Category Archives: Ball Clock

Now that the balls are transitioning through the hour lever, the next things to do are provide an exit path for the balls and to harness the power from the lever. Since there was already a track that went by … Continue reading →

  Now that I have balls accumulating in the Hour Striker Magazine, I can work to route them to a mechanism for the hour strike. The challenge here was to get the maximum power from the lever to eventually operate … Continue reading →

I’m having to make these titles up as I go.  Anyway there had to be a way to divert the excess balls for quarter strike to the rack that holds then for the hours strike when needed.  Making a fast … Continue reading →

So far I have gotten the quarter hour strikes working and routed the extra balls back to the second lift. I struggled with how to keep track of the hours and also at the same time select the right number … Continue reading →

Sometimes things get complicated.  Especially in relationships and ball clocks. Having the clock run more often has allowed some gremlins to show up.  I started to notice that the reset for the upper flips was occurring at random.  This of … Continue reading →

With the strikes for the quarter hours coming too quickly it was necessary to figure out a way to slow them down.  Fortunately (by chance) the exiting balls pass below the quarter lever strike mechanism on their way back to … Continue reading →

So now I have balls going through the quarter magazine and ending up in the striker mechanism and then no where to go after that. The excess balls that are not needed for the magazine replenishment also have no where … Continue reading →

Having completed the quarter ball magazine, it was time to move on to the bell and striking mechanism. When the balls exit the magazine the drop straight down onto a track that takes them to the level that will use … Continue reading →

With the quarter ball magazine completed it was time to tie it to the feelers for the quarter hour flips. Rods were attached to the adjustable hubs on each of the feelers. This way I could adjust the amount of … Continue reading →

Now that I have a source for balls to replenish the quarter strike magazine, it is time to make it. Balls coming through the excess ball diverter make a sharp left turn into the magazine. The idea behind the magazine is … Continue reading →