An all-LEGO clock.
I made a clock out of LEGO, which works nicely. To any clock, there are
four essential elements: the hands,
the escapement, the
pendulum, and the
cogwheel
(which enables you to lift the weights without stopping the clock).
Instructions for those are provided, plus a suggestions of how to put
them all together to get one working clock
.
T5 made a YOUTUBE VIDEO based on this design.
- Hands assembly
(click for full instructions !)
- Escapement assembly
(click for full instructions !)
I have three different designs for escapement wheels. Since each takes a
large number of similar parts, you may need to choose carefully (you want
to pick the one that gives you the best excuse for buying more LEGO!).
- Pendulum assembly
(click for full instructions !)
All escapements use the same
pendulum.
- Cogwheel assemblies
(click for full instructions !)
or the alternative:
- Total clock
(click for full instructions !)
Then, when you have all the parts, you may want to build the actual clock.
I have not done this,
but
Eric Harshbarger
went all the way (with his own different designs for the internals)
and built a real-size Grandfather clock! And
Amnon Silverstein has made one that strikes (plus gives handy links to other
Lego clocks).
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email: leo@science.uva.nl