Category Archives: Ball Clock

Having completed a path for the balls to arrive at the minute rack the trick was to come up with a way of doing it different than others I have seen. I started with the hour rack because it had … Continue reading →

Having completed the frame uprights the next task is to figure out how to count the balls so that I can strike the 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 hour.  The way most ball clock work is to rack the balls in … Continue reading →

In my last post I talked about the base plate for the clock. Having the base established, I was able to mount the motor and lift assemble in place.  From this I can create a structure to support the rest … Continue reading →

In my early years, my third real job after Putt Putt Golf & Trains & Planes toy store was with National Cash Register.  For you younger ones, it is now called NCR, as they moved into the electronic age, the … Continue reading →

My last post on the Ball Clock was about creating the spiral to lift the balls. The spiral works with a rail to hold the balls while moving up.   The hardest part was getting the transition into the lift so … Continue reading →

  I have seen a number of rolling ball sculptures using a vertical screw lift.  Because of the space requirements and the fact that it is kind of sexy, I decided to use that principle. Seems simple when you look … Continue reading →

Many years ago (1970s) when I was in living in Miamisburg, Ohio just outside of Dayton and attending the technical training center for NCR, I would go into Dayton and peruse the huge surplus store of Mendelsen’s.  Multi floors of all kinds … Continue reading →

In my last post on the ball clock I had acquired the glass dome that I would use to house the clock.  Before I can design a track for the balls to travel, I had better know the size I’m … Continue reading →

For a while now I have been thinking about building another Ball Clock.  It seems that I have the time and can certainly use the mental escape that a project like this would afford.  Last year had far too much … Continue reading →