3D printed Galileo escapement clock spring driven
3D printed Galileo escapement clock spring driven
Published 2020-09-28T08:25:44+00:00
An easy to print and build escapement inspired by the original design from Galileo
It is driven by a 3D printed spring and has an improved escapement
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This design, found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo%27s_escapement
is the starting point of my project;
From that page:
In 1637, when he was 73, Galileo had the idea of a mechanism that would keep the pendulum swinging by givingit pushes, an escapement, thus allowing it to be applied to clocks. Since he was by then totally blind, he described the mechanism to his son Vincenzio, who drew a picture from his description. Galileo's student and biographer, Vincenzo Viviani, describes the invention
Date published | 28/09/2020 |
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This took some effort and modification to get it working but now runs for 24 minutes when wound up fully.