Brian Gaff wrote:
I loved meccano. I used some the other month to make a door closer
for my porch.
Incidentally, Meccano made me a phonograph together with some bits of
tin and a cardboard horn. The cylinder was made from baco foil and of
course had a clunk every rotation, but did actually work surprisingly
well to demonstrate the principals, though speed variability was a
bit of an issue, as was recording time.. grin.
Brian

Wow! It's amazing that it could record time at all. Once you sort the
issues out, you couldn't record a bit for me, could you? I'm sure it
will come in useful in a few years time when I wish I had a bit more.