Introduction: Steampunked Grandfather Clock.

About: Well, they say life begins at 30. I have recently immigrated to Australia where my Father currently runs an olive grove and vineyard in the sunny South East corner of Queensland. And I have followed in his foo…

I found this cheap Chinese imitation Grandfather clock being dumped at the skips where I work. What a waste! So I salvaged it and when I got it home and inspected it, I found that not only was it in good nick, but all the electronic gizmos on it were fully working. The clock itself, the electromagnetic pendulum mechanism and on-the-hour chime mechanism!
However, as I am a new steampunk enthusiast and love some of the steampunk creations I have seen out there so far, I thought i'd turn my hand to my second steampunk project. The glowing bowls in the bottom are highlighter pens soaked in water, the liquid glows very brightly in the presence of any kind of blue light! Here are the results.....