A demonstration of the fascinating engineering that goes into a simple mechanical clock. How do pendulums, escapements, gears and hands all work together to keep time?
We've long been fascinated by clocks and clockwork, so for the Brighton Mini Maker Faire 2013, we decided to challenge ourselves to build a working clock to our own design.
Our latest prototype is mostly 3D printed on an Ultimaker using PLA, with brass rods for axels and a wood and perspex frame. It uses a deadbeat escapement with a 25cm long pendulum.
The 3D modelling was done in Rhino 3D
