The Weekly Challenge 200 - Anything Mechanical - Voting Closed

[johntwo]

Anything mechanical, large or small, as long as it whirrs, clanks or chugs.

Entries  please by Midnight on Friday 10th May after which voting will open for 7 days until midnight on the 17th May.

[Hatter]

The Water Clock on Southwold Pier

Water is pumped up to the top of the clock from the well below and goes on to power a half hourly "pee-show". 

[Craig]

A Gibson 335

[CanonChrissy]

Spinning.............

[johntwo]

                                            Trust Me!

[JamesT]

Steam power

The cylinder and valve gear of 2999 Lady of Legend

P.S. The camera is also fully mechanical.

[sjr]

Something Mechanical? Not sure what but it was taken while on a brewery tour so it must be important. Not a great picture so it went through a Topaz Twiddle.

[Kobione]

Sky Crane engine:

[Clicker]

Legend at Monaco

 

[Clicker]

We have  winner and no tie break ... phew  !

Well done to Craig  ... a very worthy winner .

[Ryewolf]

Congrats Craig and over to you for the next challenge.

[Hatter]

Well done, Craig!

[Kobione]

Congrats Craig - what are you going to come up with now?

[sjr]

Congratulations Craig great picture.

Now voting is over I do have a question at the risk of making myself looking stupid (which I am very good at). What is the thinking for an electric guitar for mechanical?

[Craig]

Wow thank you. 

This was a surprise for sure!

To reply to sjr's valid comment, I too did sit and think hard about if this image before posting it. But I come to the conclusion that this is a semi hollowed bodied guitar and unlike a pure electric guitar this can be played acoustically without any electric amplification (which I often do). So if played in this fashion I felt that being a stringed instrument which to achieve any sound from it acoustically is purely a mechanical setup and action. 

The very last thing I would want to do is to not obey any rules of the competition. I would be more than happy to rescind the image.

[sjr]

I didn't mean for a second it was against any rules its all just a fun competition after all. I do like obscure reasons for pictures I just couldnt work it out, I see now its semi acoustic I get it cheers Craig and again congratulations

Edited May 18, 2019 by sjr