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wayne fajkus wrote:Interesting. Give me an idea of the timing of open and closed with the vent. On for an hour off for an hour? On at sunup, off at dark?
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F Agricola wrote:
So, it seems doable, but the description sounds like some phantasmagorical steampunk machine!
Add a mandatory cuckoo clock, a slinky, and a laying hen, and undoubtedly it'll work.![]()
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Austin Shackles wrote:Another way would be a water operated thing, where a slow drip of water fills a container until it tips and thus makes something happen. Generally those auto-reset by the water bucket emptying and becoming light again.
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Roy Hinkley wrote:I'm interested in the clockwork mechanism as well but for a different project. In this case though couldn't you let the sun do the work?
If your exhaust pipe had an extension that was in the sun, when the pipe warmed it would create it's own updraft. A flapper valve prevents back flow.
If it's not enough pull put a solar collector around the pipe to get the temps higher.
With careful use of shading from the sun you could vent for a few hours in the morning and a few more in the evening.
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Roy Hinkley wrote:A friend has high ceilings and would like a fan powered by some mechanical means. I think as much as a conversation piece as practical.
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D. Logan wrote:I've seen a gear-powered fan system in New Orleans, so this sort of thing should be possible. There's another thread with the clockwork fans focused on here: Belt-driven Electric Fans. I have often wanted to figure out how to do something like this for myself as well, though that's something for down the road.
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D. Logan wrote:Let us know how it turns out. I for one would love to see the step by step of someone building such a system.
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