Can you 3D Print a Mechanical Clock?

[@setautomation]

About 12 years ago I looked around online to try and buy a clock kit because I wanted to make something like this. It did not exist. So I decided to build my own. Now these clocks are everywhere. It's so exciting to see so many peoples different ideas on how to make them. Especially with 3d printing now the designs are endless. You did a great job of explaining the different types of escapements and explaining the gear ratios. I so wish this video was around 12 years ago when I started searching. Keep up the great work.

[@Engineezy]

Thank you! Appreciate you watching

[@tbren6707]

So badass! Really great explanation of gear ratios and torque. I've never done a clock project like this, but I might have to give it a shot now. Awesome.

[@Engineezy]

Thanks Tom, definitely a fun endeavor!

[@gkgeze]

You honestly should, I would assume doing something like this would be really fun

[@SayonR]

This escapement series has been so fun and exciting to follow all this while! It looks so cool all together!

[@Engineezy]

Thanks for sticking around for the whole thing! Glad you enjoyed :)

[@moji3812]

Yeah 👌

[@MartinTemmink]

This week I bought the plans for this clock, printed the parts on a Prusa MK4S which only took less than 24 hours. Assembly is easy, as long as you are precise. However, making sure the clock ticks continuously, took a little bit longer than I expected (few hours), but eventually it runs. It's definitely worth the money for the plans. I also like that this clock runs 100% mechanically, instead of battery powered. And you learn a lot regarding gears, ratio and the mechanisme of a clock. Great model and a Fantastic from the Designer @Engineezy!

[@useazebra]

I'm not sure if I should love or hate this, because now you've got me trying to learn CAD...

[@Engineezy]

Its such a useful skill- you might hate this in the short term, love it in the long term 😀

[@poporbit2432]

Amen to that. I found tinkercad to be a good tool to learn one. It seemed very limited in capability but after experimenting on multiple gear designs I discovered some real

[@StevenJonWest]

I love all the different unique sounds the escapement mechanisms make 🤩🤩🤩

[@Engineezy]

So satisfying eh

[@ultraslashism]

I feel nothing but fully impressed. You are an amazing mechanical engineer and artist. I have watched several videos on how watch works, none of them explain better than you

[@adamhaziqsalleh]

I've been thinking about accuracy the whole time of watching this video and when you showed the screw thread on the pendulum is just so satisfying. What a great build and nice video

[@Engineezy]

Thank you!!

[@kevinbowker2385]

This is seriously one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

[@Engineezy]

🙏🙏🙏

[@rampart1234]

Your work is not only original but also awesome. Thank You.

[@Engineezy]

Thanks John!

[@DEtchells]

Wow, what a cool design; I’m gonna make one of these for my workshop! One minor point: If the clock is running fast, I’d think you’d want to move the pendulum weight down, to increase the period of the pendulum swing, no? Super work and a beautiful-looking design!

[@Engineezy]

Yes! I mixed it up in the vid 😬 thank you

[@y0utubeu5ername]

This is by far the best and most concise video I've seen explaining the various escapements and how a pendulum clock actually works. I really want to give this a try. Thanks so much for posting, excellent!

[@larshinrichsen6581]

Thanks for not just explaining the printing but the great mechanics behind such a "simple" thing like a clock. We should respect the great little inventions that took us to precise mechanic clocks.

[@Engineezy]

Thanks for watching and appreciating 👊👊

[@Grzzs]

I'd love to see more detail on how to design some of the escapements in detail. Like the gear teeth or escapement teeth in SOLIDWORKS.

[@Engineezy]

Noted! Maybe in the future! Cheers :)

[@animoose]

Look for videos by Jacque Favre. He has a walkthrough in Fusion 360 and another in FreeCad.

[@artart5404]

Thank you so much for not rushing of the different types of escapements

[@MissNebulosity]

this video completely demystified mechanical clocks for me. Thank you very, very much!! I finally get it!!!

[@Subcritical96]

Speaking from a mechanical engineering viewpoint, you’re brilliant!

[@ezekielflores2149]

One of the best explanations of the time keeping mechanics I've seen yet.

