enjoyment of the process. I bet you've read Robert Pirsig's "Zen & the art of motorcycle maintenance".
This clock is an amazing story because connects not only to your grandpa but also your great grandpa. Finding the manual was the cherry on top. Life is way more interesting than fiction 'coz you can't make this s*** up!
What a heirloom!
And maybe, just maybe, this might inspire you to make your own clock...
Great video. I, too, have gone through the journey you describe so well. The Kassner clock is very likely based on the Thomas wooden clock plans that used to be sold in the classified section of Popular Mechanics in the 60's. I bought a set of the Thomas plans and built a clock very much like yours as a senior in high school. After college, in the 70's, I built several wooden clocks and sold all but one. I can hear that clock ticking as I type. I, too, hit upon the idea of a machine screw adjusted crutch to set the beat. If you'd like to compare notes about our clocks I'd be interested.
The whole thing is such a beatiful piece of history. Handwritten notes from the designer himself too. You rarely get that kind of thing anymore
I know... I was shocked. What a drastic difference to todays world.
I am really left speechless at the legacy and history that this clock has at it shows up generation after generation in your family. Its really a marvel to see how accurate those clocks were made and the fact that you got it running is even more so. I was going to say that this will be a "timeless" piece in your family for generations but I think its quite literally the opposite ;-) ...
Only time will tell I suppose... But I'll be enjoying it until it until its a pile of dust! 😂 Thank you, Charl!
@@InheritanceMachining Its always a pleasure.
I hope the joke about it not being timeless landed since it literally keeps time😂
I am always keen on plays on works 😉
I hope this piece stays in your family for many generations.
So satisfying to fix rather than toss
I love that you are continuing on where your grandparents and great grandparents left off. Keep up the good work. I look forward to your future videos!
😊 Thank you!
This project hits me right in the feels. My grandfather passed down a beautiful schoolroom wall clock that sat for a few years with a broken main spring. At the end of one school term (I was 14 I think) I was able (with my parents help) to take it apart and fix it. It still runs! Awesome to see your hard work paid off as mine did all those years ago.
That's awesome!
@@InheritanceMachining Thanks! I told my folks that all I want for my inheritance is the clock. My siblings can have all the rest 😁
The book at the end was a very good subtle joke
Mr. Jim Kassner would surely be very pleased that you revive the clock. Great work!
What a beautiful piece! Amazing analysis on the repair.
As a side note you could, if you choose to, do the internet a huge favor by scanning that manual and uploading it for others to hopefully see in case they weren't as fortunate to find the manual
I might do just that. I don't think there are a lot of these clocks around. But I'd bet I'm not the only one that has tried to find anything on it! Thanks
@@InheritanceMachining that kind of manual would help someone like me to design and build one from the ground up. That would be awesome.
@@InheritanceMachining were you able to scan and upload?
What would be seriously cool would be making a series of videos of you making a brass/alum replica of that clock with some machinist flair lol.... that's a series I'd be interested in for sure
I have no doubt something like that is in my future 😁
Approximately 80 parts, measuring tools, drafting board and tools, a "little" free time.... 3 to 4 months? That would be cool.
I agree. I would love to see a brass version of this.
My Grandfather made clocks in his spare time for much of his life - entirely by hand. His house was full of them. So many ticks and chimes it actually made it hard to sleep there :)
Unfortunately in later life, his dementia meant he would tinker on some of his most beautiful pieces and be unable to put them back together, progressively deconstructing all those decades of hard work and dedication.
Thank you for taking the time to revive this wonderful piece of your family history and for letting us be a part of it. It reminded me of the better times with my Grandfather and the incredible things he made. I only wish some of them had survived his wilderness years.
That is both a very cool and very sad story. Thank you for sharing. And also thanks for following along
This is a Truly Laudable Undertaking!!! 🤠👍
The box of shame cries out from not being filled this time. Good episode, the pocket idea was clever!
😂 Thanks!
It makes your content even more heartwarming that you are not just putting your grandfather's old tools back in action, you're actually finishing his unfinished projects...
