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Reloj de engranajes de madera

Por marvay (/member/marvay/) en Circuitos (/circuits/) > Relojes (/circuits/clocks/projects/) 476.213 611 151 Presentado

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Agregué un video del reloj. Trabajaré en tallar ventanas en la esfera del reloj. Subiré fotos y / o un
video de eso cuando termine.

Me dedico a la carpintería desde hace algunos años. Me encanta la idea de poder hacer cosas
que pueda usar. Hace unos años me encontré con un reloj que estaba hecho de madera. La cara,
los brazos, la estructura y los engranajes eran todos de madera. Realmente me impresionó y lo
tuve en cuenta para un proyecto futuro.

Decidí tomar el reloj de madera en este Instructable y, con suerte, compartir lo que he
aprendido para ayudar a otros con intereses similares.

Uno de mis objetivos con esto era utilizar herramientas comunes que están más disponibles
para la mayoría de las personas. No utilicé máquinas costosas y difíciles de encontrar para
trabajar la madera, o paquetes de software costosos al diseñar esto. El software utilizado es de
código abierto o gratuito, y las máquinas utilizadas son algunas de las más comunes que
tendrían la mayoría de los carpinteros.

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Paso 1: lo que necesitará

Aquí hay una lista de cosas que necesitará

para diseñar:

OpenOffice Calc (http://www.openoffice.org/) - Para calcular las relaciones de engranajes

free2Design (http://www.free2design.org/) - Para diseñar los engranajes

Gimp (http://www.gimp.org/) - Modificar y editar imágenes

Blender (http://www.blender.org/) - Para modelar engranajes aproximados para asegurarse de

que no haya interferencias entre engranajes y ejes.

* nota - Probablemente puedas usar Blender para hacer todo el diseño, pero mis habilidades con
Blender no están al día. Fue más fácil dibujarlos dimensionalmente precisos en un paquete 2D e
importarlos a Blender.

Para carpintería:

Sierra de

calar Prensa de taladro Sierra de

inglete (la sierra de mesa o de cinta también funciona) Abrazaderas de

sierra manual Adhesivo en aerosol (3M Super77)

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Paso 2: ¿Cómo funciona?

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El reloj que he diseñado es un reloj de péndulo básico. Estos han existido desde mediados del
siglo XVII. Utiliza un peso como fuente de energía y un péndulo para regular qué tan rápido
escapa esta energía.

El peso se enrolla alrededor de uno de los ejes. A medida que tira hacia abajo, hace girar los
engranajes, lo que hace que giren las manecillas de los minutos y las horas. Si esto fuera solo el
peso y los engranajes, cuando se suelta el peso, los engranajes girarían durante unos segundos y
el peso golpearía el piso. Esto no es muy práctico a menos que quieras fingir que estás en una
máquina del tiempo. La colocación del peso y el cable es un poco crítica. Lo desea más abajo en
el tren de engranajes para no darle cuerda al reloj cada 4 horas. Una o dos veces al día no está
mal. Cuanto más abajo en el tren de engranajes, más lento se desenrollará. Si se coloca en la
manecilla de las horas, puede arreglárselas fácilmente con el bobinado una vez al día.

Necesitamos alguna forma de permitir que esta energía se escape lentamente. Aquí es donde
entra el "Escapment". De la palabra escape, permite que la energía del peso escape lentamente,
para no gastar la energía de una vez. Este mecanismo de escape también crea el "Tick Tock" que
escuchas de los relojes. El escape está construido con el mecanismo de escape, la palanca de
escape y el péndulo. El péndulo se balancea hacia adelante y hacia atrás moviendo la palanca de
escape hacia adentro y hacia afuera del mecanismo de escape, lo que hace que el mecanismo
deje de girar. Esto permite que la energía del peso se distribuya durante un período de tiempo
para que no le dé cuerda al reloj cada 2 minutos.

