A VALID POINT

[Guest TAMMY_1]

There was an article in the BHW where somebody made the point about fanciers who do not use ETS  but use ordinary clocks where u put the rubber in a thimble and then put the thimble in the clock, the point that was made should a fancier not using ETS be allowed to just put the rubber in the clcok chamber without actually using a thimble, this seems a good point and I agree with this because an ETS fancier does not have to do anything so why should a thimble have to be used , think the rubber should just be inserted into the chamber thus saving a second or so, more if u drop it

[Guest]

In many of the ETS threads I proposed the same thing Tam. There must have been a reason at some point to put in a rule that rubber and thimble must be used, would be interesting to know what the reason was at the time and whether the reason for doing so then is still relevant today?

[THE FIFER]

i think u would have to be very careful to make sure the rubber was right in the place as if it was out a bit would jam or damage the rubber. if a thinble is not right in the clock wont turn but a rubber well u know what could happen, thats why with open end thinbles u had to put the open end down, this was also for safety reasons i think as well,

[sapper756]

i think u would have to be very careful to make sure the rubber was right in the place as if it was out a bit would jam or damage the rubber. if a thinble is not right in the clock wont turn but a rubber well u know what could happen, thats why with open end thinbles u had to put the open end down, this was also for safety reasons i think as well,

 

Yes I agree, rubbers are very flimsy and could jam the clock.

[Guest TAMMY_1]

In many of the ETS threads I proposed the same thing Tam. There must have been a reason at some point to put in a rule that rubber and thimble must be used, would be interesting to know what the reason was at the time and whether the reason for doing so then is still relevant today?

 

this was long before ETS came about bruno and maybe should be looked at again now that ets gains time for a simple reason like that

[Roland]

Use to be allowed, and some times are still in places, but was out - lawed about 10 years ago by the RPRA.

[Pompey Mick]

I've  been racing since 1963 and I've only ever known using thimbles. I think the Juniors they use thimbleless on the Continent have security flaps on the drums. The reason for thimbles is a security one, to stop fanciers trying to force a rubber into a struck chamber.

[NANCYVIEWLOFTS]

the reason a thimble was used was because with the toulet clocks and other models of yesteryear they said you could slightly move the chamber back after  putting a strike on and put the rubber in hence that is why a thimble was used

[NANCYVIEWLOFTS]

sorry pompey must have been typing when you put the thread on

[Guest]

Was a thing in BHW beginning of the year about T3 'flapper' clocks - designed to be used on Continent without thimbles. So the idea is in use there anyway.

 

Remember my first clock [my dad's] a skymaster, open metal thimble, tapered shape, open narrower end down. Found it murder getting rubber in those thimbles then, and last year had much the same feeling about STB two-piece plastic thimbles - forever 'overfull' and hard to get fully closed.

 

 

[Pompey Mick]

When the Junior clock was first introduced into this country it was advertised  to be used without thimbles as it was specifically designed with this in mind. However the RPRA wouldn't approve them for use without thimbles as it was such an advantage over all the other clocks in use. The security aspect must have been questioned on the continent because the security flaps were brought in to overcome any manipulation.