AND NOW FOR THE GOOD NEWS!!! It ran all night last-night and is still going!
It is gaining about 30 minutes over a 12 hour period so some adjustment still needed.
To all those who have commented, THANK YOU!
If you have the plans, go ahead and dive in. The cutting of the wheels is really the easy part rounding-up all the other parts can be a bit harder (and more expensive) and getting everything to mesh is time consuming but, well worth it when it is running!! I would like to see more variations and stories about how to do things that help out making a clock.
I am considering making a table top style that is spring wound.
Rog