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Paso 3: el péndulo

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Los péndulos son un mecanismo interesante. Son un peso al final de una cuerda o poste, con un
pivote en el extremo opuesto del peso. El período de un péndulo es el tiempo que tarda en ir de
un lado a otro y volver. Lo bueno de los péndulos es que este tiempo, o período, no depende de
la cantidad de peso o longitud del arco, depende de la longitud del péndulo. Entonces, si tuviera
un péndulo de 2 pies de largo con un peso de 5 libras, tirado hacia la derecha a 90 grados,
tomaría la misma cantidad de tiempo para balancearse hacia adelante y hacia atrás que un
péndulo de 2 pies de largo con 2 libras de peso jalado hacia la derecha a 30 grados. El peso al
final del péndulo afecta la cantidad de veces que se balanceará el péndulo. Entonces, el péndulo
con el peso de 5 libras oscilará durante más tiempo que el peso de 2 libras. Esto es útil porque
queremos que el péndulo siga oscilando. Sin embargo, puede tener demasiado peso. Como
veremos a continuación, el escape ayuda a empujar el péndulo. Si tiene un peso demasiado
pesado, no tendrá suficiente energía para mantenerlo balanceándose.

Para nuestro reloj, queremos tener un período de 2 segundos. De esa forma, el péndulo tardará
1 segundo en oscilar hacia un lado. Con cada oscilación, el escape permitirá que el mecanismo
de escape gire un diente a la vez. Si el período es de 2 segundos, esto básicamente hará que el
engranaje de escape sea nuestro segundero, ya que gira un diente por segundo. Por un período
de 2 segundos necesitamos que tenga una longitud de 1 metro. Dado que nuestra palanca de
escape tendrá 2 dientes, uno para detener el engranaje de escape en cada extremo de la
oscilación del péndulo, nuestro péndulo deberá tener 30 dientes. Hará una rotación cada 60
segundos. Muchos relojes de péndulo tienen el mecanismo de escape en el eje de segunda
mano. Eso es lo que vamos a hacer.

A medida que el péndulo oscila hacia adelante y hacia atrás, hace girar la palanca de escape
hacia adentro y hacia afuera del mecanismo de escape. Esto hace que los engranajes del reloj se
detengan y comiencen a girar cada segundo. La palanca está diseñada de modo que cuando
sale del engranaje de escape, el engranaje le da un pequeño empujón. Este empujón es
suficiente para mantener el péndulo balanceándose.

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Paso 4: el tren de engranajes

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Dado que el engranaje de escape gira una vez cada 60 segundos, podemos hacer que otro eje
gire una vez cada 3600 segundos. Este será nuestro minutero. Luego podemos hacer girar otro
eje una vez cada 43.200 segundos (12 horas). Esta será nuestra manecilla de las horas. Cuando
calculemos esto tendremos un reloj funcionando en papel.

La hoja de cálculo muestra los cálculos de las relaciones de transmisión necesarias. Comencé
con un minutero de 3 ejes, pero pasé a uno de 4 ejes para mantener el tamaño de los engranajes
bajo.

Para hacer un minutero, necesita una relación de transmisión de 60 entre el eje Escapement y el
eje Minute Hand. Para una manecilla de las horas, necesitará una relación de transmisión de 12
desde la manecilla de los minutos a la manecilla de las horas.

La hoja de cálculo muestra la fórmula y los cálculos para obtener el número de dientes de cada
engranaje. Al usar la hoja de cálculo, pude conectar diferentes números de dientes para cada
engranaje y piñón para tratar de obtener la relación de engranajes necesaria.

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Paso 5: diseñar los engranajes

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Al diseñar engranajes, hay muchos parámetros que pueden afectar el tamaño. Tomé algunos de
los valores estándar de las variables al hacer los cálculos. Utilicé un ángulo de presión de 20
grados y un paso diametral de 8. Estos, combinados con el número de dientes de cada
engranaje, pude calcular el diámetro del paso, el diámetro de la raíz, el diámetro exterior y el
diámetro del círculo base.

Ahora que tengo los diámetros de los engranajes, puedo empezar a dibujarlos. Encontré
instrucciones sobre cómo dibujar engranajes con CAD y las seguí para dibujar estos engranajes.
Fue escrito por Nick Carter. Un enlace a su página está en el último paso de la Sección de
Referencias.

