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roguewave · 04/23/08, 01:14 AM

For Pete. Needs attending to.

TONTONTINTIN.123 · 04/23/08, 01:45 AM

Ben, I like the color and the composition.

stumac · 04/23/08, 07:31 AM

Agree with Martin, is it the works of a town hall clock?

Regards, Stuart

elansprint72 · 04/23/08, 08:10 AM

Abe Lincoln's pocket watch?

I'm trying to figure how the parabolic ratchet pawl thingy works; at first I thought that it was part of a striking mechanism but on reflection it is possibly a regulator?

Thanks for posting.

stumac · 04/23/08, 12:10 PM

Pete,

I think you are right re striking, 12 steps on the snail cam select the no of strikes of the hour.

Regards, Stuart

roguewave · 04/23/08, 03:00 PM

Holy Cow! Pete, you're encyclopedic. This is the old Church clock mechanism in St Mark's Episcopal Church (Peter Stuyvesant's homestead & church). It's lying in disrepair, outside, unprotected in the back of the church. I berated several senior churchman in positions of authority to no avail about this travisty. It's future is undetermined. You guys are something.

Michael Hiles · 04/23/08, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roguewave

This is the old Church clock mechanism... I berated several senior churchman in positions of authority to no avail...

Nice photo. A regular Rolex.

Senior churchmen in a position of authority do not often respond to berating, at least around here. When Madame Tussaud's did a christmas chreche scene recently with David and Victoria Beckham in the principle roles, Lambeth Palace (Archbishop of Canturbury) was asked for a reaction. Their response was "Deary, deary me."

azzo · 04/24/08, 12:16 PM

Pete's my kind of engineer

Ben,

Awesome colour and detail captured.

04/23/08, 01:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
TONTONTINTIN.123 Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 12/05/07 Location: BeNeLux Posts: 2,361	Re: A Pete Machine Ben, I like the color and the composition. __________________ Martin Tonon

04/23/08, 07:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
stumac Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 07/22/05 Location: Flinders Posts: 199	Re: A Pete Machine Agree with Martin, is it the works of a town hall clock? Regards, Stuart

04/23/08, 08:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
elansprint72 Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 08/27/05 Location: Utterly, Up North. Posts: 5,875	Re: A Pete Machine Abe Lincoln's pocket watch? I'm trying to figure how the parabolic ratchet pawl thingy works; at first I thought that it was part of a striking mechanism but on reflection it is possibly a regulator? Thanks for posting. __________________ Cheers, Pete. http://www.petetaylor.org New gallery added, September 08- "Car parts" Quieta movere magna merces videbatur, O imitatores, servum pecus,

04/23/08, 12:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
stumac Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 07/22/05 Location: Flinders Posts: 199	Re: A Pete Machine Pete, I think you are right re striking, 12 steps on the snail cam select the no of strikes of the hour. Regards, Stuart

04/23/08, 03:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
roguewave Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 01/13/08 Location: NYC Posts: 3,837	Re: A Pete Machine Holy Cow! Pete, you're encyclopedic. This is the old Church clock mechanism in St Mark's Episcopal Church (Peter Stuyvesant's homestead & church). It's lying in disrepair, outside, unprotected in the back of the church. I berated several senior churchman in positions of authority to no avail about this travisty. It's future is undetermined. You guys are something. __________________ Ben ~~~~ _/) ~~~ Rougewave @ LFI Gallery Last edited by roguewave : 04/23/08 at 03:04 PM.

04/24/08, 12:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
azzo Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/10/06 Posts: 8,046	Re: A Pete Machine Pete's my kind of engineer Ben, Awesome colour and detail captured. __________________ Regards, Ivan (Azzo) Azzopardi.

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