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One-of-a-kind shop clock

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One-of-a-kind shop clock

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One-of-a-kind shop clock 

SPutre

>Thought I'd share my latest project with all of you. I was searching for a clock whch would fit into my shop environment, and I wound up making one myself.

The clock itself is a 14" 'Atomic' clock which keeps time by picking up a radio signal and setting itself. Never needs setting or Daylight Savings adjustments. I got it on Ebay for a reasonable price.

The face is a piece of maple veneer with the images ironed on. I scan and edit the images on my PC, then print them backwards on thin typing paper on an ordinary laser printer. Place paper on the veneer and apply lots of heat and pressure with a household iron. I also use the iron-on technique to put my logo on my projects.


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Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI

>That is really nice. I have been thinking about a shop clock, and this is the best idea I've seen. Thanks for posting. Where did you get the images?

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Really cool!

Roger Nixon

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SPutre

>The images came from a Price Guide book. It is a compilation of old Stanley catalogs which is available on Amazon. Author is Jack Wood.

The book only contained images of the 4,5, and 6. I created the 1,2, and 3 by shrinking the image of the #4 (they are similarly proportioned). I created the 7 and the 8 by taking the #6 image, splitting it by the knob and behind the tote, moving the images apart, and filling in the space with black. Again, close enough for the non-critical eye. The number 10 I had to create by taking the image of the #5 and pasting the rabbet mouth from another image onto it. Thankfully, the catalog contained images of the 9, 11 and 12.

The large Stanley logo in the middle I created from scratch in Microsoft Word (of all things). I scanned the logo out of the catalog and scaled it to the right size. Then, since the image quality was not great, I used Word's drawing tools to draw new lines, curves, and text on top of it. Remove the original scanned image and it leaves a nice clean logo.

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Really Really cool!

Todd O. Cronkhite Native of Maine

>That has got to be one of the coolest things I have seen in a long, long time. Beat the dickens out of my cheapo Sears "Sawblade" shop clock. I wouldn't have it, but my daughter got it for me one Father's Day.

Excellent, excellent idea!

Todd O.

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Jack Guzman from Maine

sears clock

Jack Guzman from Maine

>I have one of those too. My sister got it for me years ago. I like mine ,rust and all.(sorry for the hijack)---Jack

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Really Way Cool!!

Andy Lincoln,in Dearborn,MI

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Mark Harrison -- in Sydney, Australia

>That is so good that you can consider the idea stolen :-)

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Wife bought me mine.

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

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BOSS. Even Cherry!

Alan Hamilton

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Jeff Schmidt

>A Neanderthal Atomic Clock.

It has a certain ironic ring!

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:-)

Mark Harrison -- in Sydney, Australia

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