El archivo free2Design tiene los engranajes y piñones con una capa que muestra las líneas
dibujadas para crear los dientes. Mientras investigaba los relojes, me encontré con los relojes de
Gary. Mencionó que hay una gran diferencia entre lo que se puede dibujar con CAD y lo que se
puede cortar con una sierra de marquetería. Aprendí esto por las malas. Cortar la garganta entre
los dientes es un poco tedioso. Para tratar de acelerar las cosas, decidí agregar círculos entre
cada diente para ser perforados con la taladradora. Eso ahorró tiempo tratando de redondear el
valle entre los dientes, pero creo que causó algunos problemas con los dientes que se engranan
entre sí.

 Junto con los engranajes están el Escape y el Mecanismo de Trinquete. Como se dijo
anteriormente, el Escape es un mecanismo que permite que la energía escape lentamente. Esto
se hace usando un engranaje, palanca y péndulo. De lo que no se ha hablado todavía es del
Ratchet. Dijimos que un peso se envuelve alrededor de un eje con una cuerda, y se suelta
lentamente para impulsar el reloj. Necesitamos una forma de reajustar esto o dar cuerda al reloj.
El Ratchet nos permitirá hacer eso. Se ajusta holgadamente sobre el eje de uno de los
engranajes y empuja contra el engranaje con un pasador y una palanca. Cuando es necesario
dar cuerda al reloj, el trinquete se puede girar en sentido antihorario sin mover el engranaje.
Luego, cuando el peso vuelve a tirar de él en el sentido de las agujas del reloj, se engancha en el
pasador fijado al engranaje y continúa alimentando el reloj.

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Paso 6: Cortar los engranajes

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Ha llegado el momento de poner a prueba el duro proceso de diseño. Cortando los engranajes.
Después de imprimir los dibujos a tamaño completo, los recorté y los pegué a la madera. Un
adhesivo en aerosol funciona muy bien. Yo uso 3M Super77 y se seca bastante rápido. Al menos
unos minutos después de pegar, estoy listo para comenzar a cortar sin que se despegue.

Primero taladro todos los agujeros. Es más fácil manejar una tabla de tamaño completo con la
taladradora que tratar de sujetar un engranaje en blanco que tiene solo 1.5 pulgadas de
diámetro sin dividirlo. Además, si algo sale mal, no ha perdido todo el tiempo cortándolo solo
para dividir el tablero.

Después de perforar los agujeros, corto los engranajes alrededor del diámetro exterior y luego
comienzo a cortar los dientes.

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Step 7: Gear Placement

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I drew rough gears in Blender with the Outer Diameter and Pitch Diameter to figure out
placement in the frame. This told me if I will have interference between a gear and an axle, and
give me a rough idea where my axles will be placed. After creating a 'template' on where to drill
the holes, I drilled the first one starting with the Escapement Axle. Once that was drilled, I slid
the gear on an axle, placed it in the hole, placed the mating gear on an axle, and held it in the
approximate location. I then modified the placement of the next gear, marked it, and drilled the
hole. Then I would re-check the fit with both gears on an axle fit in the hole. If it fit, I was on to
do this again with the next gear. This continued until all the holes were cut, and the gears fit.

Three axles will go all the way through the frame, and three axles will have blind holes. I now
have one side of the frame drilled, but I need a matching frame. In order to get a mirror image of
the holes, I cut a half inch length of 1/2" dowel to place in each hole. I drove a brad nail into the
center of each piece of dowel and cliped off the end of the nail with a pair of snippers. I placed
the mating board on top of the nails and pressed firmly. This left an indentation where each of
the centers of the holes should be drilled.

After the holes were drilled, it was time to assemble the clock.

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Step 8: Assembling and Finishing the Clock

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I slide the gears on the axles and place them in their slots. Place the face over the axles and
secure it with the 1/4" dowels. The Escape Gear and Levers go on the back with the Pendulum. I
created 2 square bars across the back to hang it on the wall. These are raised away from the back
of the clock using 1/4" dowels and allow a place to attach the pendulum.

Well, here are some pictures of the assembled clock. I need to do a little sanding here and there,
and add a finish as well as numbers, but it is finished for the most part.

Being that this was my first clock, I didn't get too complicated and left the hour and minute
hand on separate axis. To combine them, as on most clocks, there would be more gearing, and
axles that slip over one and other.

There are a few things that I plan on improving. First is the look. I know it's not the most
appealing clock, but I was more focused on function. Replacing the front board with Plexiglas is
one idea. The gears look great, and I'd like to show them off more. The other thing I'd like to
improve is my scroll saw skills. I cut a LOT of gears that made it into the kindling box.

