Make a Wizards Pendulum Clock

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This is a tutorial showing you how to make a pendulum clock. We keep it simple and it doesn't keep actual time but it does show phases of the moon as it runs. Fun project that uses foam board. And you learn about how a pendulum clock works and why it makes that tick-tock sound.
With this project you actually make a simple pendulum clock without having to make all those gears. This one uses an escapement and a single gear to progress the phases of the moon.
The template for this project with all the parts is on my website right here:
stormthecastle.com/clocks/make...
About escapements and pendulum clocks.
Galileo invented the first pendulum clock in 1642 but didn't build one. Christiian Huygens built the first working pendulum clock in 1656. A wide variety of escapements have been invented and designed. The type we use in this tutorial is called a single pin escapement. It is a very simple configuration and it was invented by Charles MacDowell in 1851.
Want to learn more about Galileo, escapements and pendulum clocks? I have more right here:
stormthecastle.com/clocks/abou...
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[@StrongholdCrafterKev]

That's amazing. I can see that being an instant conversation starter for someone entering a crafter's lair. I like how it just uses some wooden dowels and foam board as the base materials. Great job.

[@epicfantasy]

+Stronghold Crafter Kev Thanks and "Crafter's Lair"! I like it!

[@KM-bh5gl]

Wonderful sir, I built this with my little boys and they loved it. Thank you so much.

[@epicfantasy]

You are very welcome! Challenging project! COngrats!

[@thomashughes4859]

Physics teachers could definitely use this for topics from radial velocity to torque to simple harmonic motion to gravity, etc. The more I see this, the better it looks. Great vid! Again, thanks!

[@epicfantasy]

THanks! It was a fun project to make.

[@dvklaveren]

I really love this, EpicFantasy! I'm fascinated by gears and mechanisms like this. This makes it seem so simple, though!

[@epicfantasy]

+Alderick van Klaveren Thanks, Yes. I tried to make it very simple to stay within reasonable limits for foam board.

[@thomashughes4859]

That's a neat project. Thanks for sharing!

[@NGinuity]

Wow, I just re-watched the clockmaking tutorial on Clickspring's channel, and now this. What a treat I'm getting today!

[@epicfantasy]

+NGinuity Wonderful to have a great curiosity about clocks! They are brilliant.

[@jcwolfenbard]

thank you so mutch for your videos you inspired me to do so many projects with my family dont ever stop what you do thank u

[@epicfantasy]

You are very welcome! Thanks for watching! Lots more videos coming.

[@vitorsozzi]

I enjoyed the work, simple and practical , keep up the good job. You have a fan in Brazil.

[@epicfantasy]

+Lord Sozzi Thanks :)

[@vitorsozzi]

^^

[@Jake-hn2wk]

I WILL make this! Thanks!

[@Akamaholic]

another great project Will. Just reminding you about that dice project I suggested a little while ago.

[@TheBunniesAreOnFire]

What a fun projekt^^ Really enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the good work :D

[@epicfantasy]

+TheBunniesAreOnFire Thanks :)

[@captainawesome360]

This is really cool!!

[@elffywang193]

Awesome!

[@jessicat4371]

I wish I had a printer because this craft is amazing! I wanna make it so badly. I love your channel.

[@epicfantasy]

+JessiCat Thanks for following my channel! You will find a way!

[@upholdblindfold222]

you should definitely do a showcase video of the wizards study. i want to make something like it and see all the details and everything so i can use it as inspiration 😁

[@nickmetoyer3015]

Very cool.

[@Rakusa2]

Hey Epicfantasy i LOVE your Skyrim projects they're very well made and I think for your next Skyrim project you should make the Skyrim Steel sword

[@BM-yy8db]

I'm really liking this wizard themed series! Perhaps you could do a Mad Scientist or Steampunk theme next

[@sionhall]

OMG Steampunk would be amazing.

[@supernatural_twin_craft3539]

I know I've been asking.a lot of questions I have it assembles except the battery pack on the drive shaft and do you need that for the pendulam to swing and I have the weight on the leaf shape on the pendulam and all the holes are loose and the dowels move good

[@alidakilsti6246]

I love your videos!

[@epicfantasy]

+Alida Kilsti Thanks for watching!

[@Frank9er9er]

Well, I now have a craft project for my clients at work!