Also, hugely appropriate name; I thought you were just calling it the phoenix clock, but that it is actually NAMED that is just mindblowing...
I was shocked when I realized that was the name of the clock. It's so fitting for its story!
@@InheritanceMachining Sometimes, life is better than anything you could have scripted! :D
The handwritten correspondence are absolutely beautiful.
It's awesome that you're completing your great grandfather's legacy.. I too am honoring my great grandfather.. for more than 40 years his 51 GMC pickup that he bought new has been sitting in an Iowa field deteriorating. I even had tried getting it going when I was in high school to drive as my first vehicle. Time passes priorities change but I now have it in my shop and have begun the restoration process. My plans are to modernize the mechanics to make it more drivable on modern roads and maybe take it to a car show from time to time...grandpa Frank lived to be 101 years old and I named the truck after him. I hope he looks down from heaven and is pleased with what I've done.
What a cool project! Good luck with the restoration/modernization!
What a historic jewl👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
And the manual and letters are icing on the cake
Thank you! I'm so glad I could hang onto it. And get it running!
No shortcuts, No 3D printing No bull, just good old craftsmanship and using the inside of the head. Great work.
Aside from the realization that 1983 is now considered ancient, A very interesting and satisfying video. Thanks again.
It must be a huge honor to work on four generations of projects, every family should be so in touch with their heritage.
Using the surface plate for woodwork gave me a good laugh, because it's such a good idea
😂 most convenient flat surface I had! Thank you!
Brandon, it’s hard to explain just how much of an inspiration you and this channel are to me. I recently got into machining during my first semester in college, and it’s quickly become my favorite time of the week when I get to go into that shop. I have a woodworking background, so this video in particular was really wonderful to see. Please keep doing what you’re doing, I can’t wait to go on this machining journey with you as I go through college!
I love hearing that! And you are quite lucky to have shop access at your school. Eat it up! Thanks
You have become one of my all time favourite creators on youtube, I'm not a machinist but have always admired the craft. I hope you continue these videos for years to come.
😁 Thank you very much! I'm going to keep at this as long as I can!
Nice touch on the closing, a leather bound with gold leaf lettering Audels Machinists Hand Book.
Really love your channel and how you include your family heritage and lore.
My hat off to you Sir
Thank you 😊
"Great-Grandfather" clock, in a play on words; and literally as well. Well done !!!
Awesome video, and it was a shock you tried something with wood, which is surely non-standard, but as a millennial kid, I can see the value this clock holds, both historical, and also emotional, since it has been something in your family for multiple generations now. Really awesome project, I am looking forward to the next video (my personal favourites are things that make your life in machine shop easier, like the camera arm, or chuck adapter you made)
Gotta try my hand at all materials at some point 😁 Thanks! PS, I think you will like the next video as well!
New inheritance machining content. Made my Friday a win
Thank you for taking us on this journey with you.
my pleasure! Thanks
What a beautiful clock, awesome video
Your relative who originally built this clock is turning over in his grave, non-concentricly, realizing now what he did wrong. You made him proud! 👏
Never heard that sentence before, yet it fits perfectly. Lol
Loved the small detail of grabbing the Machinist's Handbook at the end ;)
Oh HELL yes. New video, 25 minutes long, and I’m tucked in bed. Keep ‘em coming! (I haven’t even watched the video yet, I’m just that excited)
haha thanks man!
That is the coolest clock an one hell of a treasure your grand parents left you that is so nice. What more could you ask for. You are truly blessed.
My grandfather’s clock was too large for the shelf so it stood ninety years on the floor. Neat work!
Thanks!
This video is a gem and this channel is therapeutic! I've been watching all of your content for the last week and I am almost running out of videos! My father bought a small lathe years ago but we never used it and I'm itching to take a shot at doing some chips with it. Some day I'll find the courage and time to learn how to use it.
A machinist doing woodworking and horology. This is my favorite channel. 🖖
I'm no horologist or woodworker. But I can try! Thanks
I LOVE the sound of wood in a metal lathe
Nice work, that looks great, especially that subtle view of the brass bushing.