[@jetw9522]

Thank you so much, Jay. I find joy watching all your creations. It feels like the childhood that was missing. Really appreciate that you are sharing all these with us. Keep enjoying and creating! ❤🙏

[@Engineezy]

Glad you can enjoy! Thank you, I will 😀

[@NonEuclideanTacoCannon]

When I was a kid there was a book at the bookstore, that was actually a paper clock kit. I always wanted it, parents always said no. It had pages of the same gear shapes, and you were supposed to cut them out, and glue them on top of each other in layers, until you had a gear rigid enough for a clock mechanism. I always thought it was a neat idea. I doubt 8 year old me could have completed the clock, though.

[@ericrosenburg657]

I was thrilled watching this, and then you added the “flyback” complication. So cool!

[@Engineezy]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ericrosenburg657]

Which escapement gives the most satisfying tic-toc?

[@AJLaRocque54]

Dude! Outstanding. As soon as my printer gets here I will be making your clock. Thanks so much for this video.

[@Engineezy]

Thanks Joseph! Happy printing 😀

[@WRZ_450]

This is the coolest project for 3D printers. Purchasing the model and starting on this immediately.

[@egeoeris]

I'm happy to see you tackle clocks, I've been working on a fully radial/symmetric, triple escapement system with an inverted escapement wheel for the better part of a year now It's nice to see others tackling similar mechanisms.

[@Engineezy]

Awesome! Good luck with the design!

[@egeoeris]

@@Engineezy If you're interested I also work in fusion, I can send you my current progress for inspiration.

[@MrWolfffgang]

very nice profund explanations.I once had a company, making mechanical clocks by wood which was a big success. Perhaps i will print our top model exactly 1:1 or with small modifications. One important point is lifetime, where i have a big doubt if printed parts can compete.Our experience of our clocks is more than 30 years and they are still in use. Very nice engineering and presentation.

[@opiwaran354]

Outrageously good explanation, very clean video, one can tell that you not only understand the topic very well but you also understand how to structure and explain the information clearly. Keep doing your thing, I'm subscribed!

[@poporbit2432]

Fantastic, I've purchased your files and my wife will love the resulting clock. Next step figuring our which color pla to use.

[@Engineezy]

Appreciate your support 👊👊

[@mmmp1zza]

I’ve been really enjoying this series, Jay, and this is a great finale video 🙂 Couple of requests/ideas for standalone ‘how to’ videos: - how are you modelling gears? I’ve found ways, but not yet figured out a good easy way I’m happy with - your prints look really smooth - an overview of materials/techniques would be great - how do you deal with clearance, especially accounting for different printers?

[@Engineezy]

I appreciate you watching! And the video ideas :) Cheers

[@EllenDeGuzman.86]

Im 🤯 Clocks and watches are 👌🏻 Thank you so much for showing each design and breaking it down. Thats why Every clock has a distinct sound. 😎 Awesome!

[@doublewestern7851]

Just a tip for gear wear and longevity. It's best for a gear to not have tooth count that are multiply or factor of the other gear's tooth count that it is meshing with. This will promote even wear and minimize weak spot.

[@tissuepaper9962]

Ideally, the numbers of teeth on the two gears should be "coprime", meaning that their greatest common divisor is equal to 1. This allows every tooth to mesh with every other tooth an equal number of times, causing all the teeth to approach their final "broken in" shape at the same rate.

[@Handskemager]

That minute hand is Awesome! Well done!

[@Engineezy]

Thank you!

[@megafonmann]

Thanks for this masterpiece! You´ve matched the perfect ratio of entertainment and informations, really enjoyed those 9 1/2 minutes

[@Engineezy]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@ByronBuildsOfficial]

This is my Christmas break project. Super excited to print and assemble.

[@Engineezy]

Awesome! Enjoy :) Happy holidays!

[@lmarquis518]

Just purchased the file and about to start printing on my Bambu X1! Your channel is awesome 👏🏽

[@Engineezy]

Thanks Logan! Enjoy the build!

[@joshuameldru4004]

So cool, looks like so much fun to make! It’s obvious you have a joy for thoughtful building! I bet this project really took some time to make, hahaha!! Get it!! Great great video and thank you for sharing

[@Engineezy]

😂😂😂 thanks Joshua!

