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Question: clock me over the head

yonation — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:06:20 -0800

where do i find analog "simple" clocks and/or clock parts?

i want to make a clock similiar to this one and have the housing parts (bike cogs); i just need the internal clock parts. Note: i know nothing about how clocks run (although I am mechanically rather inclined) so I need a working clock, but something that is so pared down so as to run in any housing I put it in (ie just the motor and hour/minute hands might be sufficient). i realize i can just buy a clock and take off the glass, etc, but starting simpler seems better to me. any suggestions or recommendations?

By: mikepop

mikepop — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:08:59 -0800

You can typically buy a motor/hands combo at any craft store (chains such as Michaels, or independents in your area). Can run from $5 to $20 depending on how fancy the hands are.

By: yonation

yonation — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:10:44 -0800

quick addition: in addition to other suggestions, people, following mikepop's answer, can anyone recommend a good independent place in NYC?

By: web-goddess

web-goddess — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:36:24 -0800

I was going to suggest a craft store as well, or possibly even a custom framing place. The embroidery-based store I work in does custom framing and we often get people who work a clock in cross-stitch, and we provide the guts of the clock for them.

By: kc8nod

kc8nod — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 14:35:50 -0800

http://www.klockit.com/ may have what you're looking for.

By: fixedgear

fixedgear — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 14:38:35 -0800

Send me an email with your address and pay shipping - two bucks or so - and I'll send you a movement powered by one AA battery. Since it's for a bike clock and all. I'm not sure if I have any hands left.

By: gmarceau

gmarceau — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 19:17:05 -0800

I bought a 5$ clock movement from klockkit.com, and they proceeded to send me newsletters and snail mail catalogs, despite my repeated opt-out requests. I exchanged email with an actual person, who was nice and polite, but she denied my unwanted mail classified as spam and refused to fix it.

Proceed with caution. Use sneakemail.com for spam proffing.

The movement itself, though, was perflectly fine.

By: radioamy

radioamy — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 20:09:10 -0800

I used clockit. Pretty easy. You don't have to know anything about clocks.