If you modify the design, so that it operates for a day at a time instead of 20 minutes, the counterweight will keep your clock from falling over, provided you put some weight in there other than the weight of the plastic. So no, it's not useless. For this purpose, you would need to add another gear or two, and increase the driving weight. This is something I'm interested in doing at some future time. Just now though, I'm putting together another clock kit. I'm interested in seeing what you do with future projects. I've been enjoying demonstrating my own model at work. It does not work as well as yours, but it does serve to demonstrate the principle.
Hmm...I just assmelbed mine, but the little piece broke off the end of the wishbone spring...I don't know if that was a functional part or just left over. Would I attempt to glue it back on?
@@ChrisMasto it's alright man. finished the clock today, and it didn't really work because i couldn't load enough weight into it, but still a pretty neat project. i don't understand what use the wishbone peice has though
I don't think it's possible to make it keep real time. The value is entirely in putting together the model and illustrating some ideas about how clocks work.
You will go insane, and run screaming into the night if you try to regulate this "movement. However, if you hang it on a wall, near the ceiling, and replace the twine with about 8ft. of 4lb.fishing line, you may have a shot at it. My shot at it involved my Colt Single Action Army in 357 mag. I made time fly that day. Good luck.