Thank you! Tried to be as discrete as possible
Clickspring has entered the chat. :) I love that your passion overflows so frequently into your everyday life that it also has such a rich story attached. I commented before learning about the correspondence between your grandfather and the clockmaker.
thank you 😊 I honestly don't have a lot of stories like this but when they are relevant I share them
Your grandfather and great grandfather are happy and proud in heaven. 👍🏻
Didnt know this even existed. thank you for bringing this clock to light through a video. Not only that... You made it work!
Bravo! The personal back story, the unusual subject matter, the successful outcome. Beautifully executed in every respect 👍 🇬🇧
I really appreciate that! Thanks!
A beautiful restoration! Amazing that kits like that were once available before CNC.
Thanks and very true. I would have loved to see their manufacturing operations
not often i have been so relaxed and calm of watching a creation take shape. fantastic jobb
After seeing this, I want to see you machine a replica out of metal. I’m sure it would be more accurate and less susceptible to variations due to changes in temperature and humidity.
Your content has quickly become some of my favorite on youtube.
No doubt there is a metal clock in my future 😁 Thanks!
Love the ticking of an old clock
This project definitely puts the "Inheritance" in Inheritance Machining
This is definitely one of, if not my, favorite episodes. :)
I've recently discovered your channel and I've been binge-watching from the beginning. This episode is so fascinating, and when I saw the handwritten notes from Jim, it inexplicably brought me to tears to see such care and devotion put into his work and making sure his customers were completely taken care of.😢 It made me think about how customer service and everything in general has changed in the last 30 years.
Imagine your ancestors looking down on you. Finishing what they started. How proud they must be.
Well done.
This is the way
Your videos never cease to bring me joy.
I love that you're a restorer NOT a destroyer! This video ticked all the boxes for me, restoring, wood and a relentless pursuit of accuracy. Awesome!
This bastardization of woodworking and metalworking (indicating a wooden gear on a leathe!?) should have been uploaded on April 1st.
I love it!
Stumbled on the intro vid by chance. Now I can't stop watching. 10/10
Absolutely beautiful old clock ! What a wonderful piece to inherit and get working again !
Thank you! I am very lucky in many ways
The least machining in one of your videos, yet one of my favorite. There is just something extremely satisfying and rewarding about finishing a project that has been in your family for generations. I will eventually have my fair share of said project bestowed upon me.
The story behind projects like this are what really make them special. Tools are cool but stories are cooler! Thanks
Working to understand and correct those things which shorten the operational duration on a generational project gives me hope for our future. Intended or otherwise, thank you for this inspiring parable.
I just love curling up with an old Machinist Handbook at the end of a satisfying project.
Your great grandfather would be proud, and probably is!
Thank you!
Very nice, its was great to see how you found the issues with the clock. Thanks for taking the time to video this clock and sharing it with everyone.
I love how you say you were "forced to make a temporary pin for the shaft" as if you weren't just itching to make some chips
This reminds me of my struggle with a cheap grandfather clock I found at the swap shed of the local garbage transfer station when I was in my early teens. I never could get it to run for more than a few hours, but lacked the mechanical understanding I have now 35 years later. Watching this video and reminiscing I am almost certain where the issue was in why I couldn't keep it running. It did provide me with a complex mechanical device to take apart and re assemble correctly, as in doing so left me with the same inability to stay running, No chance of finding that clock again, as it went back to the same garbage transfer station a few months later, but into the bin that time. I would say it was a good education for me that only cost me time.
Love this! Also, I want to point out that it’s a pendulum’s period which is constant (below 1 radian of amplitude). The speed (angular velocity) changes with amplitude. Great work and awesome video!
Hypnotic video. Beautiful piece of heirloom art for your wall.
It is spectacular engineering that Brandon with these modern machines and an ancient reference manual from the manufacturer of the clock and also with DRos and what not have been able to restore it to its pristine glory. But more importantly, to imagine that this clock was made several decades ago, and with the precision in manufacturing that relied solely on technical skill and not DROs...
Gotta love the hand-written letter with instructions. Clocks are always a treat, thanks.
