I got a very unusual clock at a yard sale. Instead of a pendulum, it has a vertical shaft through the top of the case. There is a horizontal member attached to hte shaft, and a string with a weight on the end. There are two vertical posts on either side. The operation of the clock is very interesting…the string and weight spin around, and alternately wrap and unwrap around the vertical posts. In this way, the pedulum function is accomplished. However, I cannot get the weight-string length combination right-sometimes the clock stops because the string wraps two tight.
Anyway, has anyone ever seen such a clock?I’d like to get it running…it is quite a conversation piece.
This might be better suited for the General Questions forum. Could try.