Gravity powered Escapement Wheel Part 2, Construction

In this follow up video, the basics of construction for this escapement mechanism are reviewed. This device was not particularly hard to build and can be simplified beyond what was shown here. In the prior video of this piece, the operation and various parts were identified as simple machines making it ideal as an instructional tool. Possible lessons in physical science concepts may include such concepts as, potential energy, kinetic energy, simple machines, compound machines, mechanical advantage and friction.

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  • @forrestberg591
    @forrestberg5914 жыл бұрын

    As always, I wanna thank you for making a great video! Since the first part I’ve spent about an hour watching various other escapement videos on youtube, incredibly fascinating designs. Such a wide range of functional setups. I’ve finally gotten proper wood. If I make anything decent, I’ll upload and let you know!

  • @YeanyScience

    @YeanyScience

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Forrest, you're right, I was amazed at how many different types of escarpments have been designed over the years, I said hundreds but it's more like thousands. I would be very interested in seeing or hearing any progress or questions you have if you do take one of these up as a project

  • @cjames2016
    @cjames20163 жыл бұрын

    As a previous student, it is great to still see you putting out videos.

  • @YeanyScience

    @YeanyScience

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, I loved teaching and doing the videos makes me feel like I still have a connection to it.

  • @jettpakmann
    @jettpakmann Жыл бұрын

    This video helps me greatly! I am considering creating a hydroponic grow tower system but did not want to have electricity going to it all the time. This should be a great start to have the fly wheel turn a drill pump!

  • @chrispeoples4606
    @chrispeoples46064 жыл бұрын

    Nice work, makes me want to build one for my physics classroom!

  • @dpiccoli
    @dpiccoli3 жыл бұрын

    What an important work you do!! Congrats!!

  • @turpialito
    @turpialito4 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant, Professor! In the last episode we exchanged comments on the planetary gear system as a constant-motion escapement. Sometimes, I think I end up over-complicating things, because your mechanism is just elegant and simple. Always a joy to see your videos. Thanks, and cheers!

  • @YeanyScience

    @YeanyScience

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Luis, I would love to do a planetary gear system, would be very interesting to see, and I hope to try one at some point. There is a reason why my pieces are simple, I need better tools or more skills with the ones I have

  • @turpialito

    @turpialito

    4 жыл бұрын

    You might then be interested in Smarter Every Day's take on the planetary gearing escapement: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fKeXj9KKebDepJs.html Cheers, Professor. Stay safe!

  • @2cvTravelling
    @2cvTravelling3 ай бұрын

    thank you for showing the DIY side of this amazing mechanism. takes away the fear of learning

  • @johnsturgill2538
    @johnsturgill25384 жыл бұрын

    Mr Bruce, thank you for this post I have been Anxiously awaiting it. I believe that with this information I will be able to build this one. I will certainly give it a try.. thank you again Mr.Bruce..

  • @YeanyScience

    @YeanyScience

    4 жыл бұрын

    good luck with it John

  • @shaynemckinlay6406
    @shaynemckinlay64064 жыл бұрын

    Awesome ! Now I need to make one.

  • @StarWarsTherapy
    @StarWarsTherapy2 жыл бұрын

    I love your channel but it also makes me feel inadequate as a physics teacher. Thank you for inspiring me to do more!

  • @romandybala
    @romandybala4 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic. Thanks for posting

  • @reggiep75
    @reggiep754 жыл бұрын

    I can't remember how I landed here long ago, but I still enjoy all of the projects on this channel and this one is a gem too. [As a reader of the info boxes of vids, there's a few spelling mistakes, just to let you know ... Nothing you'll be sent to jail for though ;-D and I'll edit this later so that it was never here ;-) ]

  • @YeanyScience

    @YeanyScience

    4 жыл бұрын

    thanks reddiep75, nice to hear you stayed with the channel. Also thanks for reminding me about the information box, I sometimes have to post a video 2 or 3 times before it actually gets published. In some cases the sound may not be right or I'll decide to change something before hitting the publish button so I don't put much effort into what goes into that space. Today I forgot to check it closely before publishing, I went back and changed it a bit and will add more to it over the the next day or two.

