As long as the clock chimes at every hour. The confusion between 12 and 1 o'clock is still avoidable. Because the balls in hour tray during the transition from 12 to 1 are late in action
If I had this clock, I would film: The Clock The Lifts The Grabber and putting a marble on the 1-minute tray When the 1-minute tray needs to be emptied How it is emptied The big chiming lift Where the balls end up where they wait for the chime to trigger What happens at 1-10 59 What happens a few minutes later The 12 00 moment (the 1-minute, the 10-minute and the chimer recycle trays need to be emptied) The 1 00 moment (the 1-minute, the 10-minute and the hour trays need to be emptied)
Yes, the synchronous motor speed was a bit of a challenge. It was sold as having a speed of 5 r/min but actually it was 4.9716xxx (lots more decimal fractions). I dismantled one of the motors and counted the gear teeth in order to work out how to fix the speed to precisely 5 r/min. It needs a 22 teeth gear on the motor output shaft driving a 24 teeth idler gear which is connected to a 21 teeth gear driving a 25 teeth gear. This is built into the clock as part of the whole gear train which reduces to 1 r/min and finally 1r/hour for the chime wheel. (This last reduction is done via a ratchet mechanism.)
I have a messy plan of various cross-section layers from which I made the sheet drawings for cutting out all the super-wood parts, but I have not yet made assembly drawings that would be suitable for a "kit" form project. There are also quite a few other non-wooden parts required such as the chime disk, springs, balls, the synchronous motor, axels, etc. I had originally intended to offer the clock as a flat-pack kit with all the ancillary parts included, but I am concerned about model builders accidentally gluing parts incorrectly (eg. back-to-front which is very easily done) and resultant endless requests for extra spares. so at this stage I am only considering offering fully assembled units.
I designed it myself. The operating principles were gathered from a combination of other peoples clever ideas and all I did was to try and package it together as compactly as possible. I have since published an updated design on UA-cam that overcomes some inherent weaknesses in this design.
Hmmm that's difficult question. It's not (yet) at the commercial stage for even a limited production run. I have made a handful of units and have "sold" some of them at the basic materials cost price (ZAR 2000) to friends in order to get some idea of longer term running reliability. I am also tweaking the design to speed up the manufacturing time to bring down the cost. (Currently it takes about 30 hours per unit, but a lot of that time is spent filing and sandpapering to get the various parts to fit just right.) So, to answer your question, the cost depends on whether you would be happy with an early, still-in-development version (reliability not assured) which is suitable for a home handyman to tweak and fiddle if necessary (around ZAR 4700 plus postage ex South Africa), or whether you expect a tried-and-tested, guaranteed version, the type of thing that you would expect from a speciality clock manufacturer in a beautiful custom-made box, etc. The difference in price between the former and the latter would probably be a factor of five and I doubt that I will ever get to the latter stage.
It's home-made. There were some technical problems with this arrangement so I re-designed the whole clock. You can find the updated version if you look at my other videos.
Bryan Goodwin I am working towards making a kit version but it is not quite ready yet. (See my response to Michael Vanderwater below.) I have changed some of the mechanism principles to make the clock more robust and less delicate but it will still look quite similar externally. I am currently evaluating the new design elements and expect to put up a vid clip of the new version next month.
Although the video is already from 2014. The clock never gets old or boring. Are their kits available for that amazing clock or for its improved counterpart?
Liam Morley Hi Liam. If you scan thru my comments to other folk, you will see that I have highlighted some issues with the clock that are intrinsic design weaknesses and so I wouldn't recommend that you copy this version. I have been developing a better design that bypasses all the identified problem areas and am busy testing the Mk 2 version to verify that it is indeed completely reliable. (The time-keeping section has been on test for the past two months but I only finished the chiming part about ten days ago.) I will post a video within the next week or so. If you are keen to make such a clock, I suggest that you wait to see the upgraded version and copy that.