[@Happy63funny]

awesome

[@trackletrickle6261]

Could I use this mechanism to gear off of to make a regular clock if so what gear ratio would you recommend with this setup

[@MinorLG]

+epicfantasy , what is the tps/m (ticks per second/minute of this clock? If it is appropriately 1tps, it shouldn't be that hard to add a catch pin on the main wheel to drive a minute wheel, which could catch an hour wheel should it?

[@TheCaptain008]

it's weird. I love watching your videos because I like your stuff. But never built anything, man. I love this project and will totally make one. Thanks, dude!

[@epicfantasy]

+TheCaptain008 You are very welcome. Thanks for following my channel. And have fun!

[@hoped2835]

Hey, this is a really cool project; thanks for sharing. If I may ask much did your weight weigh?

[@prantikdey3990]

Hey! Great tutorial, one of the most clear escapement clock one I've seen out there that feasible to make without a cnc and such. Unfortunately when I click the link I get an error message! I need the template for a Science Olympiad competition and was wondering if it'd be possible to get it somewhere else?

[@BranLSlack]

I'm also looking for the template. Is it available somewhere

[@macro3751]

hey could you do the litch king sword from world of warcraft ?

[@teegancroll2607]

I was wondering if you could do the first blade from supernatural

[@ryanjohnson6622]

Hey fantasy I remember watching your casting videos. I watched the treasure chest one and I think all the others like 6-8 years ago. I am wondering if you will ever bring this series back.

[@epicfantasy]

+Ryan Johnson Wow! Been with me a long time. Yes, I love making miniatures and casting minis. I will do more. ANy suggestions on what I should do?

[@epicfantasy]

+epicfantasy I do have lots of casting stuff.!

[@matthew3613]

how do you make the clark start ticking

[@piyugkumar]

HI!Can you make Ironman's arc reacter with form board

[@connorsmith1659]

Please can you do James Hellers blade from Prototype 2!

[@jambrrrr]

is this a perpetual motion thing?

[@shriken2099]

how exactly do you get it to start moving and operating to you push the pendulum do you wind the string tell me also does it need to be wound

[@epicfantasy]

+Shriken20 Yes, wind the string. Then give the pendulum a push.

[@sionhall]

Hi, I was wondering if you could do a tutorial on a Bow that works or at least looks like it would work(kinda like you did with the glass sword it looks so awesome). the ones you have currently are amazing as well but they still look like they were made out of foam board. would appreciate a response. I plan on using the techniques you show us on these tutorials to make some of my own stuff and some from Anime. I have learned so much from your tutorials, keep up the awesome work.

[@epicfantasy]

+Sion Hall Thanks for following my channel! I will add your suggestion to my list of possible projects.

[@TheloggGamer]

i dont understand how,it works really, how do you make it move?

[@davidgebhart9015]

Was going to try this project but the template is no longer available to get.

[@Rynax-]

Wow this is amazing, Will. How did you figure out all the parts and stuff? Great work!

[@epicfantasy]

+Rocket Girl Thanks ! It took me quite a while to figure this one out. i did a whole lot of sketches, and made three different ones before I finally got to this working model. I will be writing a "the creativity of it" Page on all of that. It will take us through the creative process I followed. Link will be on the first page of the tutorial.

[@Rynax-]

+epicfantasy awesome stuff as always, man!

[@supernatural_twin_craft3539]

do you have to tape batteries on the pendulam and attach the battery pack to a string and onto to the drive shaft

[@epicfantasy]

+supernatural_twin_craft 3535 YEs, the batteries are needed weights. But... you can use other things rather than batteries., coins for example.

[@elsaelenadurandvera]

is there anywhere else where i can find the templates? cause your page is a dead end. This is an incredible proyect i will love to do with my students. thanks!

[@maga5734]

IT WOULD MEAN THE WORLD TO ME

[@eileenconboy7000]

how much foam board do I need to buy?

[@legofanguyvid]

Anyone know how to make one that tells time?

[@cindytenuta1112]

I am try to download the schematics for the Wizard Pendulum Clock for my husband, but I am unsuccessful in my attempts? Any suggestions?

