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Still ticking... The Flying Octopus Clock
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Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:29:32 GMT
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Still ticking... The Flying Octopus Clock
Hello, Well It has been on my wall since last march. Besides the times I was
away from home for work or vacation I have kept it running. I would guess that
it has run for about 6 months worth of accumulated time. If that's correct it
would mean that the pendulum has swung over ten million times! I have had a few
surprises, for instance turning on the ceiling fan in the summer made the clock
run about five minutes faster a day. Also the clock runs better when it is
slightly out of level. Reliability is good but there is still room for
improvement. In the future I plan on leaving this clock alone & building a new
one based on it. The studs on the new one will face in the other direction this
will give me enough clearance to experiment with a different configuration.
It's funny how when you build something the direction of the studs make a big
difference. If I can I would also like to redesign the chiming mechanism. I
would like the chime speed to be regulated by air resistance as opposed to the
generator I use right now.
I was recently asked for some more pictures so I have uploaded them to this
Brickshelf folder:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=310587
Cheers
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 | | Tick Tock.... The Flying Octopus Clock
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| Hello, I just finished a new Lego clock. It is driven by a 6lbs weight. It has a run time of about 25 hours. It chimes the hour on the hour. All pieces are Lego except the chime, the weight, & the 80lbs test fireline. I'm going to make a mlcad file (...) (17 years ago, 9-Apr-08, to lugnet.announce) !
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