How to Build Your Own Wall Clock
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Clock Making with These 5
Clock Making with These 5 Wall Clock Parts is easy and we show you how! CLICK HERE! https://www.ClockParts.com to learn how to build a wall clock.
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With a clock motor, hour and minute hands, clock dial & wall hanger you can build your own wall clock. Making a wall clock with a quartz clock movement can be amazingly simple.
You will need a piece of stiff dial backing material that you are going to glue an 11-1/8” clock dial to. Just cut the material about 12-13 inches wide so that there is a small border around the 11-1/8 clock dial.
Measure how thick your material is. If it’s ¼”, then get the MVT7160A or MVT7190A clock movement. If it’s thicker, than just choose a movement with a threaded shaft that is 1/8” longer than the material thickness.
You will need to drill a 3/8 inch diameter in your backing material to allow the movement shaft to go through. Be careful to get the exact center of your circle marked correctly,
Next you will want to finish your dial backing material as desired.
Once the 3/8” center hole is drilled and the paint is dry, it’s time to mount the clock face to the backer material.
The best way to mount a clock face to a backer material is a contact adhesive. It’s applied to the back of the clock face and carefully on the front of the backer material. Once dried and carefully installed it will give you the best possible bond.
See our Choice of Clock Hands at:
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I place an unsharpened pencil in the mounting hole. Often, I have to use some masking tape wrapped around the pencil to get the hole size right. Carefully slide the adhesive backed clock face over the pencil and slide into place.
Make sure you have the “hole” centered as best you can. Press the clock face in place by use a soft cloth to smooth out the clock face from the center, then going out to the edge.
Now, it’s time to install the clock movement and clock hands. The only tool you might need is a pair of needle nosed pliers. Install the steel wall hanging bracket over the movement’s hand shaft. Then place the small black rubber washer over the hand shaft next.
Slide the clock movement hand shaft through the 3/8” center mounting hole. Now, slide the small round brass washer over the hand shaft. Carefully thread the brass hex nut onto the larger threaded part of the shaft.
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Do not over tighten this nut. It could cause the movement to run slowly.
Time to install the clock hands. Try to work in a well-lighted area, and grab your reading glasses if you need them. Just to review, the hour hand is the short one and the minute hand is the long one. Take the shorter hour hand and press it firmly onto the Nylon hour hand shaft.
The minute hand does not have a round hole. It’s oblong with 2 flat sides. Make sure you line up the flat sides of the minute hand with the flat sides of the metal minute hand shaft. Press the minute hand on the metal minute shaft. A slight “wiggling” may be required. Once the minute hand is on, carefully thread the minute hand cap nut onto the end of the shaft.
You’re almost done. Just use your fingers to move both of the hands to the 12:00 position. Install a AA battery in the correct position and you are done! Hang it on a wall. Tell your friends that you made your own decorative wall clock using an accurate quartz clock movement.
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With a clock motor, hour and minute hands, clock dial & wall hanger you can build your own wall clock. Making a wall clock with a quartz clock movement can be amazingly simple.
You will need a piece of stiff dial backing material that you are going to glue an 11-1/8” clock dial to. Just cut the material about 12-13 inches wide so that there is a small border around the 11-1/8 clock dial.
Measure how thick your material is. If it’s ¼”, then get the MVT7160A or MVT7190A clock movement. If it’s thicker, than just choose a movement with a threaded shaft that is 1/8” longer than the material thickness.
You will need to drill a 3/8 inch diameter in your backing material to allow the movement shaft to go through. Be careful to get the exact center of your circle marked correctly,
Next you will want to finish your dial backing material as desired.
Once the 3/8” center hole is drilled and the paint is dry, it’s time to mount the clock face to the backer material.
The best way to mount a clock face to a backer material is a contact adhesive. It’s applied to the back of the clock face and carefully on the front of the backer material. Once dried and carefully installed it will give you the best possible bond.
See our Choice of Clock Hands at:
https://www.clockparts.com/clock-hands/
I place an unsharpened pencil in the mounting hole. Often, I have to use some masking tape wrapped around the pencil to get the hole size right. Carefully slide the adhesive backed clock face over the pencil and slide into place.
Make sure you have the “hole” centered as best you can. Press the clock face in place by use a soft cloth to smooth out the clock face from the center, then going out to the edge.
Now, it’s time to install the clock movement and clock hands. The only tool you might need is a pair of needle nosed pliers. Install the steel wall hanging bracket over the movement’s hand shaft. Then place the small black rubber washer over the hand shaft next.
Slide the clock movement hand shaft through the 3/8” center mounting hole. Now, slide the small round brass washer over the hand shaft. Carefully thread the brass hex nut onto the larger threaded part of the shaft.
.
Do not over tighten this nut. It could cause the movement to run slowly.
Time to install the clock hands. Try to work in a well-lighted area, and grab your reading glasses if you need them. Just to review, the hour hand is the short one and the minute hand is the long one. Take the shorter hour hand and press it firmly onto the Nylon hour hand shaft.
The minute hand does not have a round hole. It’s oblong with 2 flat sides. Make sure you line up the flat sides of the minute hand with the flat sides of the metal minute hand shaft. Press the minute hand on the metal minute shaft. A slight “wiggling” may be required. Once the minute hand is on, carefully thread the minute hand cap nut onto the end of the shaft.
You’re almost done. Just use your fingers to move both of the hands to the 12:00 position. Install a AA battery in the correct position and you are done! Hang it on a wall. Tell your friends that you made your own decorative wall clock using an accurate quartz clock movement.
Be a clock maker with ClockParts.com Please Call us at: 888-827-2387 to learn more!
View More ClockParts Videos:
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Learn More on our Blog
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