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[Dwarf]

Sorry Jim.

You're on the right lines, John. It is from a clock. But what is it, and what is its function?

 

[johnwillyums]

to wind up a pendulum weight and then let it lower at a set speed to tell the time?

 

[boohbah]

yes john but what time is it

 

[mckillwashere]

His time to post

 

[johnwillyums]

I'm not sure but I reckon it's in the dining room

 

[Dwarf]

Not quite, John. Although it was used in clocks with a pendulum, it was invented much earlier than the pendulum.

 

[johnwillyums]

a gravity clock

 

[Dwarf]

Not gravity.

A clue: These were used in antique spring-powered mechanical watches and clocks, a ????? is a cone-shaped pulley with a spiral groove around it, wound with a cord or chain which is attached to the mainspring barrel.

 

[johnwillyums]

Is it a DaVinci design?

 

[johnwillyums]

V pulley?

 

[derekimo]

Not gravity.

A clue: These were used in antique spring-powered mechanical watches and clocks, a Fusee is a cone-shaped pulley with a spiral groove around it, wound with a cord or chain which is attached to the mainspring barrel.

Is that it? Fusee

 

[Dwarf]

Correct, Derek.

The drawing was a pictorial representation of a fusee. Used in antique spring-powered mechanical watches and clocks, a fusee is a cone-shaped pulley with a spiral groove around it, wound with a cord or chain which is attached to the mainspring barrel. Fusees were used from the 15th century to the early 20th century to improve timekeeping by equalizing the uneven pull of the mainspring as it ran down.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusee_(horology)

Your turn.

 

[johnwillyums]

Nice one Derek

 

[johnwillyums]

Well derek just got it exactly.

 

[derekimo]

Nice one Derek

Thanks, but Dwarf helped with that sentence, it wasn't to hard to fill in the ?????

Go ahead John, I have to get ready for school.

 

[johnwillyums]

Since he's not around here's a fairly easy one

 

[Bongo]

Cigar cutter?

 

[johnwillyums]

Sorry, no cigar

 

[jfar]

Electrical?

 

[johnwillyums]

nope. not electrical.