How to Make a Saw Blade Clock
George VondriskaAre the teeth on your saw blade so worn down that you can't use the blade anymore? Don't throw it out; recycle it! George Vondriska teaches you how to make a saw blade clock. He teaches you how to install a clock mechanism on your saw blade to quickly refurbish your woodworking tool as a simple clock for the workshop.
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You know, a saw blade can only be sharpened so many times before there's not enough carbide left to make it viable to sharpen anymore. So don't throw that throw that blade in the garbage instead or give you a little timely tip here. What we can do is take that 10 inch saw blade and turn it into a clock for your ship. So what I did is I went to a craft store and I bought a mechanism. Oops, it's got to go this way.
The mechanism will go right through the five-eighths hole here in the front some washers, and a nut just follow the instructions that come with these mechanisms, but they are dirt simple to install. And on the back here what I'm doing is I'm making the hanger line up with that expansion slot at the top. Cause that's going to be my 12 o'clock position. Then the fingers, the hands usually just press on. And with a battery in the back I guess that's the hardest part of the whole thing.
There we go. With the battery in the back, the clock is running and it's good to go and just keep in mind Tempus Fugit.
In an earlier comment on using unusual number designations, I did not mention all 12. I also had made a mistake in that I skipped 2 and had two for the 3 position. For the #1, I used log 10, for the #2, I made the mistake of 36/12 (which is 3 not 2), for the #3, (square root of 16)--(4)-1, which equals 3, for the # 4 it is square root 16, for the #5, 35/7, for the #6 1/2 12, for the #7 cube root of 27 + sq root of 16 , for the #8 16/2, for the #9 cube root 27 x 3, for the #10 sq root 100, for the #11 66/6, lastly for the #12 sq root 144. AS you can see, any representation can be used or no numbers, or markers at all, it depends on your imagination or your preferences.
Why not put numbers on it? I have made several saw blade clocks over the years. the one I have over my workbench, just to be different, I put the numbers in mathematic equations such as for the number 2 I used the square root of 4, or maybe 6 x Sq Root of 4 for the 12 o'clock position...Make it interesting! Some clock kits come with regular numbers to use for the hours. Here in my "media/library/computer room" I have one made from an old Microsoft software CD. Or if you have an old America On Line CD use it! Use whatever circular item you have on hand.
I like your Masonic ring, can you tell me where you bought it ? Thanks Charlie
Great idea! I've made some clocks like that from the ubiquitous AOL installation CDs we used to always get. My have things changed from back then. But a saw blade, well, just don't drop it.