I’ve finished all the complications aside from the sculpting and finish. This includes the day, date, month, & moon dial. It also includes a drag-fan mechanism that makes everything move soft and slow.
I’ve been testing everything out and it seems to be working really well. It’s always a great feeling to go from plans to a fully-functional mechanism without any major mistakes or oversights. Sometimes it’s tricky to figure out all the overlapping layers, levers, and bridges. I’m always worried I’ll accidentally put a pillar where a lever needs to swing, or a gear where an arbor needs to go through.
The next step is to finish the main clock train and get this clock ticking. To do that I’ll have to finish the escapement, and the barrel assembly for the weight wheel. Both of those jobs are pretty time consuming, but I’m hoping to hear ticking by the end of January.