Monthly Archives: March 2015

Ball Clock II ~ The Lift-2

My last post on the Ball Clock was about creating the spiral to lift the balls. The spiral works with a rail to hold the balls while moving up.   The hardest part was getting the transition into the lift so … Continue reading

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Ball Clock II ~ The Lift-1

  I have seen a number of rolling ball sculptures using a vertical screw lift.  Because of the space requirements and the fact that it is kind of sexy, I decided to use that principle. Seems simple when you look … Continue reading

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Ball Clock II ~ The Drive

Many years ago (1970s) when I was in living in Miamisburg, Ohio just outside of Dayton and attending the technical training center for NCR, I would go into Dayton and peruse the huge surplus store of Mendelsen’s.  Multi floors of all kinds … Continue reading

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