[@somethingawesome321]

Hey epic fantasy can you remake the balisong but make it so it isn't so thick and looks nicer and put more time into the blade

[@somethingawesome321]

Please reply to this, everyone who thinks he should do this again like it he should do one like the Cs go one of the curved ones

[@dvklaveren]

+LightningBoltProductions I think you can quite easily do so yourself. EpicFantasy is a great channel for inspiration. There's always room for improvement on any project, so if anything, if the end-results on this channel are a bit rough along the edges, I think that helps the viewers to make their own adjustments!

[@somethingawesome321]

+Alderick van Klaveren a lot of people like me just watch coz they enjoy it and don't actually have foam board but we would still like to see things, that's why I'd like to see hike make a curved balisong coz they look awesome but I can't do it my self

[@dvklaveren]

LightningBoltProductions Oh, I misunderstood! Sorry, I didn't get that you wanted the balisong itself to be curved. Sorry! ^^'

[@syh2607]

+LightningBoltProductions Well someone on Deviantart has templates for the CS GO balisong here it is:www.deviantart.com/browse/all/?section=&global=1&q=cs+go+cutsheet

[@teknoromeo6170]

Can you please do a remake of the master sword?

[@that1hors315]

Can you please do a soul gem from Skyrim or possibly the stormcloak guard helmet?

[@epicfantasy]

+That1Hors3 Soul gem is a neat idea. I will look.

[@maga5734]

I NEED IT

[@rizaldolah4282]

How to measure teeth wheel Moon?

[@logotrikes]

So the pendulum itself becomes its own escapement?

[@nintendolunchbox]

I notice you don't place templates near an edge to save the largest area of foam for other pieces or projects. Is it just not worth the time or is foam board too cheap to bother?

[@epicfantasy]

+nintendolunchbox Great point. I buy a lot of foamboard. I should be more frugal with it. But generally I tend to favor whatever is best for the camera angles.

[@goshakrasovskiy7072]

The links for the templates dont work

[@everythingoutdoors3707]

Ok thanks

[@jkmunoz99]

You should make a how to make video for the sith acolyte mask from star wars the old republic out of craft foam.

[@epicfantasy]

+jkmunoz I thinking about doing the Kylo Ren mask.

[@jkmunoz99]

thats cool too

[@k91616]

Would this still work if I was to scale it down, so it's not so big?

[@epicfantasy]

+k91616 Great question. Yes, I think it would.

[@k91616]

+epicfantasy thank you!

[@piyugkumar]

Can you make Back to the future 's hover board or the car

[@epicfantasy]

+Girish kumar Wouldn't it be cool to make the car?

[@piyugkumar]

+epicfantasy yes

[@Heather420]

You think this could be made from thin wood instead of foam board an still function?

[@epicfantasy]

+Heather Heaton Yes for sure. And it will function more reliably. You could even add a gear for longer running.

[@SP8inc]

Awesome project! It looks great, and it really seems to work! I would have liked to see it running an actual clock, but I understand that it would then have to be really precise, and be made form metal or some other thing. I did wonder how you set it up? You tie the string with the counterweight, and then how does it start moving? Do you curl it in the stick? I would love it if you made a sword from Dark Souls. Maybe the Greatsword of Astoria? Or a Dragon Crest Shield! Link to the Dark Souls wikia for the Greatsword: darksouls.wikia.com/wiki/Greatsword_of_Artorias_(Cursed) and the shield: darksouls.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Crest_Shield Either way, it's just a suggestion. Really cool clock! Thanks!

[@epicfantasy]

+SP Inc. Yes, wind the string up on the shaft of the drive wheel. then push the pendulum to get it started.

[@trackletrickle6261]

The link is not the right link for the template

[@epicfantasy]

The link is correct. It takes you to a page on my website where the template is but... here is a link directly to the pdf template: stormthecastle.com/clocks/wizards-pendulum-clock/wizards-pendulum-clock-template.pdf

[@w.h.johnson404]

Is there any electronics involved

[@epicfantasy]

+Capnduckfart no

[@everythingoutdoors3707]

How do you Wind up the clock

[@epicfantasy]

+CRAZY LEGS rotate the drive wheel counter-clockwise. You have to do it slowly because of the pendulum.

[@supernatural_twin_craft3539]

could you use a 5/16 inch dowel instead

[@epicfantasy]

+supernatural_twin_craft 3535 yes,for sure

[@nouah9740]

Do you think I can make it without glue?

[@itthumyir4569]

could you make it out of thin wood?

