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product_id: 48185702
title: "Make Your Own Working Paper Clock Paperback – 21 Aug. 2001"
brand: "j rudolph"
price: "R2326"
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reviews_count: 8
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# Make Your Own Working Paper Clock Paperback – 21 Aug. 2001

**Brand:** j rudolph
**Price:** R2326
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- **What is this?** Make Your Own Working Paper Clock Paperback – 21 Aug. 2001 by j rudolph
- **How much does it cost?** R2326 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The clock works - beware the elastic band.
*by B***S on 13 October 2013*

Having successfully built the clock I can say that it does work! It is a challenge, so take it slowly (I took over a year off and on).Looks like it is out of print again, which is a shame, though there are some good deals out there for it from "other buyers".As advice to other builders, one key think to watch out for is the elastic band. It has to be put in place early on - but no mention is made until later in the documentation, so if you don't plan ahead you will have to take the mechanism apart to install it. Overall, the elastic band is the weak point - finding one of the correct size can be a challenge and the tension can distort the position of some of your carefully placed shafts. Further, once the case was on the the band developed a habit of falling off. Of course, this could be more related to my construction than the design.For the bearings rather than using beads I thought it would be better to stick to the "paper" concept and use tubes of paper generated by rolling paper loosely round the shafts and then gluing the ends. This seems to work quite well. Carefully straightened paperclips, as suggested in the instructions work well, but I replaced the knitting needle with a smooth wooden cooking skewer.If a new edition of the clock were to be published I would suggest:a) Replace the elastic band with gears (would have to reverse the rest of the mechanism and think about hand adjustment - the band allows slide).b) Introduce some way of adjusting the angle of the "anchor" against the pendulum - to get a smooth tick, I have to tilt the clock, which looks inelegant.c) Possibly provide an alternative face so the clock can run with the skeleton showing so that it is easier to admire the hard work (though anyone who gets the clock working is probably capable enough to produce an alternative face).There is a video of the clock on youtube where, not only did they build it, they animated the construction(Paper Clock - Timing is Everything 2006), though the pendulum does not swing as far as shown in the video. A more realistic view of it running can be found in (Paper Clock uploaded by cjd5440).Overall, definitely worth having a go at, there is a real sense of achievement when the first tick-tock is heard, and even more when you can get it to run consistently. Ok, as I write the elastic band has dropped off again. Still ticking though...

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Innovative and detailed - a unique, intelligent present for all ages
*by B***Y on 14 January 2010*

What a superb book! With patience and possibly a lot of good luck, this book can be transformed into a unique working clock. It'll keep you occupied for many, many hours. Leave those jigsaws alone and try this! Bargain price for the level of detail and innovation within. Not for young kids, but I'm sure they'd love to help grandad make one! ENJOY!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting and Intriguing - but you can't build it in a day (or even a week)....
*by S***S on 10 May 2015*

It's an interesting and difficult project, but intriguing also. I have made a start on it, but it will take some time. You have to work a lot of things out for yourself, so if you need step-by-step instructions, you'll be frustrated. The designer of this clock was definitely not brought up on Lego, and credits the user with lots of intelligence. This is why it will never be a hugely popular project with today's public (I'm not saying today's public are not intelligent, they're just used to being told every detail of the construction, which you don't get in this book in its present form). Nevertheless, it could be rewritten with easy, step-by-step instructions, YouTube videos, etc., and brought more up to date, without changing the original design at all. The pieces are accurately drawn, and hopefully the finished result will be worth the effort of building it. This is one for modelling enthusiasts.

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