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Mark Bus	28/10/2014 23:34:02
50 forum posts 21 photos	Hi, I've recently finished my example of the clock. In the book he talks about the foliot vibrating 27 times. What's a vibration? Each swing of the foliot or the sequence , starting point- pivot out -pivot back to starting point, In effect a complete revolution? Thanks, Mark
Bazyle	07/10/2015 09:11:39
6956 forum posts 229 photos	As with a pendulum it is probably a full cycle, and from the number you can deduce it is per minute as it wouldn't be per second or per hour. However you tell us. Now you have built it unless it is running twice as fast or slow as any other timepiece you can count the number of full cycles per minute and see if it is about 30.
Michael Gilligan	07/10/2015 10:25:04
23121 forum posts 1360 photos	Posted by Bazyle on 07/10/2015 09:11:39: As with a pendulum it is probably a full cycle . Bazyle, Therein, I'm afraid, lies the potential confusion LINK Add to that, the fact that the Foliot/Verge is a hopelessly inaccurate timekeeper: The only certain way to answer Mark's question is either to ask Mr. Wilding, or work back from the train. MichaelG.
JasonB	07/10/2015 11:36:08
25215 forum posts 3105 photos 1 articles	Chaps the original post was a year ago, don't waste too much time on it.
Michael Gilligan	07/10/2015 11:38:09
23121 forum posts 1360 photos	Posted by JasonB on 07/10/2015 11:36:08: Chaps the original post was a year ago, don't waste too much time on it. . See ... I said it was a hopelessly inaccurate timekeeper MichaelG.

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