[time-nuts] Odd request

[Bill Janssen]

Mark Amos wrote:
> Time-nuts
>
> I appreciate the comments regarding horological obsession.  Mine started with a desire for an accurate master 
> oscillator for my ham shack (built and use a couple Shera GPSDO's) and has blossomed into a much broader interest 
> in time (Ex tempus, sapientia?)  
>
> This has led me to a silly quest.  I'd like to use a traditional clock face and hands as an output device for a 
> 1PPS signal from my GPSDO.
>
> I know this is a very broad question, but does anyone have advice on where I might start hacking (or making) a 
> mechanical clock face to accomplish this? Is there a simple clock design that I could start with to build my own? 
> Maybe replacing a pendulum or escapement with a solenoid?  Any examples to work from?
>
> Mark
>   
Battery powered clocks are available in hobby shops especially those 
that cater to woodworkers. They have a wide selection
of hands for every application. You would have to hack the electric part 
but I think that is do-able.

Bill K7NOM