Need help with circuit to delay reed switch triggering transistor.

[sucahyo]

Yes, that's it. Sorry for the confusion. You extend the pendulum pivot to the bottom. Maybe like U shape of bicycle front wheel holder.

[Inquorate]

Pendulum holder

Yeah that's where I'm putting it... Just behind the pendulum, on the lever. The shaft of the pendulum sticks up past the axle, that's where the magnets are going.