Thanks for your expression of interest. As I indicated in my reply to Elmar Motam two months ago, I have a number of units being evaluated to ensure long-term reliability. These tests have exposed a number of weaknesses in the design that need to be addressed before I could offer the product more widely. In the meanwhile, I have been busy with a couple on other projects and am only now starting to work on re-engineering the ball clock. I am using the opportunity to also significantly improve the way the whole clock is constructed to reduce the assembly time - hopefully moving towards a situation where I could possibly offer the clock in kit form. So, please be patient and bear with me. I will upload a clip of the next version as soon as it is operational and we can then discuss your question.
I am really confused on the how the one o' clock ball stays after the hour tray is dumped. Its seems to jump up but not sure what is going on. can someone please explain this.
stphn44 Thanks - I think I have now sorted out most of the obvious flaws in the design. Take a look at the Mk2 version at ua-cam.com/video/FGigysskxig/v-deo.html
Very clever. I remember having the original ball clock in early 80's. I like you design also. Great work.
Really great work! Congrats!
Excellent work!
Thanks for alerting me to this masterpiece, Andrew. To the extent you were inspired by Marble Strike, all credit goes to Clayton Boyer!
Awesome...Absolutely awesome!
Amazing machine sir❤️
where can I order a kit like that for such a cool clock?
Amazing
Very cool clock. Have you improved it enough that you are selling them yet? I live in the USA, and may be interested in one.
Unbelievibal amazinf i Love it
Brilliant!
Brilliant
Great work ! Now take my money . ETA on a basic GA and some sketches ?
You can always up load them to a drop box account ?
As long as the clock chimes at every hour. The confusion between 12 and 1 o'clock is still avoidable. Because the balls in hour tray during the transition from 12 to 1 are late in action
If I had this clock, I would film:
The Clock
The Lifts
The Grabber and putting a marble on the 1-minute tray
When the 1-minute tray needs to be emptied
How it is emptied
The big chiming lift
Where the balls end up where they wait for the chime to trigger
What happens at 1-10 59
What happens a few minutes later
The 12 00 moment (the 1-minute, the 10-minute and the chimer recycle trays need to be emptied)
The 1 00 moment (the 1-minute, the 10-minute and the hour trays need to be emptied)
Wonderful. I want one. :)
Send me your address and I'll send you my bank details
Its real magic.Can i order one more ?
Dang this guy had a lot of time on hand! But it is quite brilliant!
Yup, I had 24 hours per day and my whole retirement ahead of me.
@@andrewyates89 It it for sale, if so how much....I love it, fine job!!!!
Where can this project
Late to the game, but the design holds up 👍
Hi, Andrew. How did you fix the speed of the synchronous motor?
Yes, the synchronous motor speed was a bit of a challenge. It was sold as having a speed of 5 r/min but actually it was 4.9716xxx (lots more decimal fractions). I dismantled one of the motors and counted the gear teeth in order to work out how to fix the speed to precisely 5 r/min. It needs a 22 teeth gear on the motor output shaft driving a 24 teeth idler gear which is connected to a 21 teeth gear driving a 25 teeth gear. This is built into the clock as part of the whole gear train which reduces to 1 r/min and finally 1r/hour for the chime wheel. (This last reduction is done via a ratchet mechanism.)
cool design is there any drawings or plan of the construction
I have a messy plan of various cross-section layers from which I made the sheet drawings for cutting out all the super-wood parts, but I have not yet made assembly drawings that would be suitable for a "kit" form project. There are also quite a few other non-wooden parts required such as the chime disk, springs, balls, the synchronous motor, axels, etc. I had originally intended to offer the clock as a flat-pack kit with all the ancillary parts included, but I am concerned about model builders accidentally gluing parts incorrectly (eg. back-to-front which is very easily done) and resultant endless requests for extra spares. so at this stage I am only considering offering fully assembled units.
Do You have DXF files I Can Buy?
Where did you get that awsome clock?
