The Deadbeat Escapement Mechanism

Also known as the Graham Escapement, the deadbeat is a variant of the anchor escapement that eliminates the recoil action, increasing energy transfer efficiency from the driving wheel to the pendulum. It's the time-regulating component of a mechanical clock, and this model will hopefully be developed into a fully functional timepiece with a practical runtime.

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Non printed parts (commonly used in all other designs):

[AlleyCat]

Unlike any other model I’ve seen, this includes a double pendulum plus a crank to wind the weights independently, showing you how a clock weight is reset without disturbing the time. Brilliant and simple

[TheRausing]

This is actually the best demonstration I’ve seen on how a mechanical clock works

[andrewramlall]

"You can only save one... clock's ticking, Batman"

[wyattthomas]

This is the actual main reason I want a 3d printer. I’m obsessed with escarpments and watch like mechanisms and I wish I could print bigger versions of them

[NeonBroccoli]

I thought it said “the deadbeat dad escape mechanism” 💀

[fleshempress]

I love how it formed a "familiar" shape

[bradleymorgan]

I like this, the falling weights would provide a more linear force than an unwinding spring

[Michelangelo]

This could be a great time tellling tool for competitions, like an hour glass

[raygun]

“Amazing, what does it do?”
“I haven’t thought that far ahead”

[fattmouth]

I’d pay this guy to fix my grandfather clock

[sleepy]

As someone who's apprenticed in horology I'd say this is a great way to demonstrate gear trains, pendulums, and proper winding mechanisms. Nice model and it sounds like it keeps time evenly too.

[jimjee]

i didn’t see it until looking at the comments. my mind must be healing

[Xenthera]

I'd love to print this, I found sourcing the steel rods is the hardest part of building your designs. This one seems minimal in its requirements though, and would love to have it as a desk piece.

[adawg]

Her: Nice clock there

Him: yeah its pretty big isnt it?

[TheInstinctWithinV]

Also just known as a classic clock. My family owns an old coukou clock, it has the exact same mechanism inside, got weights hanging off of it.

[thetruthexperiment]

It’s interesting how mechanical clocks share components who serve similar purposes to electronics.

[Milovan-cx]

Very very interesting and a great example of a mechanical clock in action 👍

[ClydeCamilla]

All of these creations are so awesome that I want to build some of it one day

[Duckyoin]

Him: *puts 6 gears*
"Sigh time to go to the comments"

[bramweinreder]

Good demonstration of a force driving a mechanism on one side, and a pendulum regulating speed from the other end. The basic principle of all mechanical clocks, regardless of the force feeding it (be it a wound up spring or gravity). Technically, the same also goes for the electrical force and the quartz crystal in battery operated watch.