Comments on: My Chinese Clock http://www.frostfox.com/blog/my-chinese-clock/ A non-unique look into the mind of me. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:19:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Frostfox http://www.frostfox.com/blog/my-chinese-clock/#comment-10815 Frostfox Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:26:32 +0000 http://www.frostfox.com/blog/?p=177#comment-10815 @Scott - I knew about taboo but I figure who is gonna want one of these besides a foreigner? Plus you can tell your woman that if I made one for you, that I am not giving you a clock, but a .jpg. Do with it as you please! @Magda - Whenever you decide send me off a request and I'll get right on it. I'll make it for anyone who wants one, you don't have to be a friend, just an occasional reader. @Scott - I knew about taboo but I figure who is gonna want one of these besides a foreigner? Plus you can tell your woman that if I made one for you, that I am not giving you a clock, but a .jpg. Do with it as you please!

@Magda - Whenever you decide send me off a request and I’ll get right on it.

I’ll make it for anyone who wants one, you don’t have to be a friend, just an occasional reader.

]]> By: Magda http://www.frostfox.com/blog/my-chinese-clock/#comment-10804 Magda Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:41:41 +0000 http://www.frostfox.com/blog/?p=177#comment-10804 LOL I want .. :D no idea what I would want on the bad boy though.. hmmm Good job though, super cool. LOL I want .. :D no idea what I would want on the bad boy though.. hmmm
Good job though, super cool.

]]> By: Scott http://www.frostfox.com/blog/my-chinese-clock/#comment-10796 Scott Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:03:06 +0000 http://www.frostfox.com/blog/?p=177#comment-10796 Hi Frostfox, Thanks for the detailed explanation. It doesn't sound too bad except for the part about pulling out the gears if you're not careful. I asked my wife what she thought about giving my father-in-law one of these as a Father's Day gift since it's just around the corner on August 8th. She told me that would be the worst gift I could give him because of a taboo about giving clocks. Apparently, to give a clock (送鐘) sounds a lot like 送終 (attending to a dying person?). Anyway, I guess I won't be giving any of these away to Chinese people. And I'm not sure who would appreciate it among non-Chinese people. I might try it myself, but my wife didn't seem to enthusiastic about this idea. Doh! I still admire you for your perseverance with completing this task. Hi Frostfox,
Thanks for the detailed explanation. It doesn’t sound too bad except for the part about pulling out the gears if you’re not careful.

I asked my wife what she thought about giving my father-in-law one of these as a Father’s Day gift since it’s just around the corner on August 8th. She told me that would be the worst gift I could give him because of a taboo about giving clocks. Apparently, to give a clock (送鐘) sounds a lot like 送終 (attending to a dying person?). Anyway, I guess I won’t be giving any of these away to Chinese people. And I’m not sure who would appreciate it among non-Chinese people. I might try it myself, but my wife didn’t seem to enthusiastic about this idea. Doh!

I still admire you for your perseverance with completing this task.

]]> By: Frostfox http://www.frostfox.com/blog/my-chinese-clock/#comment-10778 Frostfox Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:54:57 +0000 http://www.frostfox.com/blog/?p=177#comment-10778 @Scott - Thanks for the comment Scott! It's easy to take apart the clock, the front clear cover is only held on my little plastic tabs which you carefully bend out of the way and pull the whole thing off. The only thing you have to be careful of is when you pull off the hour/minute/second hand, is that you don't pull the metal bar that is holding the gears inside the box together. I did that once and I had to open the gear box and figure out which gear connects to which gear. Perhaps I should do a follow up post which explains assembly better and add some pictures. @Magda - FREE! As long as you buy the clock yourself, and print out the clock face yourself, and disassemble and reassemble the clock yourself. @ David on Formosa - 黑 is my surname. I have also updated this post with more information on how to do the assembly. @Scott - Thanks for the comment Scott!

It’s easy to take apart the clock, the front clear cover is only held on my little plastic tabs which you carefully bend out of the way and pull the whole thing off. The only thing you have to be careful of is when you pull off the hour/minute/second hand, is that you don’t pull the metal bar that is holding the gears inside the box together. I did that once and I had to open the gear box and figure out which gear connects to which gear.

Perhaps I should do a follow up post which explains assembly better and add some pictures.

@Magda - FREE! As long as you buy the clock yourself, and print out the clock face yourself, and disassemble and reassemble the clock yourself.

@ David on Formosa - 黑 is my surname.

I have also updated this post with more information on how to do the assembly.

]]> By: David on Formosa http://www.frostfox.com/blog/my-chinese-clock/#comment-10777 David on Formosa Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:54:20 +0000 http://www.frostfox.com/blog/?p=177#comment-10777 I am curious as to why you chose the character 黑 (black) for the middle of the clock face. I am curious as to why you chose the character 黑 (black) for the middle of the clock face.

]]> By: Magda http://www.frostfox.com/blog/my-chinese-clock/#comment-10770 Magda Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:54:23 +0000 http://www.frostfox.com/blog/?p=177#comment-10770 cool! how much you going to be charging? cool! how much you going to be charging?

]]> By: Scott http://www.frostfox.com/blog/my-chinese-clock/#comment-10768 Scott Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:52:09 +0000 http://www.frostfox.com/blog/?p=177#comment-10768 Long time reader, first time commenter. This is the coolest post I've ever read on your website, and I'm impressed with your dedication. I think I have that same Ikea clock. How hard is it to disassemble and reassemble? Maybe this would make a nice birthday present for somebody. Long time reader, first time commenter. This is the coolest post I’ve ever read on your website, and I’m impressed with your dedication. I think I have that same Ikea clock. How hard is it to disassemble and reassemble? Maybe this would make a nice birthday present for somebody.

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