  • @TC-bz9dz

    @TC-bz9dz

    4 жыл бұрын

    reggiep75....blow it out your arse....mister perfect

  • @YeanyScience

    @YeanyScience

    4 жыл бұрын

    LOL, how about if I just said thanks, I'll check it

  • @reggiep75

    @reggiep75

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TC-bz9dz - That should be 'Blow it out of your arse, Mr. Perfect.' Wind your neck in, princess, I was only trying to be helpful. If you've taken offence at something someone on the internet said, maybe you should step away from technology and the Technocratic Overlords ruling over you, find a safe space and have a chat with yourself eh?

  • @albayrakinnovation
    @albayrakinnovation3 жыл бұрын

    Great work. Thank you for the Video.

  • @UserUnknown07
    @UserUnknown074 жыл бұрын

    Amazing work.

  • @yohizucker
    @yohizucker Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful Projects !!

  • @Dadmadeit
    @Dadmadeit4 жыл бұрын

    Very impressive!

  • @louf7178
    @louf71784 жыл бұрын

    1:12 That is usually referred to as a bushing - a bearing, although not a ball-bearing. Good video, fabrication and design.

  • @tubular0420

    @tubular0420

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh boo hoo

  • @williaml2579
    @williaml25794 жыл бұрын

    would be cool if you can add another gear to the current wheel to perform some practical function like a spinning fan

  • @rawjatuladob3969
    @rawjatuladob3969 Жыл бұрын

    Great work.thanks to you brother

  • @fngrusty42
    @fngrusty423 жыл бұрын

    Well done, enjoyable

  • @parth1450
    @parth14504 жыл бұрын

    Nice one sir!! 👏

  • @mheermance
    @mheermance2 жыл бұрын

    Neat demonstration.

  • @michaelronan4928
    @michaelronan49284 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting thanks!👍

  • @kanugolu15
    @kanugolu153 жыл бұрын

    Very well demo and lot more easy then other sdemo

  • @akivaharker7865
    @akivaharker78653 жыл бұрын

    Can the flywheel be used as a driving gear? Was considering using a model like this to drive a marble chain lift using gravity, but would the forces of the marbles’ weights prevent the escapement?

  • @jt659
    @jt659 Жыл бұрын

    This has been wonderful. Does anyone know what would be required to allow the pendulum enough force to swing against resistance? i.e. through water Thanks, J

  • @laxmirajamyagnambhatla5451
    @laxmirajamyagnambhatla54514 жыл бұрын

    If another log is connected to the present log with a pulley in parallel to it can we get non stop rotation of the wheel like in automatic watch due to the law of conservation of energy principle.

  • @Raiz_MadeiraeArte_raiz_woodart
    @Raiz_MadeiraeArte_raiz_woodart3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much

  • @glennswint341
    @glennswint3413 жыл бұрын

    Have you considered mounting a mini dynamo to power a flashlight bulb or LED?

  • @tribezara761
    @tribezara7614 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!!!

  • @antalz
    @antalz4 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff again, what's the advantage to adding the flywheel? Is the timing more consistent?

  • @YeanyScience

    @YeanyScience

    4 жыл бұрын

    I wanted a bit more than just the pendulum movement. I considered about having it drive some sort of chaotic device, some gears, or other other type of movement that would be more interesting. This was a good learning session for me, eventually I'd like to add a bit more complexity to it or start over again and try something else.

  • @reggiep75

    @reggiep75

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@YeanyScience - Go full Rube Goldberg in the next machine!

  • @shaynemckinlay6406

    @shaynemckinlay6406

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bruce Yeany add a Alternator

  • @DL-kc8fc

    @DL-kc8fc

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@YeanyScience So that it is not just a decoration, try to use it for something practical, such as a timer to cook eggs, etc. ))

  • @afkar_mofeda

    @afkar_mofeda

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hello.. I think we may add a simple electric generator.. Small.. And the apparatus here will be bigger.. And... It needs a lot of adjusting.. However, thnx a lot.

  • @fmphotooffice5513
    @fmphotooffice55133 жыл бұрын

    Nice work. Is there a scalable plan on a pdf, etc somewhere? Regards.

