Here’s a sneak preview of the latest clock from the John Fox workshop. A Giant (7ft) Rolling ball clock. This will be the largest Skeleton clock ever built. Seven years in design and building the clock is now nearing completion. Here its shown running prior to polish and Gold Plating. John is a brilliant Engineer but he dosn’t like Charlie Parker hence the music (which has nothing to do with me). Oh well nobodies perfect.
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March 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Truly a thing of …
Truly a thing of beauty.
March 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Yes – see update vid
Yes – see update vid
March 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
I glad you agree …
I glad you agree with me about the music. See the latest update vid with superior sound track.
March 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
please go to the …
please go to the library and check out a basic etiquette book before you open your mouth again
thank you
March 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Looks like a work …
Looks like a work of genius. But does it work as good as it looks?
March 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
this needs no power …
this needs no power? is it accurate on the time?
March 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Music is bloody …
Very curious thing, and very enthralling, congratulations.
Music is bloody awful, but the clock is absolutely beautiful. I wish I was clever enough to make one!
March 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
No. There is no …
No. There is no such thing as perpetual motion. Please go to the library and check out a basic physics textbook before you get on the internet again.
Thank you.
March 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
I think this is …
I think this is called a “Congrieve” clock. There is one on Ebay now
March 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
wouldnt this be …
wouldnt this be perpetual motion?
March 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
its not a PM right? …
its not a PM right? it uses electricity? nice work anyway!
March 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
its beautiful… …
its beautiful…must be a very shinely penny
March 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
video is good, but …
video is good, but the clock is amazing, worth the eight year wait? most things in life are worth fighting for.
March 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
This concept is as …
This concept is as amazing as the sheer engineering which went into realising the design. I can’t wait to see it all its glory!!
March 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
I’ll pass your kind …
I’ll pass your kind comment on to John. If you think it looks good now just wait till its finished. I had a sneak look at the new Brass table yesterday – fantastic!
March 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
What a beautiful …
What a beautiful machine! Why are brass gears so perfect? Brass mechanisms enthrall me. The creator of this clock is a master craftsman.
March 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Thanks for your …
Thanks for your comment. For a detailed explaination of the workings go to ‘The Biggest Rolling ball clock in the world’ from Kmplive. Type in to search -Sheffield Rolling Ball Clock.
March 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
i didn’t quite …
i didn’t quite understand how this works…
i know that it uses a lot of momentum from the weights and inertia from the gears, is that it? and you designed the marble track to reach an exact time period? boy that certainly required a LOT of calculation!!
anyways sorry for any bad english…and congratulations for your achievement!! hope you get it done soon =)
and oh, what is the weight of the marble? seems heavy (for the speed)
March 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Yea I would have …
Yea I would have put some Jazz on myself – like a young guy I heard on guitar recently. I think his name was Diesel Amish or something similar.
I suspended star rating because its not finished yet. A lot of the Alloy parts you see will be replaced with top quality Brass, stainless steel and Gold plate about £30,000+ in materials alone. It will look fantastic and be very accurate.
March 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Ah, 1966… The …
Ah, 1966… The Seekers! Interesting clock. 3,471 Views and no comments at all. Strange! I am honored to be the first brave commentor!