[@braydenmilburn9279]

I am currently saving up money to get a 3-D printer, and it is going to be the Bambu Labs X1 Carbon, when I do get this new printer I am going to probably try to print your clock so I can put it above my 3-D printer or in my room somewhere! I really love how it looks and how you can tell time with it! It is also really cool how you explained the escapement mechanism, it makes complete sense when I listen to you explain it very clearly. I love your clock, and I will try printing it love your videos man. You should do another video like this!

[@Engineezy]

Glad you enjoyed this :) happy printing!

[@Dglinski2]

Dude stoked to see this all come together! Great job and beautiful design

[@Engineezy]

Thanks G!!

[@jonwheatley]

found my new youtube rabbit hole. This content is incredible.

[@Engineezy]

Thank you! Glad you can appreciate :)

[@OliviaSNava]

Could you upload a normal speed video of this running for like an hour or two? I’d love to have this just clicking on in the background. Maybe a JBV Creative Extra’s channel or something.

[@Engineezy]

Haha I will see what I can do!

[@ice_man1117]

Can you partner with bambu to make a kit

[@waqar_bux]

Yaaa pls do ittt

[@BackDaws]

Omg I need these clocks ❤

[@ABean56]

You forgot the question mark

[@AndyScott]

Fantastic work! I've heard many of these timepiece terms before but this does a great job in defining them visually for me. Appreciate the content. Gained a new subscriber 🙂

[@Engineezy]

Thanks Andy!!

[@dagr8kerek]

Oh wow! I didn’t even realize this was finished!! I need to make one!

[@Engineezy]

🙌🙌

[@stratusandco]

I plan to start my own mechanical watch company and I know soon, I will offer special thanks to you

[@Engineezy]

Amazing! Looking forward to seeing it!

[@burlak3182]

I'm between jobs and when I saw this video title I felt so happy that I finally find gift for my friend that won't cost me much, but then I found out you charge for design. It immediately changed my mood back to my depressed normal :D not saying you're doing anything wrong... I just had need to tell world about my mood swings when I saw your video :)

[@Rouverius]

I'm naturally thinking about Thomas Jefferson's Great Clock that used cannonball weights. But, he had to cut holes in his floor to get it to run multiple days. The retrograde minute display is a really nice touch.

[@Engineezy]

Definitely a similar vibe! Thank you 👊

[@takacsi]

I dont know if I ever will be able print this, but this is the content why I have YT subcriptions, and I will buy the model from your site! Amazing, than you!

[@Engineezy]

Appreciate it!! 👊👊👊

[@EvanPang-w4i]

Wow that’s one way of making a mechanical clock! Very cool

[@Engineezy]

Thank you!

[@James68257]

That's awesome! So much thought and work must have gone into the project.

[@Engineezy]

Thank you! Soo much 🥵🥵

[@TheGoldPoppy]

Hey JBV!!!! I have an idea!!! you should make a chime of some kind. you could make it easy like just hitting a little bell with the minute hand every hour when it resets. Or you could make it your next serious project and design a wall mounted full chime that can ding once for every hour shown on the clock.

[@TheGoldPoppy]

i bought your design and i love it. but i miss the chime.

[@Engineezy]

I challenge you to add one!

[@epoxyfloortoowoombapro7248]

Your videos are always a pleasure to watch.

[@JasonLambert-d7d]

Dude this is god dam amazing! great work. I've never 3D printed anything but I have access to some printers and I've always wanted a clock like this!

[@Engineezy]

Thank you!!

[@mikejward]

Brilliant. Saw an exhibit at the British Museum on the history of clocks. This would fit in well. 🙂

[@Engineezy]

Haha definitely could 😀

[@BoolrVids]

It's astonishing to me that you don't have millions of subs. Since subscribing, each time you post a video there's always something unique & even more interesting than the last.

[@Engineezy]

Appreciate it 👊👊

[@Creative_Electronics]

Awesome project! Nice and interesting video!

[@Engineezy]

Thank you!

[@TooTallToby]

Great job Jay - been loving this content on clocks and escapements!!

[@Engineezy]

Glad you've enjoyed it Toby!

[@SaftTechnologies]

This was a very useful video. I appreciate the tips! The brass insert was particularly useful.

