Nick,
That's funny that you should bring that up. I'm currently working on a side
project: an Etch-a-Sketch wristwatch, using the old keychain model of the toy.
I plan to use a couple tiny gearmotors to run the X and Y knobs in coordinated
motion to write out the numbers, with a similar font as my scope clock, which is
based on Nixie tube digits.
I hope to make it agile enough to write out the words "beer thirty" in script.
On 4/22/2014 1:13 PM, Nick wrote:
I've always been a fan of automata - Jaquet Droz produced three machines in
the 1700's than amazed and astounded - The Writer, The Draughtsman and The
Musician - The Writer was particularly fascinating as it could be set to
write any sentence in a cursive script - a wondrous thing...
The company still exists and has produced some modern versions of these
devices, including a magnificent clock that writes out the time on bits of
card... using "only" 1,400 stainless steel and aluminium components:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3t7QfVFNbY
A new version of The Writer has also been made as a "signing machine" -
completely mechanical, it is protected by a 4-digit security code and is
bespoke to the customer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA89XMzGrAA
Just love this sort of stuff!
Nick
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