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23-05-2019, 11:54 AM
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Re: London's Portobello Road

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I'm interested in that brass thing with the dial and the coggy lever..
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very steampunk. I like it!

What is it?

Wool winder perhaps.
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23-05-2019, 01:09 PM
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Re: London's Portobello Road

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Wool winder perhaps.
Oh could be!


But why the gauge, though?
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23-05-2019, 03:43 PM
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Re: London's Portobello Road

Originally Posted by Pyxell ->
Oh could be!


But why the gauge, though?
It looks like a mixture of cogs and interesting stuff made into a fantasy machine. Lots of Steampunks make contraptions like that, they sometimes actually do work.
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23-05-2019, 04:35 PM
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Re: London's Portobello Road

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It looks like a mixture of cogs and interesting stuff made into a fantasy machine. Lots of Steampunks make contraptions like that, they sometimes actually do work.
I would love a clockwork orrery. The only ones I've seen for sale online, though, are quartz-powered. Sacrilege!
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23-05-2019, 04:41 PM
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Re: London's Portobello Road

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I would love a clockwork orrery. The only ones I've seen for sale online, though, are quartz-powered. Sacrilege!
Go to Steampunk events, all sorts of gadgets for sale! There's a Steampunk Museum in Bristol, or there was, not sure if it's still there, that sells loads of interesting things.
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23-05-2019, 05:06 PM
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Re: London's Portobello Road

It's a yarn or wool winder. The meter records the length of yarn wound and the bell rings at the length you have set. Here's a variation


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23-05-2019, 06:06 PM
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Oh wow! Thanks!

Brilliant!

I didn't think of gauging the length of yarn. That's clever.

It's a beautiful thing!


Now I'm wondering why it has a bell!
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23-05-2019, 06:09 PM
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Re: London's Portobello Road

I mentioned it in the post, you can set a required length and the bell rings when you reach it.
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23-05-2019, 06:24 PM
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Re: London's Portobello Road

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I mentioned it in the post, you can set a required length and the bell rings when you reach it.
Sorry! I skim read it and missed the bell bit.

Apologies.
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23-05-2019, 07:18 PM
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Re: London's Portobello Road

Originally Posted by TessA ->
Go to Steampunk events, all sorts of gadgets for sale! There's a Steampunk Museum in Bristol, or there was, not sure if it's still there, that sells loads of interesting things.
I think you'll find the Steampunk Museum at Cotham Hill has closed down Tess
 
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