[@epicfantasy]

+Itthumyir Yes

[@AyurMcous]

@@epicfantasy could I make it out of iron? I need to make a pendulum for a sculpture and was wondering if it'd be possible

[@epicfantasy]

@@AyurMcous yes, most definitely possible

[@jroc28]

can you make it out of cardboard?

[@mattcarter9626]

Yo I've seen heaps of your videos and they are awesome but could you please try make a yugioh duel disk thanks

[@jamiebowmar5928]

Epic fantasy can you plz make aragon striders sword from the lord of the rings plz that would great I like that video by the way really cool idea for a projected

[@thegreatkhanofwestgeorgiaj7083]

Can it be made of wood?

[@epicfantasy]

+Nosy Villager Yes it sure can!

[@webheadedkeybladeswinger2773]

try a dragonbone helmet

[@kimberlyblom5006]

does it keep actual time?

[@epicfantasy]

+Kimberly Blom no, it just keeps a rhythmic beat.

[@Rynax-]

So it's a metronome?

[@epicfantasy]

Great comment. kind of is. But, I have been sketching out a modification to be as an actual metronome. Might do that project.

[@Rynax-]

+epicfantasy cool!

[@ghostyfoil]

Does it matter how big the hole is at 1:48?

[@epicfantasy]

+Daniel Russell It might. Start out with about 2 inches square. After the clock is done you can open it up as needed for the string and weight.

[@ghostyfoil]

Thanks. I've been watching your videos for about 6 months and this is by far my favorite project.

[@epicfantasy]

Thanks, This is a challenging project!

[@nikolaosvougiouklis6078]

you should be genius, could you explain me what is the use of the lower wheel ?

[@jamiebowmar5928]

Project

[@kimberlyblom5006]

can you make a wooden chest?

[@epicfantasy]

+Kimberly Blom I am going to make a foam board chest for sure.

[@makerworkshop480]

Wait, so does it use a motor?

[@epicfantasy]

+Maker Workshop No motor. It uses a weight like a grandfather clock.

[@Turenkoren]

Well I know what my next project will be

[@Youngwolf-zt4ue]

Next you should make a yugioh duel disk

[@maga5734]

PLZ DO A FALLOUT WEAPON OR PROP PLZ

[@shin0bi165]

Can you make some CSGO knifes or things from fallout4? It would be really cool

[@maga5734]

PLZ MAKE KREMVHS TOOOTH

[@tiktokdancecompilation359]

I was the 1 thousand liker

[@rawjatuladob3969]

চমৎকার মহোদয়, আমি আপনার সাথে একমত পোষণ করি। আপনাকে অনেক অনেক ধন্যবাদ জনাব মহোদয়।

[@RavannaBell]

I meant to say gauntlets

[@Kulpo]

+Ravanna Bell Why didn't you reply to your comment then? OR PRESS THE EDIT BUTTON

[@erxendona8877]

pls make the assasins creed syndicate cane sword

[@epicfantasy]

+erxen dona I might do this. Lot of people ask for it.

[@rawjatuladob3969]

ধন্যবাদ ভাইয়া

[@RavannaBell]

could you teach Garnetts hamlets from Steven universe

[@AgentOrangeeeee]

Gay

[@orangecan]

Make the Attack On Titan 3D Manuver Gear

[@maga5734]

PLZ MAKE KRENVENVS TOOTH FROM FALLOUT 4

[@newmanew]

And I thought clocks could tell you the time

[@marinanaudenaude2270]

plz make ichgo,s blade from bleach

[@maga5734]

PLZ KREMVHS TOOTH FALLOUT 4

[@samuelswihart4285]

I'll make this out of wood

[@dillionthun9572]

can you PLEASE make me one?????? I can pay for it and the shipping. I need it before this Saturday April 23 please

[@maga5734]

PLZ JUST MAKE KREMVH TOOTH FROM FALLL OUT4

[@ihavenoteepee]

make Ezio's crossbow assassins creed

[@masonniemeier3208]

Children in africa couldve used those batteries

[@garrytisdell7534]

Did you know john b maclemore?

[@sindhujasingh5140]

I have made my clock out of cardboard

[@doylemetzinger1774]

My adventure with woodworking started with Woodglut.

[@lemonadepie9631]

Awesome!

[@epicfantasy]

+LemonadePie Thanks for watching!