  • @marknahabedian1803
    @marknahabedian18034 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. This was really cool. I was hoping it would include some discussion of the force and energy balance between the weight and the pendulum though. Maybe not go through the math but at least show what goes wrong when the pendulum is either under or over driven.

  • @YeanyScience

    @YeanyScience

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Mark, the first thing needed was to get this piece working, now that it does, I have some changes that I want to try to the design that would change or improve it. Some ideas were changing the driving force, length of the pendulum, mass of the flywheel, other options to the flywheel, and other options that can improve its movement. I'd like to do as you suggest and follow the energy flow through the device and show how some of the changes either improve it's operation or have a negative affect.

  • @raymondo162
    @raymondo1623 жыл бұрын

    how do you adjust it to an even beat pls ??

  • @jamesgilmore431
    @jamesgilmore4312 жыл бұрын

    Could a solar panel and a gear be used to continually keep the weight from reaching the bottom.

  • @mouradyacef7367
    @mouradyacef73674 жыл бұрын

    great job to convert potontial energy to mecanical energy

  • @thiagoT5
    @thiagoT54 жыл бұрын

    hi @Bruce Yeany ! an interesting escapement mechanism and very well made! I'll try to make a lego version out of it =) I share your perception that mechanical clocks are an amazing tool to teach various concepts of physics, math, history and geography

  • @YeanyScience

    @YeanyScience

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm looking forward to seeing you come up with, good luck with it

  • @user-gj2nj6bv7m
    @user-gj2nj6bv7m Жыл бұрын

    عمل جيد ومهارة عالية good 👍 job

  • @user-cs6ft3wm9m
    @user-cs6ft3wm9m6 ай бұрын

    Dear Bruce, thank you soooo much for your inspirational videos. I've got stuck with getting the pendulum to turn the wheel... I've tried to emulate your proportions but although the action will work smoothly with a little help from me it gets firmly stuck 1/2 way round when using the pendulum. I'm a complete novice (sorry) but any advice would be hugely appreciated!

  • @JDArtagnanAO
    @JDArtagnanAO3 жыл бұрын

    This escapment device work without a wheel??

  • @weerobot
    @weerobot Жыл бұрын

    Awesome....

  • @shivakrishna9984
    @shivakrishna99844 жыл бұрын

    What is this used for

  • @stephengfazio
    @stephengfazio4 жыл бұрын

    Despite modeling, seems like some things fit and just work better when you put them together and draw it out. I like the flywheel, that it's able to constrain the pendulum movement while giving its energy somewhere to go. I like how you used two pulleys on the weight too, that seems to keep it from turning into a pendulum itself. Now we just need a Rube Goldberg machine to incorporate this as some sort of time delay haha

  • @YeanyScience

    @YeanyScience

    4 жыл бұрын

    thanks Stephen, I did want a bit more to the device than just moving a pendulum back and forth. I found a similar piece and liked the wheel movement. Eventually I'd like to either add more complexity to this piece or start over and try some other options

  • @nogmeerjan

    @nogmeerjan

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@YeanyScience How about adding some magnets to the flywheel and a coil next to it to make a/some led(s) burn :-)

  • @AndyCPugh
    @AndyCPugh4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Bruce, nice build. What's the purpose of the yellow tape on the part pushing the escapement?

  • @reggiep75

    @reggiep75

    4 жыл бұрын

    This is only a guess, but when I spotted it I thought the tape was put there to reduce friction between 2 pieces where the wood grain is different as there may have been friction issues before the tape was placed.

  • @YeanyScience

    @YeanyScience

    4 жыл бұрын

    that's it, I have since sanded the pieces a bit smoother, added a few coats of varnish and now works fine without it.

  • @vysakhak191
    @vysakhak1917 ай бұрын

    Can you add a Huygen's continuous weight drive to this?

  • @bryanshomeprojects
    @bryanshomeprojects4 жыл бұрын

    Simple and nice design! 👍

  • @ronwhorton
    @ronwhorton4 жыл бұрын

    Are the bearings glued in? I'm having a lot of fun constructing this thing. It is harder than I thought.

