How we test gear.
How to make a gear wall clock.
How wooden gear clocks work.
The gear ratio between the weight drum and the escapement gear might be something like 500 1 as shown in the diagram below.
Enabling you to make a beautiful wooden clock that will be both an heirloom and a conversation piece.
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As the pendulum swings back and forth it rotates the escape lever in and out of the escape gear.
As discussed in how gear ratios work you can create a high ratio gear train that causes the drum to make perhaps one turn every six to 12 hours.
Thankfully my buddy rick urschel is not nearly as impatient as i am.
This article is about making a wooden gear clock from a plan purchased online.
How to build a clock with visual aids and a video.
That is what we are going to do.
Building a clock from scratch is complicated and mesmerizing.
Many pendulum clocks have the escape gear on the second hand axle.
The most popular plans are clayton boyer clocks.
It will make one rotation every 60 seconds.
A hand made wooden clock is one of those projects i like to marvel at.
This would give you a clock that you only had to rewind once a week or so.
I m not sure i have enough patience to cut out one wooden gear let alone the multitude required to construct a fully functional clock.