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Glass Clock is made entirely from glass components. This is something not previously possible until the advent of precision water-jet technology to cut the cogwheels and other components with total accuracy.
I am confident that the power could be supplied with a spiral spring, and escape mechanism,
linked to two glass weights secured via a glass chain. In the case of the spring, this would be made using a type of special type of glass capable of flexing enough to store and release the required energy.
I intend proposing the clock to Corning Glass so we will see what they say.
Glass balance spring in watches have been tried before
https://www.watchpr.../16.261404.1705510/
[scad mientist, Jun 24 2020]
Claims to be an all glass clock
https://web.archive...n.it/arte/vscialla/
Appears to have a metal weight. [scad mientist, Jun 24 2020]
Flexible Glass
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=12OSBJwogFc
The flexible glass bit is about 7 minutes in on the video. [xenzag, Jun 25 2020]
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Submerge in a liquid with the same refractive index |
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If there are weights, what is the spring for? |
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This made me say, "but why?" [+] |
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//a type of special type of glass capable of flexing enough
to store and release the required energy// |
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Glass can be made into a spring, playing with a fiber
optic will demonstrate that. |
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Thank you, [bs]; bun awarded. |
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//special type of glass capable of flexing//
Sounds a wee bit like a WIBN. |
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If my fairy night light that flies over the beds of the
kids and lightly touches their heads, can't exist
because I was unable to explain how it could
work...well I got booed, let's just say. |
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Otherwise a temporary + for the idea which I like,
and a - for the implementation, I'm afraid. |
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The chimes are going to be crystal clear, |
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[kdf] The more current link you posted has bigger pictures,
and it looks to me like this has metal pins on the
escapement. |
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Technically an hourglass 'is' an all glass clock... |
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...I'll just get my coat again. |
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Bun gladly awarded in the wake of [Pertinax] and [Bs]'s
comments. |
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//special type of glass capable of flexing// Look
up Corning Willow Glass, which is a flexible type of
glass. See link for one small example. |
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Yes but what is the glass spring actually for? |
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A clock's no fun without at least one spring, and there are any number of functions to which it may be assigned. eg to provide the energy for a chiming hammer. |
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OK so what are the weights for? |
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Falling on your head when you climb under it to
collect the humbug you dropped. |
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Glass weights are not optimal for that, they might fracture. |
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