Re: [time-nuts] A Very Interesting "Plock"

2016-03-06 Thread Tim Shoppa
Locally, I am regularly enthralled by the Glen Echo Wurlizer 165 Band Organ (a different unit but a good video showing how it is driven by multiple parallel paper tapes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMj6duvFJ4o ) But the digit writing of this clock is captivating, and brings to mind some electr

[time-nuts] A Very Interesting "Plock"

2016-03-06 Thread Daniel Watson
Hi all, I saw this article about a hand-made clock, and thought some of you might enjoy it. Called the Plock (plot clock), it is a 407-piece wooden clock that writes the time. You really just have to see it in action to appreciate it. http://www.ablogtowatch.com/suzuki-kango-plock-wooden-automato