Escapement – connecting the palettes
More progress on the escapement model. I've been attaching the
mechanism
Clock weight design
Escapements are constructed from a collection of interconnected parts. Today,
Grasshopper Escapement – first steps
After all my experiments with ratchets and toothed wheels it
Peaucellier – the straightest line
Invented in 1864 the Peaucellier linkage (poo-selli-yeah) linkage was created
Linking two ratchets together using a bell crank.
After experimenting with a couple of different ways of connecting
Cam followers, a brief diversion
The heart of many automata, both traditional and the paper
