1.
The Time Machine Camera Controller / Intervalometer
It can measure the shutter speed of film cameras. It can measure the lag time between when the camera shutter is tripped and when a picture is taken, ...
2.
Time Machine Ballistics
The following pictures show some examples taken with the Time Machine. The gun used in the balloon pictures was a Crosman model CRS-2240. ...
3.
Rotary Table Controller
To see a similar setup, with the CNC Rotary Table mounted to the headstock of a Sherline lathe, CLICK HERE. Using Sherline controllers with CNC software on ...
4.
The Slave Driver
Synchronize Western Union and Self Winding clocks to the hour ... Without the Master clock, the slave dials are unable to function as clocks. ...
5.
Experimental Electromagnetic Clocks
I have been experimenting with the fabrication of electromagnetic clocks using custom electronic circuits to impulse the pendulum and drive the dials. ...
6.
Viewing earthquake effects in pendulum clocks
If the clock is running fast, as this one was, the difference between the pendulum beat and the reference beat gets shorter and shorter. In the graph below, ...
7.
Instability in MicroSet
Variability in the escape wheel of a 19th century Scottish drumhead. The graph below shows the performance of a Scottish drumhead tall clock. ...
8.
Sidereal Clock
This allows you to know what celestial objects are "up" if you know what the local sidereal time is. Once you have a sidereal clock on your wall, ...
9.
Measuring Chronometers with MicroSet
Microset can be used to measure ship's chronometers. The picture below shows a Russian chronometer in its case. A MicroSet flat disk acoustic sensor is ...
10.
A Semiconductor Switch for Antique Battery Clocks
After installing my semiconductor switch, the mechanical switch only passes a few milliamps so no spark develops, but full voltage and current is delivered ...
