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Ball-powered pendulum timer

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Category: Other Gadgets
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Duration of this timer can be set by the number of steel balls, 30 seconds per ball. Only the last ball rings the bell, and the others are just ejected.

You also need

Steel balls (11-12mm)
Steel shaft (1.5mm or around)
Bell
two screws (M2 - M2.5)
lubricant

Tools:

Drill (two diameters, depending of the diameter of the shaft)
glue or soldering iron
knife to tune the shape of the escapement
hammer to insert the shaft to the tight-fit holes
tap for the screw holes of pendulum weight (I used M2.5 tap and screw)

Caution : the weight of a single steel ball (11mm, approx. 5g) is very light, and it needs careful tuning to make the timer working properly. All holes for axes are just guide holes and you need drilling. Some parts need post-process, for example, pallets of the escapement should be carved.