atkelar | Build #1 - Calendar @atkelar | Uploaded January 2019 | Updated October 2024, 16 hours ago.
Tinkering with Atkelar - this time, here's a full build video for a change!
I came across some woodworking topics when I was recovering from an operation in early 2016, and the idea of making a functional device instead of "just another spice rack" intrigued me...
A bit of research lead me to the following page and I fell in love with the mechanism immediately: lisaboyer.com/Claytonsite/celestialmechanicalpage.htm
The plans come almost complete to get going - as noted in the video, the backplane doesn't come with a 1:1 drawing, only a design idea, but as long as you are skilled enough to consider starting this project, that should not be a problem.
I made a few select design changes during the build, which are visible in the video but not big enough to warrant mention, as it is long enough as it is. For one, I put some washers behind the wheels, so that I don't end up with wood-rubbing-against-wood - that resulted in a much smoother movement, but required some longer cut arbors. I also didn't have a wood lathe at the time, so I had to use an acryllic sphere to make my moon. The "push arm" that turns over the non-existing days of months (e.g. Feburary 30 and 31) was supposed to be located in front of the day of month wheel, but I discovered it had enough room to go behind without the long spacer. I think this looks a bit sleeker and makes for less bumping hazard on my staircase, where I mounted the calendar.
Music credits, from the YouTube Audio Library:
Beneath the Surface - South London HiFi
Vapor - ann annie
No Good Right - Freedom Trail Studio
Let's Go Home - Jeremy Blake
intro: Baila Mi Cumbia (Sting) - Jimmy Fontanez; Media Right Productions
Tinkering with Atkelar - this time, here's a full build video for a change!
I came across some woodworking topics when I was recovering from an operation in early 2016, and the idea of making a functional device instead of "just another spice rack" intrigued me...
A bit of research lead me to the following page and I fell in love with the mechanism immediately: lisaboyer.com/Claytonsite/celestialmechanicalpage.htm
The plans come almost complete to get going - as noted in the video, the backplane doesn't come with a 1:1 drawing, only a design idea, but as long as you are skilled enough to consider starting this project, that should not be a problem.
I made a few select design changes during the build, which are visible in the video but not big enough to warrant mention, as it is long enough as it is. For one, I put some washers behind the wheels, so that I don't end up with wood-rubbing-against-wood - that resulted in a much smoother movement, but required some longer cut arbors. I also didn't have a wood lathe at the time, so I had to use an acryllic sphere to make my moon. The "push arm" that turns over the non-existing days of months (e.g. Feburary 30 and 31) was supposed to be located in front of the day of month wheel, but I discovered it had enough room to go behind without the long spacer. I think this looks a bit sleeker and makes for less bumping hazard on my staircase, where I mounted the calendar.
Music credits, from the YouTube Audio Library:
Beneath the Surface - South London HiFi
Vapor - ann annie
No Good Right - Freedom Trail Studio
Let's Go Home - Jeremy Blake
intro: Baila Mi Cumbia (Sting) - Jimmy Fontanez; Media Right Productions
