Time Machine

I have been reading H.G Wells' "Time Machine" and it is, in my honest opinion, a work of pure genius. The use of believable science to weave a story, along with an extra-ordinary control of language makes it an engaging, if sometimes difficult, read. I have only read the first ten pages and already it has captured my imagination. The device that allows the time traveller to travel along the time plane is a beautifully and lovingly described, is a guaranteed steam punk collectors item, in fact, I want to make one. My first attempt was interesting and I used parts of an old clock that I had around the house along with a polished stone and some fishing line didn't appear to be right so I am fixing the clock so it will do something. I have managed to fix the clock so all the pieces are in the right places but it won't work properly till I have the nuts for the back panel which have disappeared during the time the clock has been broken. I am also considering fixing the alarm part as well so I can modify it so it does something cool like the time travellers version.