Clockmaking - How To Make A Clock In The Home Machine Shop - Part 1 - Making The Clock Frames
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as an absorbing masterpiece of craftsmanship, often raised in threads about watches and clockmaking.
What it is
The first episode of Clickspring's series building a John Wilding skeleton clock from raw stock in a home machine shop. It covers making the frames along with the tools needed for the job.
Recommended by 3 HN commenters across 3 different months, 2017 to 2024.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec KGIII · 2017-08 · on “One of the most complex wristwatches ever made”
For those wondering about Clickspring, here is a link: [this video] I advise you not to click on it. It will eat up your time and it takes your complete attention.
Strong rec MengerSponge · 2022-05 · on “Mechanical Watch”
This is lovely! While there's a lot of watch content on YouTube, I'm amazed that no one has called out Clickspring's skeleton clock build. It's also a masterpiece, just in a different medium: Full build playlist: [LINK] Direct link to the first episode: [this video]
Recommends xdennis · 2024-12 · on “Making a watch from scratch”
Specifically this playlist where he builds a desk clock in an estimated 1000 hours: [this video] The last video in the series summaries everything in 12 minutes: [LINK]