[TheForge] spit jacks

[Smoky]

I believe they were (some of them anyway) powered by a clockwork mechanism. 
This would also keep the weights from just unwinding immediately by slowing 
the winding down with a click every so often.  I have seen reference to 
this, but cannot find it now.  Have been looking, and can't find it.

Rick Crawford at Smoky Forge
Home of Lem the Wonder Mule and
Mol ASS es the slow Donkey
in the middle of Northern Illinois


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 5:39 AM
Subject: [TheForge] spit jacks


> hello;
>
> in looking at various illustrations and photographs of a wide range of
> spit jacks, i do not see how these develop the necessary power and/or
> torque to turn a spit that may have a hundred pound hunch of meat on it.
> particularly the ones powered by fans in the chimney.
>
> -- 
> terry l. ridder ><>