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I like to use the clear silicone sealer to mount ink-jet printed images so that the water-color based ink doesn't smear. Coating the entire surface of the fibre board with a thin coating of clear silicone sealer will allow a non-wrinkle pasting of the downloadable photo.
The nice thing, too, is that once the photo is in place, it can be easily repositioned by slowly forcing it in the direction you desire. The silicone sealer allows movement of the mounted photo for several seconds during the time the sealer remains uncured.
Quartz clock movements are purchased at craft stores at reasonable prices. However, I'd encourage you to go one step further --- obtain the newest. These are the automatic setting "atomic" clock movements. www.klockit.com sells these for around $16.00. However their postage rates are quite expensive. So, you CAN go to your local WalMart and pick up an already made atomic clock with the movement for about the same price! You can easily remove the movement ... or just leave it as purchased.
What are these new "atomic clock" movements? Once you learn this you won't want an old-fashioned quartz clock again!
The National Bureau of Standards operates a radio station, WWVB in Fort Collins, Colorado. It sends out a continuous broadcast signal with time and date information. These newer "atomic" clock movements receive this signal. The name, "Atomic," comes from the fact that the time standard is an "atomic clock" which has split-second accuracy.
This signal can be picked in all of the original 48 states located on the North American continent. It is a powerful low frequency broadcast signal which is best received at night by the clock movement. However, just a single update a day by your clock will keep your clock ticking right on time. Your new time piece will outperform the best grandfather clock ever made.
Furthermore, when the time change occurs for Daylight Savings Time, the change is made automatically by this clock! I'd like to see an old grandfather clock do that one!
I love my new home made clock! For more information on these automatic, radio controlled, "atomic" clocks, check out Elmer's Analog Clock Reviews