Phil.Abernethy
@mitakulu.bsky.social
Artist/Machinist/Designer/Clockmaker
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Decorative hand centers are Bristlecone. Fractures filled with tinted epoxy.
May 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Decorative hand centers are Bristlecone. Fractures filled with tinted epoxy.
Raw stock to finished post. These assemblies archive posts.
May 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Raw stock to finished post. These assemblies archive posts.
Milestone day! after nearly 4 years working on the project Bristlecone Time springs to life.
May 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Milestone day! after nearly 4 years working on the project Bristlecone Time springs to life.
Control wiring harnesses. 5 of many….
May 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Control wiring harnesses. 5 of many….
Fitting the slave motors.
May 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Fitting the slave motors.
When polarity connectors are not available in the size/format you need, make them 😉
May 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
When polarity connectors are not available in the size/format you need, make them 😉
The tidied up movement.
May 2, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The tidied up movement.
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A new project in the workshop. A lovely early 19th century singing bird box. These treasured balladeers are my favorite to work on.
May 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A new project in the workshop. A lovely early 19th century singing bird box. These treasured balladeers are my favorite to work on.
….who’s a pretty girl ❤️ We’re both loving the golden hours in the fresh long grass.
May 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM
….who’s a pretty girl ❤️ We’re both loving the golden hours in the fresh long grass.
Cobalt blue stand-off covers.
April 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Cobalt blue stand-off covers.
Rough assembly, test and debugging of the clock control with Jason today.
April 30, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Rough assembly, test and debugging of the clock control with Jason today.
Rough assembly of the mechanism to drive the hour and minute hands is done. Wiring cleanup next. The hands are driven independently by the master controller, which also provides control for the calendar rings.
April 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Rough assembly of the mechanism to drive the hour and minute hands is done. Wiring cleanup next. The hands are driven independently by the master controller, which also provides control for the calendar rings.
Chasing pendulums. Every 2.5mins the pendulums perform a phase dance.
April 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Chasing pendulums. Every 2.5mins the pendulums perform a phase dance.
Impulse. The gravity arms withdraw slightly after impulse. The weight of the gravity arm provide the impulse.
April 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Impulse. The gravity arms withdraw slightly after impulse. The weight of the gravity arm provide the impulse.
Escape wheel resetting the gravity arms that provide impulse to the pendulums
April 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Escape wheel resetting the gravity arms that provide impulse to the pendulums
Pendulum control installation. Control design by Jason Iceman. Two Arduino based controls drive independent stepper motors. Escape wheels mounted on the motor shafts rotate to reset gravity arms which provide impulse to the pendulums.
April 26, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Pendulum control installation. Control design by Jason Iceman. Two Arduino based controls drive independent stepper motors. Escape wheels mounted on the motor shafts rotate to reset gravity arms which provide impulse to the pendulums.
CNC makes quick work of shapes. Pendulum termination.
April 24, 2025 at 4:04 AM
CNC makes quick work of shapes. Pendulum termination.
On a more positive note….pendulum assemblies finalized.
April 24, 2025 at 3:45 AM
On a more positive note….pendulum assemblies finalized.
Jason’s custom control system arrived today after being kicked around by USPS for 7 weeks 🤬…We’d given it up as lost so Jason had started another build……of course. Least we have spares.
April 24, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Jason’s custom control system arrived today after being kicked around by USPS for 7 weeks 🤬…We’d given it up as lost so Jason had started another build……of course. Least we have spares.
Sample glass arrived today. The test scribed line shows up quite well 😎
April 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Sample glass arrived today. The test scribed line shows up quite well 😎
Growth Recording Mechanism parts.
April 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Growth Recording Mechanism parts.