Hobbyhorse
3rd November 2008, 07:25 PM
This one gave both the Hegner scroll saw and myself a good workout.
This clock has a verge and foliot movement as first made in 1350 and in current use up to 1650 when the pendulum was first applied to a clock mechanisim. They had only the hour hand and were not too accurate in their timekeping....around 20 minutes per day at best. The power from the weight is released through the oscillating movement of the small beam at the top (the foliot) and the movement created released the pins on the verge wheel through the small copper paddles soldered to the vertical brass rod which the foliot is mounted on.
I am fascinated by the history of the clocks evolution over the last 650 years and the mechanical design aspects of this one and the previous woodem movement I built.
Rhys
This clock has a verge and foliot movement as first made in 1350 and in current use up to 1650 when the pendulum was first applied to a clock mechanisim. They had only the hour hand and were not too accurate in their timekeping....around 20 minutes per day at best. The power from the weight is released through the oscillating movement of the small beam at the top (the foliot) and the movement created released the pins on the verge wheel through the small copper paddles soldered to the vertical brass rod which the foliot is mounted on.
I am fascinated by the history of the clocks evolution over the last 650 years and the mechanical design aspects of this one and the previous woodem movement I built.
Rhys