It is purely meditative to watch your videos
Unique balance of technology, know-how and curiosity.....
and editing
That handwriting! Wow!
I appreciate that you referred to your mark on the piece as "subtle" when you actually took it from nonfunctional to functional
Spotted your Tau Beta Pi Bent screwed to the wall by the door. Not sure where I've squirrelled mine away to, but it's here somewhere. Maybe I'll hang it in the new shop this summer too. Nice!
A friend of mine recently built a wood clock using his CNC equipment to cut the gears. He used some magic solution to impregnate the wood that is supposed to reduce the effects of humidity on the components. Yours is old school but well worth the work to correct the problems. Great video, as always.
My favorite machinist channel posting a woodworking project about fixing a clock, which are two of my favorite genres of video...
I don't think there will be a better channel for me.
(also I love the music)
😁 thanks!
I love that your phoenix rose from the figurative ashes
Clickspring would be proud. As would your Father, Grandfather, and Great Grandfather. What a story!
What a treasure. Such a deep history.
Nothing like the tic of a clock...😊
I'm sure Paige is thrilled to have this added to your beautiful home..
amen!
Your content is great, it's realaxing and engagine from start to finish. Thank you for shairing your work and process. I hope to see you videos for a long time to come.
Ah, the Machinist's Handbook. Nice, light reading.
I own a Skeletonized Fossil watch, so seeing the Phoenix Clock show up on the feed was an amazing thing to see. Here the mechanical watch is on my wrist, while you have this beautiful clock one up on a wall! As soon as you mentioned timing and time loss I went "the escape wheel". Seeing all those wooden parts I thought it was a binding issue. It's the thing I never have to worry about with my spring-gear driven watch, physical weights to power the mechanism.
My (and majority of) mechanical watches uses synthesized rubies as axel points to prevent as much friction as possible for the steel axels to spin in. The teeth on the fork that catches the escape wheel also has two ruby "teeth" (pallets) which prevents friction as well. With clockwork, you want MINIMUM friction as possible, so you may want to look into adding more lubrication. The other thought I had were the pallets, if there was a way to reduce friction between them and the escape wheel too that might help a bit for timing.
Precision wood-working on a metal lathe. A great old clock is saved. Really exciting!
😁
Wow, this whole vide is absolutely incredible. Catching the manual before it got scrapped was so important it can’t be expressed. That was a piece of history.
It was very serendipitous that I was the one cleaning out that cabinet! I'm glad I thought to flip through everything!! Thanks, man!
Outstanding video. This reminds me of the progression of the Harrison clocks.
Been watching for a long time, I too have made and designed several of these all wood clocks, it's a real challenge, great job, beautiful clock, looking forward to your next project, thankyou
Great story it brought a tear to my eye how everything worked out . Great job Marty McFly Doc Brown would be proud of you . JM
not even 5 minutes into the video and you told a story in over a minute and that's stuff can take a whole film to express. Well done Brandon.
Happily signed. William Jon Michael's
also need not worry if thats my real name, its a pen name for my undercover night job.
I shall call you WJM. Much appreciated man!
This is the first of your videos I've ever watched. I'm glad I found your channel and look forward to watching your past and future videos.
I wont lie, I didn't take you for a wood worker type, i admit it, i underestimated you, but you'd be surprised how many "woodworkers" forget that glue needs to grab to work, it was a pleasant surprise to see you took that into account for the brass bushing as well. I've always been a fan of the gold and dark wood look, so even if it was just out of necessity, and a minor accent, the brass bushing itself was integrated in such a way that made it look like that was part of the spec. Big ups, and you've got my respect.
Much appreciated! I'm no stranger to wood, thats for sure. Just find metal way cooler 😁
Glad I waited to enjoy this latest instalment of your journey with a pint in the comfy chair. An excellent tale! Your great-grandad would be thrilled.
Thank you!
When I watch this, you make me reconsider to fix my grandfather's cuckoo clock that I broke years ago. I hope he kept it and I might ask him to resurrecting it out of my guilty. Great video!
Go for it! Anything would be better than it just sitting idle. Thanks!