3D printed Galileo escapement clock spring driven 3D model preview
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An easy to print and build escapement inspired by the original design from Galileo It is driven by a 3D printed spring and has an improved escapementWatch it and subscribe to my channel here: https://youtu.be/8zhmghJZEnQ This design, found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo%27s_escapement is the starting point of my project; From that page: In 1637, when he was 73, Galileo had the idea of a mechanism that would keep the pendulum swinging by givingit pushes, an escapement, thus allowing it to be applied to clocks. Since he was by then totally blind, he described the mechanism to his son Vincenzio, who drew a picture from his description. Galileo's student and biographer, Vincenzo Viviani, describes the invention