Nuremburg Meccano Clock. Recreating my Childhood and Making Missing Parts,
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- My interest in engineering comes from my favorite childhood toy.
Each Christmas I would get an "A" set which would covert my existing set to the next one. I remember getting as far as set 7 and also getting set B gears one year.
I no longer have my original Meccano but last year i bought some bent and rusty parts off Ebay and restored them to new.
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This Christmas I planned to build a model and recreate those fond memories. I chose the clock, plans were published in the April 1972 issue of Meccano Magazine, which I used to read .
I was missing part 24b, 6 hole b wheel, to build the clock but was able to make one.
It may be cheating but I also used my lathe and milling machine to make a jig to assemble the escapement wheel, something I would not have had as a boy and it's use may offend the Meccano purist.
I really enjoyed the build and can now appreciate how well engineered and thought out Meccano was.
Sadly modern children would rather sit in front of a computer screen.
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That brings back memories of building things from Meccano. Kids these days don't get that because everything is computers.
Well myfordboy that Meccano made you who you are today! I played with building blocks and cars and am a car nut and a builder today. Our futures are laid out before us on that carpet on the living room floor!
Very nice work. Meccano is still a great teacher.
YES!!! Now I want to play with mine now.... LEGO, Meccano/Erector sets... One can never have enough...The amount of hours spent playing with Erector sets, Priceless!! I remember my local lawnmower shop gave me a brand new flat spring for the pull cord recoil spool, even though, I asked if I could purchase a used one, via my lawn mowing money, the service shop owner told me "NOPE!!!", before I could mope about it, he then reached around the shelf, and threw a new one at me and told me to get back to work (mowing lawns, LOL).. I spent weeks trying to get a clock to calibrate to be at least no more then 5 minutes off per hour. Time had past, the lawn mower shop owner asked me how it went, told him the details... he chuckled at me with his odd laugh, and mentioned I needed more spring tension, to over come the frictional losses... and threw a larger/wider flat recoil spring at me to try that...... That helped, get it to approx 4 minutes off per hour, and of course, after 4 to 5 hours of running, as the tension unwound/relaxed, the "off time" per hour progressively would get worse, LOL... I learned so much from that. I brought it in to show the shop owner and to tell him thanks for dialing me in on the flat springs. He asked me if there was anything else he could help me with. bad move on his part, lol, "why yes, Sir, with the old spring, I would like to chop them up to make leaf springs, for the live axle play, but, after cutting them to the length I desired out of the recoil flat spring, I couldn't bend the spring eyes at each end, and all they would do is break, once the radius was too tight... he laughed at me, and over the next few days, I watched the games of annealing, bending over a form, re-heat treating and tempering... I sure do miss that old timer... I think I was 8 to 9 years old and he was already a bazillion years old. That was some 35 plus years ago. Super smart and nice guy... Thank you for showing this video, I had forgot all about him, due to just living life, I enjoyed this clock video.. Thank you, for reminding me of him.
thanks for sharing that great memory Dru, That old bloke was a real gem, generous with his time as well as all his spare parts ;-)
OH how i yearned for a meccano set when i was a kid but that was out of the price range my mum could afford , i ended up being called roddy the wrecker by one of my brothers as i could disassemble just about anything with a steak knife ! None of the knives in the house had sharp points as i used them for screwdrivers , chisels and pry bars , if i needed a special size there was the grinder outside - aka the footpath and you would be surprised how quick a new screwdriver could be fashioned from a steak knife ! Butter knives made really good chisels especially the ones that were all metal - they also made good hammers as the heavy metal handle had some weight but if that wasn't enough there was always the meat tenderiser!
When i turned 15 my old brother gave me a screwdriver set , my old lady was overjoyed as she could buy a new set of knives knowing i didn't need to use them anymore - she was wrong - i still din't have any wire strippers !
Happy new year myfordboy ! Thanks for the excellent videos in 2017 and i look forward to watching in 2018 .
Wonderful. As adults, we don't play enough.
Eat your heart out, Clickspring. What memories. Those blued spring steel shaft clips were the very devil when you knelt on them. Nice clock.
Right about the spring clips!😫😫😫
what amazes me most is that you have kept all that stuff and so well organized and in so great shape. Your grandchildren must love to come to your home! Mine pieces of meccano are just leftovers piled up in an old shoe box. Thank you a lot for that remembrance. what fun and instruction we got out of these. I am so sorry that do not exist now.
Sadly I did not keep my set. What you see was bought on Ebay as rusty and bent stuff that i restored. See videos:
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myfordboy oh, yes. I understand why these pieces seemed brand new. You did a fantastic job restoring all these parts. Thank you so much for the pleasure and teaching you give through these videos.
Nice one. I'm going to make one soon. Luckily I have a 6-hole 1" bush wheel so I don't need a Myford lathe!😁
I too had Meccano in my youth, in a distant country, long ago. I am amazed at the ingenuity of the Meccano people. For instance making a verge-and-foliot escapement clock! Happy new year.
YOu have brought back many childhood memories when I spent many hours playing with my Meccano set!
