New Location: American Legion Post 434
9327 S. Shepard Ave, Oak Creek, WI 53154.
New Start Time: Doors open at 9:00 am for setup
Presidents Message
We voted to change our meeting place to American Legion Post 434 in Oak Creek. We will be paying $50 per meeting versus $300 at the Knights of Columbus in South Milwaukee. Our finances will be much improved. Next year we will review our dues and admission fees to cover our costs. The new place will require us to do some setup and take down. We will need some help setting up and taking down. So please arrive at 9:00 and help setup and plan to stay after the educational talk to help us with the take down to return the room to the condition we found it in.
Doors open at 9:00 for setup. Educational talk at 11:00. Cleanup at 12:00.
We also need a new secretary. The main job is just to put this news letter together. Please offer to help so no one is overburdened.
In January I gave a presentation on “Restoring a French Lantern Clock by LeBel of Orbec Normandy.” 
Designing and replacing missing side and back doors by cutting out a complicated shape was shown first using aluminum and paper to get the shape right. Then this shape was transferred to brass and cut out with jewelry’s saw and files.
Sand casting and machining missing side frets were shown. Custom screws to the original diameter and thread count were made using a Shirleline lathe and mill. Making a wooden bracket to hold the clock to the wall was also shown.
Mark Frank will be giving a talk about his amazing Astronomical clock at the February Meeting.
Born of a happy convergence of artist and artisan, exuberant creativity, and exquisite craftsmanship, this machine is a work of art in which mechanics, visual fantasy, and fun converge. It is where John Harrison meets Rube Goldberg and is based upon the achievements of the past masters of horology, from Harrison to Tompion, Breguet, Hahn, Janvier and Fasoldt just to name a few, not to mention a few unique designs we invented along the way. The project took twelve years to produce, and has 71 complications. There about 8000 parts; 480 wheels and is one of the most complex skeleton clocks ever made.
This is one show not to miss!
Additional talks planned for 2023 are as follows:
- February 26 – Mark Frank will give a presentation on his recently completed astronomical clock.
- May 21 – Mike Dempsey will be presenting using a CNC mill
- September 17– Danno will make a presentation on Renaissance and other clocks at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
We still need volunteers for talks and/or demonstration for one more event for 2023. Please contact Harry Schultz or myself with ideas or suggestions.
Free tables!! A free silent auction table will also be available.
Hope to see you all there.
Thanks,
Craig White
Directions to the New Oak Creek Location:
Exit I-94 at Ryan Rd, then head East for 1.7 miles on Ryan Rd, then turn Left (North) on Shepard Ave, Drive 4/10 of a mile, the Legion Post will be on the left.
9327 S. Shepard Ave, Oak Creek, WI 53154.