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Step 9: Final Thoughts and References

I always like starting projects that require me to do research, and learn new or improve my skills
and abilities. I hit several areas with this projects. When I saw my first wooden clock years ago. I
never realized that when I started to create one, I would learn so much about how they work. I
now look at clocks and watches from a new perspective. I now start to look for the escapement,
and follow the gears through.

As I said I learned a lot, and I wanted to share the sites where I got some ideas. I figure they
helped me, and they might be able to help others.

Gary's Wooden Clocks (http://www.pathcom.com/~u1068740/clock-gear-math.html) - a very

helpful site with several cool designs submitted by various people.

How Stuff Works (http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/clock.htm) - a decent overview of the

parts of a Pendulum Clock

Nick Carter (http://www.cartertools.com/involute.html) - a detailed instruction on how to draw

gears in a CAD program. The nice thing is it isn't specific to any one program. It's generic enough
that any CAD program will work

And finally, working with gears wouldn't be complete without using the handy dandy
Machinery's Handbook 24th edition. This is the source for my formulas and calculations.

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(/member/lozano.mx/) lozano.mx (/member/lozano.mx/)
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It looks like the files are not longer available on the post links

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Those *.e2 files seems to be hard to open on linux machines, Do you have a possibility to convert
those to some more open-source friendly formats?

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Can we use something else instead of wood?

(/member/Srujana Neel/) Srujana Neel (/member/Srujana Neel/)
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Can we use something else instead of wood?

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(/member/Tangski/) Tangski (/member/Tangski/)
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Oh, a few more visuals of the steps helps those of us who are visual in seeing something go
together...each layer of gears, sliders, base, dowel setting etc...?:) I would personally love that. I could
not get the links above to work here. Will see if I can find the clock guy on utube or online
somewhere......

(/member/Tangski/) Tangski (/member/Tangski/)
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I love this. However, would you be able to just give the exact dimensions of the gears and spacing
used for this clock? Unless I missed that in the instructions....? That way I could make one...for kids to
put together as a puzzel. I do not have the math skills (alas, I hate to admit, but this artist just never
could do math...sigh) to figure out other dimentions....that would really be great. If you would rather
email me that, let me know! Thanks so much..

(/member/Manyfreedotnet/) Manyfreedotnet (/member/Manyfreedotnet/)
6 years ago
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Great job

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7 years ago
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"Common Tools" is a wonderful goal. Watching a machine make something is not always a lot of fun,
even if you made the machine to begin with.

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7 years ago
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Hi Marvay, how accurate did your pendulum clock turn out? Can it measure in seconds/milliseconds,
or could it somehow be made to? How accurate are pendulum clocks overall?

(/member/ghtrainman/) ghtrainman (/member/ghtrainman/)
7 years ago
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Would it be possible to provide the fundamental key gear parameters to the body of the plans? The
reason I ask is that I already have a CAD package that has a

Gear" function but I may be missing it but if there was a simple list of each gear that stated key metrics
(OD, # of teeth, Center bore diameter, Pitch Diameter, Base Diameter, etc.) then it would be possible
to "create" the gears in any particular CAD package without necessarily using file viewers, etc to see
the key metrics. Thanks for the consideration - would love to make the clock - I own a small CNC and
a good software package to create the gears.

(/member/skymanderek/) skymanderek (/member/skymanderek/)
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I read through your article with interest, anticipating the section about the design the escape gear and
escape levers. Any reason for this?

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8 years ago
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Hello there - I was wondering what you used for axles on this. I'm considering doing a gear clock, but I
can't decide what to use. I was thinking brass rod in a brass press-fit bushing might make for a
functional and decent looking axle, but I have no idea what other people have used.

(/member/espongy/) espongy (/member/espongy/)
8 years ago
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Hi! How do you adjust the hour and minute hand? When you wind it, does it cause the gears to spin
too?

(/member/blipside/) blipside (/member/blipside/)
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I just found this instructable. Thanks for sharing. I'll have to spend more time looking at this. I've
always wanted to make my own clock, especially since it was something that my great grandfather did.
I liked that you use open source software aslo. Thanks again for sharing.