  • @YeanyScience

    @YeanyScience

    4 жыл бұрын

    mine aren't they are held there by friction

  • @owaiszia9574
    @owaiszia95742 жыл бұрын

    Hi Bruce, is it possible to buy this setup from you ?

  • @josemolina3364
    @josemolina33644 жыл бұрын

    con eso producira una pequeña corriente electriica si le agregamos unas bobinas

  • @adnantoahmad5893
    @adnantoahmad5893 Жыл бұрын

    Can you make wall fan from it?

  • @glaysonmestre
    @glaysonmestre11 ай бұрын

    time working ?

  • @assharin
    @assharin Жыл бұрын

    Anyway that u can make for me one, simple nice to see

  • @ovaisallawala9079
    @ovaisallawala90793 жыл бұрын

    Can you please explain the function of the fly wheel? Will be very greatful Thanks

  • @YeanyScience

    @YeanyScience

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought it would make it more interesting to watch than just having the pendulum arm swinging back and forth

  • @williamframe8473
    @williamframe84732 жыл бұрын

    Would making a longer pendulum slow down the action, thereby extending the run time?

  • @YeanyScience

    @YeanyScience

    2 жыл бұрын

    that should work

  • @Van_Der_Lay_Industries
    @Van_Der_Lay_Industries2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Bruce, greetings from Australia. I see that you added a flywheel, rather that just a purely gravity driven pendulum. What is the benefit from adding a flywheel?

  • @YeanyScience

    @YeanyScience

    2 жыл бұрын

    Love the name, the flywheel is for amusement purposes, much easier to make without it. I tried a few other ideas waving a flag at the top, ringing a bell ( got irritating after a few runs) but liked the flywheel.

  • @user-yo8vd8um7u
    @user-yo8vd8um7u Жыл бұрын

    Genial Very Nice 😃

  • @airlinesafety5667
    @airlinesafety56673 жыл бұрын

    Hi can I buy this set up from you???

  • @thomascanfield8571
    @thomascanfield8571 Жыл бұрын

    Great teaching tool for the kiddos

  • @chrisgoosen1122
    @chrisgoosen11223 жыл бұрын

    Great project for a pensioner to build in my small garage. Are there any plans giving dimensions available. You give some measurement details in the videos, but several dimensions are not given. I am in South Africa and would love to hone my woodwork skills building some of the projects yo show on your page. Christopher

  • @YeanyScience

    @YeanyScience

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hello Chris, I don't have plans for this project, but I do have plans for some of the others. You can contact me at Bgoknee@comcast.net and tell me what you want

  • @chrisgoosen1122

    @chrisgoosen1122

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@YeanyScience Thank you, have sent an email to you.

  • @mrigankasarma7920
    @mrigankasarma79204 жыл бұрын

    How to make it running for longer time or never ending ???💓💓💓💓💓

  • @chuckles1808

    @chuckles1808

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hanging it higher and lengthening the string could make it last longer. Unfortunately, never-ending would be impossible. Eventually it would run out of string or hit the ground.

  • @CarlosRoberto-gy1su
    @CarlosRoberto-gy1su2 ай бұрын

    Gostei, show

  • @giuseppezavagno4943
    @giuseppezavagno49434 жыл бұрын

    si può avere misure più dettagliate grazie

  • @trira1171
    @trira11714 жыл бұрын

    Sir, Add a generator to it to see how much electricity can it produce? Please... 🙏 Also, I didn't understand how the wooden lever works. 🤔

  • @acaRobloxvideos

    @acaRobloxvideos

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lever is used to block escapement whell from spinning when pendilum is not in contact

  • @jackschmidling4101
    @jackschmidling41012 жыл бұрын

    Two weeks of hacking finally paid off works like a charm. Lots of variables but kept me busy. Remaining mystery... what is the purpose of all the complex string path? Your only comment on the weight is that your turn a 4 lb weight into 2 lbs. Isn't that sort self defeating? Mine runs well on just over 1 pound and with no bearings or bushing and just dropping weight to the side to clear the pendulum Great project. Thanks Jack

  • @YeanyScience

    @YeanyScience

    2 жыл бұрын

    by having the weight lifted by two string I can wrap twice as much string about the crank shaft and it runs twice as long, if I had it lifted by 3 strings I could get 3 time more string around the shaft and it would run 3 times longer, 4 string lifting gets it running four times longer.

