The Sinclair Harding Navigation Clock is
based on MP 139. The design of the clockcase has been modified by the
author's own taste. The rounded strips are standard Meccano parts and
several strips are curved and/or bent.
Modifications related to MP 139 are:
- the tilt switches are not allowed for
sale anymore in Holland. Therefore I
used Meccano wiper arms (partnr. 532 and 533) and a relay switch which
has been hidden in the base
- I have made spheres, based on 7 hole
strips. Out of 1mm stainless
steelplate I ordered Elmar,
a company in Holland specialised in lasercutting, to make me these
strips. These elements are then curved and bent with professional
equipment
- the faceplate of the clock is produced
of transparant slightly blue coloured
polycarbonate, the numbers and other signs on the faceplate have been
engraved by Eiso Bergsma
- The colouring of the engraved numbers
was done by myself
A full article of the making of the spheres
was published in ''Meccano Nieuws'' number 22.4 (2004). |