[@Engineezy]

🙏🙏

[@zer0her058]

Another thing you can do to increase the run time of the clock that doesn’t involve adding more string and elevating the clock higher and higher is to add additional gear mechanisms for days or weeks or even months and use a reduction gear to provide the torque to keep the clock running without increasing the weight used. Meaning its possible to make a clock that runs for an entire year off of a single wind up.

[@Engineezy]

That would be sick! Gonna have to try that on the next one

[@andrerochachaves]

I Can't imagine How many times he had to re-print a piece or How many hours he spent srudying the Clocks mechanism. I respect this video!

[@Runedragonx]

Idea for the minute face, leave a line for each quarter phase and a dot for each 5-minute phase, it should read (0| • • | • • | • • | • • |60), or use a bold dot for the quarter and a small dot for the 5s, reading (0• · · • · · • · · • · · •60)

[@3DPrinterAcademy]

so cool! (p.s. I'm assembling the marble escarpment now)

[@Engineezy]

Thanks Steven! Let me know how it turns out!

[@starlight6701]

I’m so glad you did this project! Have you seen the videos of real Lego clocks? I actually built one before that runs for days on real time. The tolerances for friction and the structure are very small just like the 3D printed parts!

[@Engineezy]

Thats awesome!

[@ScottCalvinsClause]

I would put a little bell on the zero-minute that way when the dial snaps back, you get a chime for the hour.

[@Engineezy]

Great idea!

[@herzogsbuick]

that was a treat, those escapements are incredibly creative.

[@Engineezy]

Thanks Jay! Great name btw

[@herzogsbuick]

@@Engineezy yours too! it's not bias either, it's just plain fact.

[@trangtt2410]

This is, like, BEAUTY! I really love it! This is awesome!

[@Engineezy]

Thank you!!

[@inertproductionsalternate9114]

You should try to make a 24hr mechanical clock

[@MaxHackbarth]

Me actually understanding what is going on as he’s explaining it only too see the outro of a Timelapse of the clock and be like “yeah no”

[@Engineezy]

😂😂

[@thecasualengineer99]

That minute hand is a nice retro touch

[@Engineezy]

🤓

[@useazebra]

$7 for an STL is a steal. But I would pay $200+ to follow you in an instructional video series stepping me through how to make one of these in a CAD program.

[@Engineezy]

One day!

[@nevernether3368]

I love clocks. I have so many mechanical ideas that (because I wish to don't question) forbids electromagnetism. So gears springs and such only. (The genre is clockpunk ik)

[@alemazza87]

I have to say that your projects are one of the most interesting I have seen on KZbin, well done!! I have a curiosity: how accurate was the clock after running for 2 days straight?

[@Engineezy]

Thanks Alessandro! It seemed to lose a few seconds every hour. I'll admit I didn't spend too much time trying to get the pendulum length perfectly dialled in haha!

[@bluerizlagirl]

As long as the escapement is working properly -- always allowing the clock to advance the same amount for each swing of the pendulum, never doubling up or not allowing it to move at all -- then the *only* thing affecting the accuracy of a clock is the length of the pendulum.

[@grandmasterflash213]

Hey mate great work. To reduce the weight required (increase torque), use a larger diameter pulley. You’d need a longer line and a longer drop though (if clock is upstairs, cut a hole thru the floor for the weight😂)

[@Engineezy]

😂😂

[@cleisonarmandomanriqueagui9176]

Magnificent ... I 'll made mine , superb . Greetings from Peru arequipa

[@Engineezy]

🙏🙏🙏

[@ideaynojodas]

Sir.. you are a MASTER! Well done!

[@Engineezy]

Thank you!!

[@stuffoflardohfortheloveof]

This is brilliant. I've just bought my 1st 3d printer and you've got me thinking 🤔🙂

[@Engineezy]

🙏🙏🙏

[@Rebar77_real]

If you're not sick of clocks yet, lol, have you seen that "medieval rack clock" design? Great designs man thanks for explaining everything too, cheers.

[@Engineezy]

Sure have! That was the inspiration for the retrograde complication!

[@donaldasayers]

Great clock. Clocks are tricky things to make.