(/member/lmvlobos/) lmvlobos (/member/lmvlobos/)
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rennysoncemann,

Please reread the teachings of Galileo Galilei. It's Physics 101.

Since Galileo discovered the isochronic property of the pendulum, they have been the world's most
accurate timekeeping technology until the 1930s. This could NOT be so if the angle of the swing would
vary the frequency.

Wider swings do NOT take longer, unless you are comparing a swing of 1 degree v. 179 degrees.
Then, the variation in period or frequency is really influenced more by friction in the bearing and air
friction.

Clocks, use relatively low angle pendulum swings, so these factors are kept at a minimum as there is
less movement. The only reason a clock's pendulum may have a higher mass, is to take advantage of
Newton's First Law of Motion to overcome as much of the friction to keep it moving as long as posible.
The addition, or subtraction of mass will NOT change the frequency of the pendulum.

The period of swing of a simple gravity pendulum depends on its length, the local strength of gravity,
and to a small extent on the maximum angle that the pendulum swings away from vertical, called the
amplitude.

It is independent of the mass of the bob.

If the amplitude is limited to small swings, the period T of a simple pendulum, the time taken for a
complete cycle, is a function of the length of the pendulum and gravity.

For small swings, the period of swing is approximately the same for different size swings: that is, the
period is independent of amplitude.

This property, called isochronism, is the reason pendulums are so useful for timekeeping.

Successive swings of the pendulum, even if changing in amplitude, take the same amount of time.

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(/member/Jakwiebus/) Jakwiebus (/member/Jakwiebus/)
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""One of my goals with this was to use common tools that are more widely available to most people. I
didn't use any expensive hard to find wood working machines, or costly software packages when
designing this.""

there should be more people with this opinion here!

this is very nice! well done.

(/member/BrysonHicks/) BrysonHicks (/member/BrysonHicks/)
9 years ago
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Are there any cad files for this? I have access to a laser cutter at my school it uses cad. When ever I
try to open any files on this instuctables it gives me .tmp files.

(/member/marvay/) marvay (author)
10 years ago
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I apologize to everyone that have asked for DXF files, or another format from the free2Design program
or more information about my Instructable. I have been in and out of Instructables for the past year or
so, and haven't kept up with my messages.
The free2Desing program didn't have an export function. I also didn't realize it wouldn't be around for
much longer after I used the program. They shortly canceled the project. The reason I used it was that
I was looking for a free, easy to use program, that had certain functions that made designing the gears
easy.

My main purpose of this Instructable wasn't to make something that everyone could duplicate(you
could, but honestly it's an ugly design). It was to teach anyone interested in building a clock, how to
figure out their own design. Yes you can buy plans, kits, and other clocks to make, but putting it
together doesn't teach why you need certain ratios. It just teaches you how to assemble something.

I hope to make another clock sometime, and if I do, I will make sure it's in a program that most
everyone can use.

Thanks for viewing this Instructable and all the comments.

(/member/aggrav8d/) aggrav8d (/member/aggrav8d/)
10 years ago
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Please: could you add your designs as DXF files so that everyone can open them in pretty much any
program? My father and I are trying to make this clock for xmas and we can't work with E2 files. Thank
you!

(/member/uthmod/) uthmod (/member/uthmod/)
10 years ago
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the link to the file is broken. It links to a .tmp file instead.

Nice instructable.

(/member/lmvlobos/) lmvlobos (/member/lmvlobos/)
10 years ago
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rennysoncemann, You are incorrect about the properties of a pendulum. The "width of arc of the
pendulum swing" does not affect the period...

"The frequency of the pendulum is dependent on the length of the string or wire. The shorter the wire,
the greater the frequency or how fast it goes back and forth.

The frequency is independent of the amplitude of the swing, provided the initial angle is not large. At
larger angles, there is a slight change in the frequency.

Also, the frequency is independent of the mass of the bob. In other words a pendulum with a heavy
bob will move at the same rate as one with a lighter weight bob. But this only makes sense, since the
acceleration of gravity on a falling object is independent of the mass of the object."

See:

http://www.school-for-champions.com/science/pendulum.htm

(/member/keltnesd/) keltnesd (/member/keltnesd/)
10 years ago
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Really cool ratchet system for your weight axel, I may do something similar. Why do you have the
second lever though? I can't seem to work out what it does.

