Lego Clock Escapement W11

[JonasClark]

Would you say it might be possible to display this on a dial, such as Brocot escapements sometimes were? Run the pendulum arbor through at the top, have anchor and scape wheel on the dial, then have the scape arbor go back through to a gear train on the backplate that then operates a seconds hand at the bottom of the dial?

[marfdasko]

I woud say this is more like a Brocot escapement than a deadbeat.

[BenVanDeWaal]

@marfdasko Does it work (test)?

[BenVanDeWaal]

@marfdasko yes, it works.

You are right. But there are some differences. In the B.escapement the pallets are curved, in W11 the 'teeth' are curved; the effect is the same. Because, in W11, there are only 6 teeth, the pallets can enter the space between the teeth deeply, and slide without motion of the scapewheel (the exit pallet does more so than the entry pallet). The leading edge of the B.teeth is straight and radial, so this could have the same effect.

Thanks for your comment,

Ben van de Waal

[Claydog42]

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[mottosproductions]

how do u no the time on it?

[legocrazy1]

It's not the whole clock, just part of it. This shows how the pendulum makes a gear turn.

The top part of the pendulum is called the "escape" of which allows the "escapement gear" to turn at a certain speed.

You then hook up normal Lego gears to create a clock.

[mottosproductions]

ooo i seeee

[dickcheney6]

@mottosproductions He was trying to first do a proof of concept to make the heart of the clock-something that turns at a constant rate, and works reliably for hours at a time. THEN he'll add gears and such to make a complete clock in some form or another.