[@TonyDrecaps]

Great job! I like the explanations & the numerical dials at the end

[@Engineezy]

Thank you!

[@keithonplay]

This is so cool! I'm just curious how consistent this is. I know watches can get pretty complicated, but that might be due to the fact thst they're typically used when moving around and at various angles from the ground.

[@Engineezy]

Once it’s balanced it can go pretty consistently! Most watched use a different escapement have have more functionality which adds to the complexity

[@mocarver]

that's a really neat project - good job

[@Engineezy]

Thank you!!

[@hayfahvytsen]

Awesome project. Nicely done!

[@Engineezy]

Thank you!!

[@jameschristiansson3137]

See Seiko's Tri-synchro Regulator system in their Spring Drive wristwatch movements. The escapement is replaced with a "glide wheel" which has an electronically controlled electromagnetic brake to maintain the speed of the glide wheel. There are no batteries in the watch, the mechanical spring generates sufficient power at the glide wheel to power the electronics and the brake. Maybe the concept could be applied to a 3D printed mechanical clock. Accuracy to ± 1 second per day in the Seiko.

[@nicksantitoro]

Any more clock designs coming soon? It would be awesome to see some of your escarpments in an entire clock.

[@Engineezy]

Actually working on something for my next video! But I don’t think it will be what you’re expecting 😁

[@noelaruldas1152]

Thank you very much for your demonstration and explanation!

[@Engineezy]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@adityakrishna4101]

You nailed it mn! Awesome clock

[@Engineezy]

Thank you!

[@GuagoFruit]

You can even add a hammer to the minute hand mechanism and a bell to the frame so it chimes every hour

[@joshuacoll.6100]

BRUH WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE A COURSE ABOUT THIS!! THIS IS SOO COOL!!

[@Engineezy]

One day! Haha

[@ed94ro99]

Earlier i was thinking about how doors with those boxes and arms attached to close themselfs probably see a lot of use. I was kept awake thinking you can probably link the wind up components of a clock like this to a door that sees alot of use so it can consistently be wound passively.

[@designsbyty]

This is absolutely fascinating. You're a wizard!

[@Engineezy]

Just a humble engineer 🤓

[@dannybrysonjr7241]

i love watching the shorts as you progressed on this, it's amazing to see the full vid out now

[@Engineezy]

Thanks for watching the whole series! Cheers :)

[@coal.sparks]

David C. Roy makes art based on a lot of these principles. I've always thought it looked cool - this might be a way for me to make something similar (for a much smaller price!).

[@Geckur0]

this is like the "3d print a gun" thing. very interesting, i cant wait to see what people try to 3d print next.

[@aiocafea]

0:28 minor thing but the analog to the potential energy stored by the weight+height would be the energy in the battery, not the power provided by the motor

[@jamesworth378]

You just got me into 3D printing

[@Engineezy]

LFG

[@nighthawkj30A4]

8:27 the clock you made reminds me of Time Piece from Castlevania symphony of the Night.

[@Blubb3rbub]

Really liked this series. I guess the next step is to add dancer figurines or a little bird that appear/move/animate at the full hour. :D

[@Engineezy]

Haha yes!

[@maxh4942]

Man I wish I had one of these this is amazing

[@openclockclubarchive325]

Love it! Very cool. Smart thinking, smart design. I guess many mentioned it already but the regulating advice was the wrong way round. Really looking forward to what you do next. Interesting I saw that scissor mechanism with boxing glove up on the wall. Same mechanism used in the Bowes Silver Swan Automaton from 1773!

[@Engineezy]

Haha yeah got that backwards! Thank you :) actually working on another clock as we speak 🙌

[@openclockclubarchive325]

Great!!! Cannot wait to see it. Nice to see the rolling ball too. @@Engineezy

[@theofficialczex1708]

8:33 I think you meant to say it the other way around. If the clock runs fast, the pendulum weight should be lowered to increase the period, and vice versa.

[@Engineezy]

Yess omg! My bad, good catch

[@matemaciek]

That got me confused also (-:

[@BrothaJeff]

It would be fun to add chimes to your next version if you make one.

[@dennishines9996]

awesome video, keep up the good work

[@Engineezy]

Thanks Dennis!