
NashblackCat is working on a clock with some interesting mechanical flip-digits:
I have a set of flip digit modules and I am tinkering with what would be the best way to use them in a HH:MM:SS clock setup. I am tinkering with a few ideas on how to move them. You see it has three pins for each solenoid, up, ground in the middle, down, and it’s that 84 sets of pins I need to move. I have seen people move the dot displays with shift resisters/H-bridges. I was thinking of using a mega and a pair of Centipede Shields to get the needed I/O and voltage .
Via the forum.

In case anyone is interested, I posted a solution to this problem. Unfortunately, it is only a design, since I wasn’t lucky enough to actually be in possession of these devices. Details are at my Blog:
http://easternstargeek.blogspot.com/2011/08/nifty-electromechanical-vane-display.html