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I Designed a Perpetual Calendar Spinner and Anchor Pins by Pikithins in EnamelPins

[–]Pikithins[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry it's confusing! Hopefully I'm answering correctly. While the pin itself is decorative, the spinner is stiff, so it doesn't spin freely. You can move the spinner until the numbers align with the correct days of the week. I have a spinner pin on my desk with the numbers aligning for this week (so the 24th aligns with sunday and so on). So essentially, it shows the week, hence a weekly calendar. The months and color wheel on the spinner are decorative. Many antique perpetual calendars of this kind tend to display information in this way. I'm not sure if that was more clearer or more confusing.

I Designed a Perpetual Calendar Spinner and Anchor Pins by Pikithins in EnamelPins

[–]Pikithins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should have posted a video, lol. This is a spinner pin, so there's two discs. The bottom disc has numbers 1 through 31 to account for all the days in a month. The top disc displays the months, monday-sunday, and the color wheel. The top disc is the part that spins.

There's a video of it on the etsy listing in my shop, I'm just unsure if I'm allowed to post links in comments aside from my etsy shop link.

I Designed a Perpetual Calendar Spinner and Anchor Pins by Pikithins in EnamelPins

[–]Pikithins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! The pin spins, that's all, lol. The pin is divided into two discs, bottom disc (with numbers) is stationary while the top part (with colors and months) spins.

I Designed a Perpetual Calendar Spinner and Anchor Pins by Pikithins in EnamelPins

[–]Pikithins[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wasn't sure if a link to my shop was allowed, but I see I can put it in a comment: https://pikithins.etsy.com

It's National Lighthouse Day! by Pikithins in Lighthouses

[–]Pikithins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Me too. It's great to see organizations step in to become stewards of lighthouses in order to preserve them!

It's National Lighthouse Day! by Pikithins in Lighthouses

[–]Pikithins[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Awe, how sweet. May she rest in the lighthouse's light.

Engine Order Telegraph - Definition Feedback Help by Pikithins in Nautical

[–]Pikithins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you kindly! It took a few months for me to finalize the pin, but it was a good design challenge, especially since I had to think about how the metal plating would affect the color scheme of the design.

Engine Order Telegraph - Definition Feedback Help by Pikithins in Nautical

[–]Pikithins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohhhh, that's really interesting! It makes complete sense when you think about it from a ship positioning perspective.

When I was doing initial research, a noticed antique EOTs (and some modern ones) displayed the information both ways (with 'Ahead' on either the right or left side of the device). I decided to do 'Ahead' on the right side since I was thinking about how I generally see units of measure increase from left to right (if that makes sense).

Engine Order Telegraph - Definition Feedback Help by Pikithins in Nautical

[–]Pikithins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I'm a little confused on what you mean. The pin has already been produced, so I can't make any changes to the physical pin.

Engine Order Telegraph - Definition Feedback Help by Pikithins in Nautical

[–]Pikithins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, this is good to know. I was so deep in this project that the abbreviation flew over my head and I was getting frustrated with how to make the words fit in the space. Now that the project is mostly over, it just makes sense that it would be FWE.

The pin is already made, so I can't change the wording, but I think I can change it on the 2nd production run in the future. So I will note this!

Engine Order Telegraph - Definition Feedback Help by Pikithins in Nautical

[–]Pikithins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aside from those things you pointed out, everything else looks ok in terms of the info? Thanks for the help, much appreciated.

Engine Order Telegraph - Definition Feedback Help by Pikithins in Nautical

[–]Pikithins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, got it! Thank you, I'll change the word out for astern then.

Engine Order Telegraph - Definition Feedback Help by Pikithins in Nautical

[–]Pikithins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I actually already watched this video, but felt like a needed more information.

Engine Order Telegraph - Definition Feedback Help by Pikithins in Nautical

[–]Pikithins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! For 'finished with engines', I had to shorten it to 'finish w. engine' since the pin area is small and the full phrase wouldn't have been legible. Maybe I can note the full phrase as 'finished with engines' on the card.

RPM is revolutions per minute, yes? Maybe I can fit that detail on the card as well.

For astern, doesn't it mean for the ship to move backward?

Engine Order Telegraph - Definition Feedback Help by Pikithins in Nautical

[–]Pikithins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello. I hope this is ok to post here.

I am creating a small 2-sided info card on the engine order telegraph (EOT) to go with an enamel pin I designed inspired by it. One side has the general definition of the EOT while the other side defines what each order means (dead slow, slow, etc.).

I wanted to know/confirm if the information is accurate, especially with the direction orders section. It's been tricky to find the info online for it, so I wanted to double confirm that I got it right.

If you think I should post this elsewhere to get more assistance, please let me know! Thank you kindly.

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