Making Clocks Stan Bray introduces the fascinating world of horology to the complete beginner. Making of wheels, pinions, escarpments, plates, pendulums, weights, cases, hands and faces is described. The necessary
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| Title | : | Making Clocks |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.99 (699 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1854862146 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2000-12-19 |
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Editorial : About the Author Stan Bray has written a number of books on model engineering and was editor of Model Engineers' Workshop and assistant editor of Model Engineer magazines.
Stan Bray introduces the fascinating world of horology to the complete beginner. This book explains the terminology of the clockmaker and provides general details of clock construction including layout of wheels and escarpments, a number of the latter being described. Making of wheels, pinions, escarpments, plates, pendulums, weights, cases, hands and faces is described. The necessary tools and equipment are described with details of how to make specialized items and choice of most suitable materials for their construction.
This and some more facts suggest that the author is not in sync with current development in the field.
An another surprise for me is that the VM introduced is register oriented. Lot os great information can be found in the book on Rome.
The book had nice full color illustrations. Excellent book and history! Well researched.. A good book for a science lesson.. Finally, the "notes" in this volume are far more detailed than is usually the case in a LOA volume. Demille grandeur that few other writers can achieve. For my entire life eating a meal meant some level of pain/discomfort while my food digested. I love that the witch can't do magic in London. When she reveals that she still hears from her father, her mother finds a link between the incident and the murder of one of his long dead ancestors. This led to the formation of the Black September terrorist group, more assassinations, hijackings, murders, and ultimately the murder of the Israeli Olympic team in Munich at the
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