the center arbor, instead of on a stud witha star wheel as shown, and this is generally done with theche::per class of hour striking clocks; but the position of thesnail is not then so definite, owing to the backlash of themotion wheels, so that it will not repeat correctly, as thepin of the rack… … Fig. 104. Hour and half hour snail striking work with fusee train. 334 THE MODERN CLOCK. Half-Hour Striking.—The usual way of getting theclock to strike one at the half-hour, is by making the firsttooth of the rack, C, lower than the rest, and placing thesecond pin in the minute wheel, E, a little…
Clocks and watches
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