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Clockwork Tattoo
October 31, 2007 6:28 PM   RSS feed for this thread Subscribe

Tattoo-filter: where can i get hold of pictures or schematics of clockwork devices with cogs and things?

I am after pictures of cogs, or clockwork that actually work. I could draw some cogs and things myself easily enough, but I dont want just any old random picture of cogs tattooed on my flesh...I want the cogs to actually work if they were a real device...and look really cool too.
posted by robotot to media & arts (13 comments total) 7 users marked this as a favorite
Google patents. It is extremely cool.
posted by i_am_a_Jedi at 6:41 PM on October 31, 2007


Example
posted by i_am_a_Jedi at 6:43 PM on October 31, 2007


Awww, I was about to post Google patents. It's pretty great.
posted by MadamM at 6:43 PM on October 31, 2007


This would be cool on a leg.
posted by barnone at 6:55 PM on October 31, 2007


This is my favourite, make sure you enable javascript (on your skin?) for best effect.
posted by anaelith at 7:33 PM on October 31, 2007


The posters on the forums at Timezone.com often attach pictures of the internals of various (and usually high-end) watches. E.g.: Here's one.
posted by mhum at 7:43 PM on October 31, 2007


Wow i just killed a good hour on Google Patents. Thanks everyone for your answers so far.

Mhum...that's hot. The more complicated the better.
posted by robotot at 8:39 PM on October 31, 2007


"steampunk gear" on Google Images turns up a few promising pictures.
posted by Xere at 8:58 PM on October 31, 2007


There's also Cables and Cogs, an Adobe Illustrator brush set.
posted by sebastienbailard at 9:04 PM on October 31, 2007 [1 favorite]


This and this are two nice photos I found on TimeZone.com a few years ago, of a watch - a Vacheron Constantin skeletonized movement. I think they're beautiful.
posted by ikkyu2 at 12:27 AM on November 1, 2007


Other angle - Stock Photos">Stock Photos? For example; iStock - Cogs
posted by DrtyBlvd at 4:52 AM on November 1, 2007


Oops. Ignore the first link
posted by DrtyBlvd at 4:53 AM on November 1, 2007


What about the schematic of the Antikythera mechanism? (Scroll down for diagram)
posted by swordfishtrombones at 6:43 AM on November 1, 2007


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