Rolling ball clock

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Mon May 29, 2017 7:22 pm

This is our latest creation, it`s a clock but I don`t have the numbers on the rails yet.
Do a youtube search on the subject to see them.

A video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxwVFBPCaRI

Old No7 · Post by **Old No7** » Mon May 29, 2017 8:08 pm

Wow, Pitchy! Your talents, skills and ingenuity at making things continues to impress me!

I tell you what...

When the apocalypse comes -- I'm going to Pitchy's!!!

I'll bring plenty of guns & ammo and some food -- and a trailer full of metal scraps so we can make the things needed to survive...

And once our survival is assured -- then we'll make some fun homemade tools and toys!!!

I wish you were my neighbor -- and I'll bet others wish you were theirs too!

Nice work.

Old No7

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Mon May 29, 2017 8:20 pm

Thanks Old No7 and those were some mighty kind words that are appreciated, wife thanks you too as she has a hand in everything we make.
Thanks again buddy.

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Mon May 29, 2017 8:33 pm

Yep, you'd be a pretty cool neighbor to hang around with. I'm sure I'd lear lots of stuff, too.

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Mon May 29, 2017 8:39 pm

Here's another interesting clock - from the Children's Museum in Indianapolis. It uses water...!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdGEVZ6 ... e=youtu.be

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Mon May 29, 2017 8:51 pm

Thanks AJMD429, that`s a interesting clock too

I ordered some 1/2 inch steel bears for the clock that I hope work better, the marbles are light and hang up once in a while.

KirkD · Post by **KirkD** » Mon May 29, 2017 9:15 pm

That is a very impressive clock!!

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Tue May 30, 2017 4:51 am

Lenn, there is no end to your ingenuity and talent......

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue May 30, 2017 7:44 am

Thanks guys, the more it runs the better it gets.

Bill in Oregon · Post by **Bill in Oregon** » Tue May 30, 2017 8:04 am

Pitch, I had not heard of these. Yours is very cool. Eager to see it when the numbers have been applied.

M. M. Wright · Post by **M. M. Wright** » Tue May 30, 2017 10:02 am

Grand machine Pitchy. I called my 7 year old in to watch the video. Almost every day for a month or so he asked me find Sandy Andy for him. He finally asked "How does it know when to dump?" I pointed out the stop at the bottom and told him that triggers the release. He just ran off and hasn't asked for it again.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue May 30, 2017 1:03 pm

Thanks Bill and MM.

MM the dump is triggered by a over balance , when the racks get full the last marble down it will tip it and dump that rack.
The thing at the bottom is where it picks up a new ball.
It`s a finicky thing, I think the steel balls will improve things, in fact I brought it in from the shop and the wood is drying out which changes things to the point of hang ups.

Maybe your thinking of this wire but it does something else.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBDsCZPsrNI

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Tue May 30, 2017 3:15 pm

Unbelievable skills Pitchy!
So does this make you "Father Time", or a second cousin, or something?

Kidding aside, you never fail to impress me, my friend.
Ingenuity is a priceless quality.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue May 30, 2017 4:15 pm

Thanks good buddy, it`s guys like you that make it worth the effort making and showing this stuff.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Jun 11, 2017 3:32 pm

Update, I got the 5/8ths steel balls and they work perfect, I`ve run it a few days without a hitch but it does run a little fast which I don`t care about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbWpAKgxvnA

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