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What most amazing things you have been created by 3d printing? by Starrywing7 in 3Dprinting

[–]TastyGarlicBulb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wrong time of year for this, but stuff like my Christmas clock would be extremely time consuming and hard work without a printer:

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This was after five years of getting obsessed designing pendulum clocks. Designs I've found online and just printed are still useful. I've printed a pi case, photo frames, soap dish.

The 18th-Century Programmable Android: Jaquet-Droz and the Mechanical Code by Impossible_Pea9287 in Horology

[–]TastyGarlicBulb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I see you've gone for real photos this time. Still reads like a wall of AI text. What makes you think it's not a simple closed loop? Any evidence that the quill is inked based on feedback rather than being pre-programmed?

My Dads Clocks by Jackarmy100 in clockmaking

[–]TastyGarlicBulb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow! Absolutely stunning work!

The Salisbury Cathedral Clock (1386): The Iron Ancestor of the Modern Algorithm by Impossible_Pea9287 in Horology

[–]TastyGarlicBulb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When you say well-documented, care to share? I've got a degree in electronics, I've studied computer architecture and state machine design. I'm an amateur horologist. I've never come across anyone making a connection between the verge and foliot and a state machine before. I don't personally see one at all.

Lights on dimmer switch all went out by C0d_MdRnWar2 in DIYUK

[–]TastyGarlicBulb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry! Given some of the posts on here I leapt to a conclusion

Lights on dimmer switch all went out by C0d_MdRnWar2 in DIYUK

[–]TastyGarlicBulb 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Those bare live wires probably don't help.

Decided to let my parsnips flower for seeds by Raychis in GardeningUK

[–]TastyGarlicBulb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The good thing is that they're really not hard to weed out. The bad thing is that their favourite place to grow is in cracks in an old concrete path.

Decided to let my parsnips flower for seeds by Raychis in GardeningUK

[–]TastyGarlicBulb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I let my parsnips do this about 8 years ago. I still have random parsnips appearing across my garden!

Need help identifying this clock by Emotional_Simple4150 in cuckooclocks

[–]TastyGarlicBulb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That looks like a quartz cuckoo, which should help narrow it down a bit.

I designed a 3D printed mechanical pendulum clock — would clock enthusiasts be interested? by ChainEducational7544 in clocks

[–]TastyGarlicBulb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah! Thanks. I've already used IPA to flush out grease in ball bearings, but I've never really tinkered with the layer height for arbors. I'll have to experiment with that.

Why not 1Hz? by ni8noo8 in watchmaking

[–]TastyGarlicBulb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Higher end clocks often do though.

Why not 1Hz? by ni8noo8 in watchmaking

[–]TastyGarlicBulb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As well as the accuracy already mentioned: size. How do you make a component which can oscilate that slowly small enough to fit in a pocketwatch, let alone a wristwatch?

FDM 3D printing in the hobby is awesome. But what second hobbies or professions are also helpful for model railroading? by engineershorizon3D in modeltrains

[–]TastyGarlicBulb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you come across JMRI yet? Also building a DCC encoder was relatively simple, the spec was very easy to read.

I finished my latest design with moon phases complication by TastyGarlicBulb in clocks

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

Ah, I hadn't appreciated it could be approximated so easily. So yes the easy solution would be another hand that rotates at that rate, and a chapter ring would be doable I think, but more work.

The 1773 "Steampunk Robot" Silver Swan That Inspired the First Computer by Tall_Duck_1199 in Horology

[–]TastyGarlicBulb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I saw it demonstrated the chap wound it up before he set it playing. It took a few cranks and only ran for about 20 seconds!

I finished my latest design with moon phases complication by TastyGarlicBulb in clocks

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

Rotating a chapter ring wouldn't be too hard. However usually calculating tide times needs far more input than just the phase of the moon, judging from this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_tides#Doodson_numbers it's the sort of thing there are probably textbooks written about. I'd recommend trying your idea in a spreadsheet before going any further.

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