Happy memories. I built many things on the carpet & remember taking some to School, one was an acrobat in a rectangular frame that spun over & over by hand powered. Father was relentless in telling me that if I lost parts it would be no good, and on one day walking to School I dropped a nut & I was in tears till suddenly I found it in the light snow. One year I got a big civil engineering kit which I realised was a bit of an error as I liked things that move & came up with some of my own ideas & made cars that I loved to play with, although I did make some of the civil engineering stuff including a lifting bridge which was a huge project for me. I still have all my meccano stuff although I rarely play with it as I am usually too busy with other stuff & kind of like making my own stuff rather than following others, although many of my ideas come from seeing how things have been made. Father used to always tell me off for breaking things as he put it, when I just wanted to find out how they were made. Now I have been inspired by yours & MrPete222 work with 3D printers & have just ordered one like you both have from banggood. Thank you for all the many things you have taught me & for the inspiration that comes from your videos. Happy New Year!
words don't get it,,, but inspiring sort of works... thanks for showing
That took me back. Great fun you could get lost in for hours. Just imagine Meccano taking that same care with all their parts you did with the wheel. Mind you there was always just enough tolerance allowing some fantastic models. Regards, and looking forward to your videos during 2018. And beyond!
Bloody brilliant thank you for all the entertainment and information you have given us this year , happy new year and look forward to more videos in the new year .
As a young fella of 6-8 years old I fondly remember building every project in my Erector set book. From the steam plant to the Ferris wheel. I spent hundreds of hours building, disassembling and rebuild anew many projects. I am sure my ability to work with mechanical items started with work with this toy. Great stuff Myfordboy! Thanks for sharing. Happy Holidays!!
I've just worked out it was probably 52 years ago I last built a Meccano model!
More like 60 years for me and I still remember details. How time flies!
I wish I could've got in to Meccano this way. When I was a kid 20 years ago it was all plastic and I just didn't enjoy playing with it as much as Lego. If it was still metal it could've been a very different story, I still ended up as a Land Rover tinkerer though so it can't have gone completely wrong.
WOW!!! Not only this looks fascinating, did it bring back some memories! Yup, Meccano (or Erector as it was called back when I was subdued by its drug like properties) is quite an addicting platform! Oh how many hours did I spend building everything that crossed up my mind... Sadly today's sets are too cheesy. It is not what it used to be, that's for sure... Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year!
Another great video from you.Your previous video on restoring the Meccano prompted me to buy some old sets up for restoration. I now have loads of it sitting in my shed ready for sanding and painting. Better get my finger out and get it sprayed.
Sounds like lots of fun Alan. Good luck and show us some projects!
The nozzle on your shop vac looks like it has tales to tell… An excellent build, and it made me realize that my kid is almost old enough to appreciate the erector set I bought him after seeing your restoration video. Happy New Year, and I hope 2018 brings you more time enjoying your shop!
Best Christmas special I've seen all year!
First class with classic mechano
Hi Dave that bought back memoies for me. I dont think my knees could take the punishment now. All the best for the new year to you and your family.
In the USA, it was the Erector Set from A C Gilbert.
Great fun and good learning experience with it.
Wish they were still around.
Happy New Year!
I have many a fond memory of times with my erector set, I believe it kindled my love of all things mechanical.
I think we are all still kids, we just have bigger sets to play with now.
I agree.
The scale of the toys we "play" with now are definitely larger.
Meccano is available in the US
Thanks for sharing Your knowledge and skills, I've learned a lot from your videos.
Happy New Year to You and Mrs M.
Very nice ! And this is not cheating... just a very clever way to precisely assemble the wheel :)
Great Myfordboy ... liked it.
I made some 1-inch bush wheels by flattening out the actual 1-inch pulley, and then all I had to do was drill the six holes.
Where is my Märklin Baukasten! Great fun.
nice job.
beautiful!! have a wonderfull 2018!! greetings from Brazil!!
Very nice! Happy New Year
i remember my eldest brother made a mecanno clock around the early 70s i remember it being weight driven though
I had American Meccano in the 1950s; it was called a _deluxe_ Erector Set.
Super !
Bravo ...
Could you tell me were you found the plans as I have wanted to make a clock from meccanno for a few years now
I have some cd's with all the meccano magazines and plans on. email me and I can send details.
Good job.
Just was wondering, why not base base also with lathe?
Probably part of the reason why your description says "modern children would rather sit in front of a computer screen" is because most toys now are just plastic garbage with minimal parts, nothing like the all metal, mechanically-complex sets that you got. Also most schools in the US have gotten rid of shop class.
Nice!
I built this too.
Great brings back memories. How long does it run for on a windup.
I've had it running about 3 hours. The weak part is my motor as it looses power as the spring unwinds.
So, how many errant screws and nuts were gobbled up by mum's carpet sweeper? ☺
ALL BUT THE ONE DAD FOUND!!!!lol
A beautiful thing, but I must confess some disappointment, as I had no idea Meccano sold a pre-built clockwork motor, and was rather hoping to see you construct one.
Meccanos are of an age, when boys used to grow in to men. Now fairytale fantasy inspired toy companies are pushing kids to Barbieland.
"Merkur" is better!!!