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(/member/dpasqual/) dpasqual (/member/dpasqual/)
10 years ago
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Hello ! OK I know that I'm a newbee. And I know that I speak French and I'm not fluent in English but
!!!

I just become a member. And it's very cheap but :

I cannot open any of your files.

Your ods file is not recognised by my Open Office Calc and free2design is not found by my explorer.

Then could you please say me what I'm doing wrong ?

Thank you for your quick answer.

Best to all.

(/member/tilmen/) tilmen (/member/tilmen/)
10 years ago
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nice work.I'm trying to make small gears.I think I can put some designs nto my website
http://tilmen.s5.com/anasayfa.html soon.

(/member/ecameron/) ecameron (/member/ecameron/)
10 years ago
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Here's one tip on cutting gears with a scroll saw. Since clocks only run in one direction, there's no need
to cut the 'back side' tooth profile. That speeds up the process.

Ed

(/member/kd4uwk/) kd4uwk (/member/kd4uwk/)
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Thanks This was a big help

In Step 4, there is a spreadsheet with each gear,

the number of teeth, and the ratio that the gear train creates.

But for a quick reference,

here are the Gears and their teeth:

Each line represents an axle

Pinion 1 - 12 teeth Wheel 1 - 36 teeth ,

Pinion 2 - 10 teeth Wheel 2 - 40 teeth,
Pinion 3 - 8 teeth Wheel 3 - 40 teeth,
Pinion 4 - 12 teeth Wheel 4 - 40 teeth,
Pinion 5 10 teeth Wheel 5 - 36 teeth.
The escapement gear has 30 teeth and is not in the list above since it does not factor into the
calculation of the gear ratios.

(/member/kd4uwk/) kd4uwk (/member/kd4uwk/)
11 years ago
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Thanks for the work here

I like this & trying to make one

wish i could open the files

or that jpg files cound be downloaded

(/member/Ed2/) Ed2 (/member/Ed2/)
11 years ago
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Go to abbeyclocks.com or maybe its abbyclock.com. It's a great page by a guy named Mark Headrick.
Escapement animations will help ya alot. Plus he has a downloadable (FREE) paper on designing
escapements!! It is super!!

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(/member/reichert99/) reichert99 (/member/reichert99/)
11 years ago
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am I missing something. When I try to download I get a tmp file. do I need to be a pro member to
download?

(/member/Ed2/) Ed2 (/member/Ed2/)
11 years ago
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Email me for a pdf I made showing a way easier method than Nick's. No offense intended to nick1

(/member/Ed2/) Ed2 (/member/Ed2/)
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Ya know. The hardest part I ran into 6 years back when I started designing wooden clocks was how to
draw a gear tooth. I came up with a easy way to do it and also designed a spread-sheet in open-office
to calculate all the necessary info to do it. After clock #2 I gave up on cycloid gears and went to
involute gears. I also found that lantern pinions work far and away better than cut pinions plus are
easier to make! After building 13 clocks (everytime I put one on the wall someone wanted to buy the
thing) and no problems thus far I think I have most of it down pretty good. It is way too addictive!LOL

(/member/UpgradeTech/) UpgradeTech (/member/UpgradeTech/)
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Unfortunately, the freeware version of free2design is unavailable. Are there any other substitutes?

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(/member/jackdi/) jackdi (/member/jackdi/)
11 years ago
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Wow!

I am extremely amazed!

I hope i would have time to try this out.

Thanks Marvay. Great work!

- Jack (http://jackdi.blogspot.com/) -

(/member/afenerty/) afenerty (/member/afenerty/)
11 years ago
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Im releasing very shortly new software which can help in things such as clocks or geared mechanisms.
You can see the tutorials and such now at www.gearotic.com , its inexpensive and should aid in
making all things geared much more easy to make and envision.

Thx

Art

(/member/stefke/) stefke (/member/stefke/)
14 years ago
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Cool! Now I know how to build someting like this

(https://content.instructables.com/ORIG/FWM/DMCP/FB7FC7FH/FWMDMCPFB7FC7FH.jpg?
auto=webp&fit=bounds&md=3019518db8f9770a2094e32ad3bcb2a2)

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