  • @7nurul1
    @7nurul13 ай бұрын

    its amazing .. pls a add small generator to generate electricity

  • @aymendaassi4756
    @aymendaassi47566 ай бұрын

    hello sir i need you to give me the dimensions of all the parts on document sow I can build them

  • @adamwingate5833
    @adamwingate58333 жыл бұрын

    Can you please provide a list of hardware/ size bolts and screws used in this project please

  • @GooogleGoglee
    @GooogleGoglee4 жыл бұрын

    How can you make it running for a longer time?

  • @YeanyScience

    @YeanyScience

    4 жыл бұрын

    use a longer string, make the wheel that the string is wrapped around smaller, and increase the number of support strings for the weight by adding more pulleys, these would all give you a longer run time

  • @GooogleGoglee

    @GooogleGoglee

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@YeanyScience the weight in this case would remain the same or I will have to increase it?

  • @dennispope8160

    @dennispope8160

    4 жыл бұрын

    This is a great question to pose to students

  • @saik9584
    @saik95843 жыл бұрын

    Cool

  • @dennispope8160
    @dennispope81604 жыл бұрын

    I think it would be very cool to add a Geneva wheel to the upper flywheel to turn that continuous motion back to segmented motion. Useless but neat nonetheless.

  • @YeanyScience

    @YeanyScience

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Dennis, you are right, eventually I would like to add more complexity to this piece or start over. The Geneva wheel would have been a good choice

  • @saik9584
    @saik95843 жыл бұрын

    Are you a mechanical engineer???

  • @laxmirajamyagnambhatla5451
    @laxmirajamyagnambhatla54514 жыл бұрын

    It is like pedulam watch mechanism instead of spring elastic energy controlled by balence wheel wooden log potential energy. If by connecting the fixed end of the log to the gear wheel can we get non stop rotation of wheel it would be amazing one, But here when thelog touches the ground the potential energy will be zero then the wheel stops rotating n that is the main drawbaçk of it.p

  • @arcadykuligin6122
    @arcadykuligin6122 Жыл бұрын

    Для электростанции!

  • @Raffaele-vq2pg
    @Raffaele-vq2pg3 жыл бұрын

    Puoi mandarmi i disegni con le misure grazie e ciao

  • @maxziebell4013
    @maxziebell40134 жыл бұрын

    Why is there a flywheel if it also works without it?

  • @reggiep75

    @reggiep75

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm having a guess at maintaining rhythm and timing consistency.

  • @mrdr9534

    @mrdr9534

    4 жыл бұрын

    Maybe it's like reggiep75 "says" to "even out irregularities", it could also just be to illustrate how an "escapement mechanism" can be used to drive other things in a "timed fashion" and at the same time show how to convert a linear motion back to a circular motion... Or maybe both ... or for some other totally different reason ... that we might learn about in "Gravity powered Escapement Wheel Part 3" :) Best regards.

  • @YeanyScience

    @YeanyScience

    4 жыл бұрын

    For some reason I wanted a bit more than just the pendulum movement, I first considered having a flag on top of the pendulum, but that seemed a bit too simple, Next I considered about having it drive some sort of chaotic device, some gears, or other other type of movement that would be more interesting. After looking around at other examples I found some driving wheels and thought this would be a simple extension for now and at a later time I could add a bit more complexity to it or start over again from scratch.

  • @joannaeringi9045

    @joannaeringi9045

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@YeanyScience Hi Do you have drawings or PDF instructions on how to build this? Thank you

  • @Jolie2010FBI
    @Jolie2010FBI3 жыл бұрын

    大師 可以幫我做一份嗎???

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    @emkayanimateshere24373 жыл бұрын

    Im having fun

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    @masterneoneo93194 жыл бұрын

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    @HobbitGaming3 жыл бұрын

    Came here from from Wintergatren

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    @user-rq9po2zv4k4 ай бұрын

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    @teslabrasileiro4 жыл бұрын

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    @vladimirart2143 жыл бұрын

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    @hockeyminion87734 жыл бұрын

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    @ruggeheilsam180210 ай бұрын

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