Tips and Tricks

• Replace scroll saw blade with belt sanding strip
  to sand gear teeth to exact shape

  
  www.scrollsander.com/

  If you want to make your own sanding strip you could use a strip of used belt sander cloth.

• Glue patterns to wood using Spray photo adhesive

• Drill holes in Gear Blanks before turning shafts
  Turn shaft diameters to suit gears

• Center punch hole centers
  Use Forstener type drills to drill gear blanks dead on at hole centers

• Leave turning centers on shafts
  This lets you return the shafts to the lathe and still turn concentric diameters

• Use Aircraft Grade Plywood for the gear Blanks
  Don't try to make your own fancy plywood from exotic woods
  Looks nice but will eventually crack or distort
  Trust me. Seen it on another guys clock. Did it myself

• Do not apply any finishing material to the gear teeth
  This includes oils, stains, wax, teflon lubes, WD 40 ..........