Strike Control Arm

Work has been way too busy and the anvil has been way too quiet...

  Today marked the first time in about 4 weeks that I've gotten to the forge.  It was only for a little over an hour but I worked fast.  I began work on two parts that need to be attached to the frame before I can permanently fasten the frame together.  These two parts are used to hold the strike control arm.  The strike control is used to connect the time keeping side of the clock to the bell ringing side of the clock.  By the way, the technical terms are the going train (time keeping side) and striking train.  This picture shows the location on the original clock.

  I started with square stock that was 3/4" x 3/4".  Work went very fast even when I had to stop to make a drift.  I stopped for the night when it started to get dark and I needed to make a new punch.  This photo shows the mostly complete part.  It just needs to have a hole punched and a little shaping.  I was really surprised how fast I made it.  Anyway, this picture shows its approximate location on the clock.  Where I am holding it is actually about an inch lower than the final position.  On the picture, you can also see the pip marks in the corner of the frame used to help me reassemble the frame when needed.