Astro-skeleton overview montage, Oct, 2022
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2022
- The Astronomical Skeleton Clock is finished and has been delivered to its current owner. This is a video montage of it after successful reassembly. I have to add the personal observation that no video can really do justice to the seeing this magnificent creation in reality.
- วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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Suburb craftsmanship.Imagine if Harrison, Jacquet Dros and many others from mechanisms past, saw this incredible machine
This is incredible, I only started following this series a couple of years ago, but what an accomplishment!
If it did nothing but just move, it would be amazing piece of art. To have it functional is on another level and an enormous accomplishment. Cheers.
Thanks. It was both rewarding and challenging.
Congratulations Mark! No words. Simply wonderful! 👏👏👏👏
Beautiful machine. I watched every second of this video.
This is just fantastic such an incredible piece
A once in a lifetime project. Just thinking it through is a major feat all to itself.
I wish I could see this clock in person
Absolutely wonderfull.
So very very special!
Magnificent, Mark. I have always had two curiosities; how did your customer specify all the details in you commission? Also, does the finished clock in its case run in a partial vacuum (dustproofing)?
Hi David, I was the commissioner and gave the builder my specifications for the design. We worked through it together over the years to fill in the details. It really was a collaboration over fifteen years. The case is quite dust tight, but not in a vacuum. Thinking about it, if the case could sustain a vacuum, it'd be dustproof without the need for a vacuum. The fact is there are holes in the glass for winding, adjusting and demonstration purposes. These holes have dust shutters. Otherwise one would have to remove the glass to do these things. Each pane of glass is removable for servicing.
Good ! I'm so glad that the clock is "home" now... !
太漂亮了.西方人在机械方面有天赋 不服不行
Un vrai artiste ! C'est magnifique ! Félicitations et merci
Merci!
Wow!😮😎
There are craftsman and there are masters of craft, the latter is you good sir! Hat off, a pat on the shoulder, and a round of well deserved applaus. F#cking brilliant.
Thanks!
Yessir this my favorite clock
I am from Syria.
You are amazing Mr. Mark.
I am proud to be your friend and follower.❤
Thank you. I am honored to be noticed all the way from your country.
This certainly is a stunning achievement and having watched most of the construction over the years its amazing to see it finally at rest in your home! Which begs the question, how on earth did you ship it all the way from Australia to Chicago?? Even with it stripped partly down, is there any shipping company that could be trusted with such a priceless clock?? One does not just call FedEx I assume!
Thanks for sticking with the project all these years. Hope you enjoyed it. You can see the delivery and the way it was moved into my home as well as my reassembly here: www.my-time-machines.net/my_current_project5.htm. By the way I was in your country a few months ago! I wish I had made the connection with you.
😍😍
It is us encapsulated in TIME...
We can only replicate the Perfection of Creation in our Image.
You did the best to reflect Duality in a TIME Piece/Capsule.
Well done!
Is the TIME passing...
Or WE ARE passing trough TIME???...
Thanks. Couldn't have said it better.
After following the build for a good many years, seeing it finished is both wonderful and a letdown as no more progress videos to come. Buchanan must be having a well-deserved rest.
Any measurements as to accuracy?
So far I am still working through a few minor bugs, so I have not yet begun to adjust it. But it looses about 5 minutes a day, however, it is a steady rate, so it should be able to be rated to a better accuracy. However, I doubt it would get better than a few minutes a week. Accuracy was never the point of this machine. As you know, the best clocks for accuracy would never have all these complications!
what are the propeller things on the top for
The propellers are air-brake governors that mediate the remontoire. These are pieces of machinery that move up and down alternatively and are what drive the escapements and pendulums. They are similar to the fly fans (propellers) that are activated when the machine rings the bells every quarter hour. You can see the machine at www.my-time-machines.net.
What is the story behind the creation of this masterpiece? Is it a one of a kind commission? Is it a prototype for future manufacturing?
It is a one of a kind commission. You can see the entire story behind this as well as see it being made in words, photos and videos on my website: www.my-time-machines.net. This is month by month since 2003.
Is there also a blog or forum, or just a youtube channel?
No blog or forum, but there is a website dedicated to the entire project from its first inception in 2003 through its delivery to me in July 2022. This link is to a month by month info on the construction with thousands of photos and videos, the index is here: www.my-time-machines.net/astro_index.htm . It has been published in several horological magazines here: www.my-time-machines.net/papers_and_presentations.htm .
@@MarkFrankclocks An "event log on the web", also known as "weblog", is the full name of "blog". :-)
How do all the cranks work?
They are all hand wounding cranks. The clock runs on motor (constant force) springs. What you see here is the case with the glass panes off. When the case has the front glass in there are ten holes with dust shutters in the front pane with two on the right side so that all the functions and winding can be done without removing the glass.
@@MarkFrankclocks They don’t all look like cranks. I’m aware they all wind different parts of the clock?
@@arpsichord7474 No not all cranks. There is an adjustment knob that operates on a winding square for the time, equation and strike control. It could have been a crank but the adjustment knob was more appropriate. Then there is a hook the can be used to pull down the repeat chain. Here is a photo of the tools in their drawer beneath the clock: www.my-time-machines.net/Astro_08-22_14.jpg.
@@MarkFrankclocks Could you make like a demo video on how all of them work? My tiny brain can't visualize it.