@pagani8 Hello, the ratio before the escapement wheel is 5/1. The weight is 150g, and the autnomy is 30min, so with 1.5m and 1.5kg, I assume that the autonomy might be 15h (30min*1500/150*150*50). Your clock looks really good ! I understand the lot of friction you have with such a big weight. Tell me as soon as the video is uplaoded.
@nico71240 thanks for your response. Im still astonished what you produce. for example the lego gearshift was really awesome. but also the other stuff is amazing. how did you learn to do such awesome machines and all that stuff? I assume its at least a bit related to your studying, but still how do you get into that, building cranes from a instruction isnt a goal (and bulding them is easy just need to get into it again) regards :)
Nice, how long does it last? The lego clock I've made will last about thirty hours with a 3 pound weight wound up about 5 feet. It takes a lot of tinkering to get it to run though, since the gear ratio from the weight to the escapement is 187.5! (40-5, 36-12, 40-16, and finally 40-5) I also had to make the box holding the gears perfectly aligned with some studded plates on the outside, otherwise theres to much friction. The pendulum is 5 feet long as well, to slow it down. I'll post a video
@Zblj1987 In fact it is a problem of the mechanism. To slow down, I should put gear but the weight would be to heavy or not enough rotation. The best way I think is to have a normal behaviour during the lift up and a viscous hebaviour during the fall down.
@nico71240 thanks a lot. I was just wondering a bit hence I saw that you've been online again after I wrote you a message :) thank you. how do you get from such a crane or truck to such awesome stuff that you build like a car having a gearshift and all that other awesome stuff. its just that I am really astonished what you and the other lego "nerds" out there produce with that stuff!!!! regards :)
This is highly interesting. If I got that right from the video, the load on the lace accelerates the pendulum, which has just enough torque of inertia to slow the rotation, which is induced by the same load, down to exactly (+/- 5%) one impulse per second. So the load not only causes the rotation, but also induces a second motion which then "slows" the rotation again, in order to maintain a constant speed/frequency of one Hertz. Does this explanation apply for your construction?
@morethejamesx39 Yes, it is exactly what I have done, with a non-linear crankshaft and connectinf rod to push a pull the cuckoo thanks to the fall of second weight.
@legofreak55555 you can go to my website and try to build the clock with the building instructions I have created. In this case, you will be abble to understand more about building lego clock.
I love that stuff. does anybody know how to get started with it? the last time I've played with lego the pneumatic stuff was brand new ^^ (that was even before mindstorm) maybe somebodsy knows some international (not french or any other specific language) forums where people can help me and give some advises? would be awesome. nico doesnt respond to my message.
@dlmenslon Hello, please be patient, I am not connect everyday on my mail. For the forum : eurobrick (dot) com, it is the english forum of whole lego. For the part, I advice to go in a toy shop or on legoshop (dot) com and shop a big set (excavator, crane, truck, etc). Regards
What a shy bird xD
Another stunning creation!
Simply amazing! The best legoclock I've seen so far. Keep up the good work.
@pagani8 Hello, the ratio before the escapement wheel is 5/1. The weight is 150g, and the autnomy is 30min, so with 1.5m and 1.5kg, I assume that the autonomy might be 15h (30min*1500/150*150*50). Your clock looks really good ! I understand the lot of friction you have with such a big weight. Tell me as soon as the video is uplaoded.
Whats a cuckoo clock without it's "cuckoo"?!
Regardless I'm VERY impressed.
@nico71240
thanks for your response. Im still astonished what you produce. for example the lego gearshift was really awesome. but also the other stuff is amazing.
how did you learn to do such awesome machines and all that stuff? I assume its at least a bit related to your studying, but still how do you get into that, building cranes from a instruction isnt a goal (and bulding them is easy just need to get into it again)
regards :)
You aught to have a rotating lego piece that holds the cuckoo from behind but after a while the pull back of the cuckoo pushes it back
Nice, how long does it last? The lego clock I've made will last about thirty hours with a 3 pound weight wound up about 5 feet. It takes a lot of tinkering to get it to run though, since the gear ratio from the weight to the escapement is 187.5! (40-5, 36-12, 40-16, and finally 40-5) I also had to make the box holding the gears perfectly aligned with some studded plates on the outside, otherwise theres to much friction. The pendulum is 5 feet long as well, to slow it down. I'll post a video
@Zblj1987 In fact it is a problem of the mechanism. To slow down, I should put gear but the weight would be to heavy or not enough rotation. The best way I think is to have a normal behaviour during the lift up and a viscous hebaviour during the fall down.
awsome clock!
@keyboardjeff Hello, I don't know, maybe some thing like "double ratchet gearing with rotary pendulum". What do you think about that ?
@nico71240 thanks a lot. I was just wondering a bit hence I saw that you've been online again after I wrote you a message :) thank you.
how do you get from such a crane or truck to such awesome stuff that you build like a car having a gearshift and all that other awesome stuff.
its just that I am really astonished what you and the other lego "nerds" out there produce with that stuff!!!!
regards :)
I like it
This is highly interesting.
If I got that right from the video, the load on the lace accelerates the pendulum, which has just enough torque of inertia to slow the rotation, which is induced by the same load, down to exactly (+/- 5%) one impulse per second.
So the load not only causes the rotation, but also induces a second motion which then "slows" the rotation again, in order to maintain a constant speed/frequency of one Hertz.
Does this explanation apply for your construction?
@MrKitkat0123 Why turning the clock ? It is a clock, no need to operate, it works by itself.
@Zblj1987 i was thinking he could use the weight to wind down the cookoo so it pops up when it hits the hour but slowly backs down
@morethejamesx39 Yes, it is exactly what I have done, with a non-linear crankshaft and connectinf rod to push a pull the cuckoo thanks to the fall of second weight.
could you make a "how to make a basic clock" just to give us the Idea on how to make one?
Doesnt the time change, if you use a weight that descend for power?
Put some fruit in front of it and there's your new fruit ninja!
@Dudeofmanyhobbies A cuckoo clock has a cuckoo, whatever where it is fixed.
@KEvronista Yes, I meant the 8 tooth gear. thanks for the correction! I hang my weight with 30lb test fishing line, which is thin but plenty strong.
@legofreak55555 you can go to my website and try to build the clock with the building instructions I have created. In this case, you will be abble to understand more about building lego clock.
I love that stuff. does anybody know how to get started with it? the last time I've played with lego the pneumatic stuff was brand new ^^ (that was even before mindstorm)
maybe somebodsy knows some international (not french or any other specific language) forums where people can help me and give some advises? would be awesome. nico doesnt respond to my message.
Cool
The pendulum !
and the coookooooo!!!???!!!
inpressed
super.
epic
does this use a motor or run by itself?
FFDPforever I guess it runs from a weight, and a pendulum. So by itself
where is the hour hand
@dlmenslon Hello, please be patient, I am not connect everyday on my mail. For the forum : eurobrick (dot) com, it is the english forum of whole lego. For the part, I advice to go in a toy shop or on legoshop (dot) com and shop a big set (excavator, crane, truck, etc). Regards
@nico71240 I will tell you and I'll post it as a video response!
Now if only it poped out 2 or 3 times and made a noise ;)
1:30 For bird
@pag101legolord1 No, I wouldn't say a lot.
no cuckoo!? !?😑😕😮
why don't you turn the clock,is so boring
wtf man how do you even
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