time on my hands

hob · Post by **hob** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:42 am

all the plants are dormant, too cold for fishing, so i'm scratching round trying to amuse myself

i bought the insides of a digital clock and some hands before Christmas with the idea i might explore the possibilities in clock design.

i was never that good with my hands, or very creative, so i was not optimistic about the outcome

however boredom becomes an incentive

result so far is a CD case clock

i had to shorten the 2 longest hands to avoid stopping the hands at the bottom of the sweep, but all in all i'm quite pleased with the results

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:22 am

I like it!

I'll keep a look out for it at Ikea in a month or two.

Harriet · Post by **Harriet** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:07 am

Cool. What do you plan next?

Post by **daiv** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:22 am

The clock is swell Hob!

You gotta build a working STEAM ENGINE!

And then make it do some sort of work.

CelticRose · Post by **CelticRose** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 5:37 am

daiv wrote:The clock is swell Hob!

You gotta build a working STEAM ENGINE!

And then make it do some sort of work.

Somehow I never saw you as being into steampunk, Daiv.

Post by **daiv** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 6:13 am

Ha! I've always been fascinated with that sort of thing. I know Hob posted some pics a little while back of the old steam engine factory in his town. So I figured it would be a perfect fit and I'd admire it from afar.

hob · Post by **hob** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:09 pm

another winter project involves making scenery for a friends model railway

these were made from a mail order kit

iann · Post by **iann** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:41 pm

i had to shorten the 2 longest hands to avoid stopping the hands at the bottom of the sweep

Good planning, Hob

I like that it still has a CD inside

hob · Post by **hob** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:48 pm

iann wrote:
i had to shorten the 2 longest hands to avoid stopping the hands at the bottom of the sweep
Good planning, Hob I like that it still has a CD inside

if the price is right it could be the cd of your choice

John C · Post by **John C** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:54 pm

That's awsome Hob! What a creative idea! It could become popular

hob · Post by **hob** » Tue May 17, 2011 9:45 pm

one of my more recent projects was to restore some 1950's road menders oil lamps (when i was a child all that stopped you falling down a hole in the road after dark was a wooden barrier and some of these)

before

after

just waiting for some new wicks for the burners ordered off the internet.

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Tue May 17, 2011 10:39 pm

Nice work!

PapaBearJay · Post by **PapaBearJay** » Tue May 17, 2011 11:10 pm

mate, you've done good!

Post by **daiv** » Wed May 18, 2011 12:45 am

You did such a good job restoring them that you ended up with 1 more than you started with!

So what is the story behind these? Do you collect them? Do they have more value restored vs. original? I know that can go either way depending on the item.

Gallows · Post by **Gallows** » Wed May 18, 2011 12:35 pm

I remember those from the 1950's and early 60s. Very nostalgic. I bet you like to visit boot sales? You never know what you may find.