détails.wmv

Video showing details of cuckoo clock built for SeTechnic May 2011 competition. Purpose of this competition is to build a purely mechanical cuckoo clock. I choose to use two wind-up motors, one for the clock and one for the cuckoo. This clock runs for a bit more than 6 minutes, and the cuckoo is designed to go out every 3 minutes. The escapement is borrowed from BenVanDeWaal W4.3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCIVmni8xg4
Making of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC83u7m5gW4
Submission video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-znhvar5Z1U
Photos: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=474178

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• LEGO
• Technic
• cuckoo
• clock

[Parax77]

Great Clock! and great time keeping too, very well tuned. What type of escapement are you using? presumably its all Lego, perhaps a few pictures or close up video?

[PhiloYT]

Hi Parax,

I'm using escapement W4.3 from BenVanDeWaal (look for it on YouTube)... There are photos on my Brickshelf folder (I just added link in description), but I don't think they are public yet.

[KEvronista]

what a fun piece! such a unique aproach to a cuckoo. have you thought of swapping out the wind-up motor for a weight drive or electric motor? you really should pursue a 24 hr. duration for this absolutely wonderful horolego.

KEvron