I designed it myself. The operating principles were gathered from a combination of other peoples clever ideas and all I did was to try and package it together as compactly as possible. I have since published an updated design on UA-cam that overcomes some inherent weaknesses in this design.
were can i get one?
Description: Hours at the top right
Clock: Displays hours on the top left
How much is it? It's very good!!
Hmmm that's difficult question. It's not (yet) at the commercial stage for even a limited production run. I have made a handful of units and have "sold" some of them at the basic materials cost price (ZAR 2000) to friends in order to get some idea of longer term running reliability. I am also tweaking the design to speed up the manufacturing time to bring down the cost. (Currently it takes about 30 hours per unit, but a lot of that time is spent filing and sandpapering to get the various parts to fit just right.)
So, to answer your question, the cost depends on whether you would be happy with an early, still-in-development version (reliability not assured) which is suitable for a home handyman to tweak and fiddle if necessary (around ZAR 4700 plus postage ex South Africa), or whether you expect a tried-and-tested, guaranteed version, the type of thing that you would expect from a speciality clock manufacturer in a beautiful custom-made box, etc. The difference in price between the former and the latter would probably be a factor of five and I doubt that I will ever get to the latter stage.
Do you buy it or do you made it??
It's home-made. There were some technical problems with this arrangement so I re-designed the whole clock. You can find the updated version if you look at my other videos.
Very Nice! Do you make a kit?
Bryan Goodwin I am working towards making a kit version but it is not quite ready yet. (See my response to Michael Vanderwater below.) I have changed some of the mechanism principles to make the clock more robust and less delicate but it will still look quite similar externally. I am currently evaluating the new design elements and expect to put up a vid clip of the new version next month.
Bryan Goodwin FYI, the new version is up at ua-cam.com/video/FGigysskxig/v-deo.html
Nice! Thanks so much
Although the video is already from 2014. The clock never gets old or boring. Are their kits available for that amazing clock or for its improved counterpart?
Where are the files?
Can I make one?
Liam Morley Hi Liam. If you scan thru my comments to other folk, you will see that I have highlighted some issues with the clock that are intrinsic design weaknesses and so I wouldn't recommend that you copy this version. I have been developing a better design that bypasses all the identified problem areas and am busy testing the Mk 2 version to verify that it is indeed completely reliable. (The time-keeping section has been on test for the past two months but I only finished the chiming part about ten days ago.) I will post a video within the next week or so. If you are keen to make such a clock, I suggest that you wait to see the upgraded version and copy that.
Liam Morley FYI, the new version is up at ua-cam.com/video/FGigysskxig/v-deo.html
Would u consider making one for me?
Thanks for your expression of interest. As I indicated in my reply to Elmar Motam two months ago, I have a number of units being evaluated to ensure long-term reliability. These tests have exposed a number of weaknesses in the design that need to be addressed before I could offer the product more widely. In the meanwhile, I have been busy with a couple on other projects and am only now starting to work on re-engineering the ball clock. I am using the opportunity to also significantly improve the way the whole clock is constructed to reduce the assembly time - hopefully moving towards a situation where I could possibly offer the clock in kit form. So, please be patient and bear with me. I will upload a clip of the next version as soon as it is operational and we can then discuss your question.
michael vandewater FYI, the new version is up at ua-cam.com/video/FGigysskxig/v-deo.html
I am really confused on the how the one o' clock ball stays after the hour tray is dumped. Its seems to jump up but not sure what is going on. can someone please explain this.
There is a little piece of wood glued on the base of the tray that prevents the first ball from exiting with the other balls when the tray empties.
You have a newer one and it’s better than this older one
great and fun looking clock hope you will sale tham when its all sorted out in ££££ thanks
stphn44 Thanks - I think I have now sorted out most of the obvious flaws in the design. Take a look at the Mk2 version at ua-cam.com/video/FGigysskxig/v-deo.html
It seems way over engineered. The traditional design is FAAAAAR simpler.