Hello all,
This is my first post so go easy on me!
I recently graduated from college with a mechanical engineering degree. For my senior design project I was tasked with designing and building an all-mechanical clock capable of displaying the time and date (while accounting for leap year) which would only require a rewinding once a year at most. As I'm sure you can guess, the project was a total failure!
I was unable to come up with an appropriate design which accounted for a leap year or find any reference to an existing calendar clock that can run as long as I wanted. I am aware there are existing anniversary (400 day) clocks with run about a year by utilizing a torsional pendulum and Atmos clocks which run "automatically" via a gas bellows design. Is anyone here aware of any calendar clock that can run for this long? Is it even possible? I figured the best place to start would be to buy a Seth Thomas or Ithaca Calendar Company clock and attempt to replicate or re-engineer it.
I've done a lot of research over the past year and a half or so but haven't had much luck. Considering that I'm now done with school this project isn't a necessity and I tried to just drop it but my dumb brain won't let me forget about it! Any suggestions you guys have would be much appreciated! Thanks!
This is my first post so go easy on me!
I recently graduated from college with a mechanical engineering degree. For my senior design project I was tasked with designing and building an all-mechanical clock capable of displaying the time and date (while accounting for leap year) which would only require a rewinding once a year at most. As I'm sure you can guess, the project was a total failure!
I was unable to come up with an appropriate design which accounted for a leap year or find any reference to an existing calendar clock that can run as long as I wanted. I am aware there are existing anniversary (400 day) clocks with run about a year by utilizing a torsional pendulum and Atmos clocks which run "automatically" via a gas bellows design. Is anyone here aware of any calendar clock that can run for this long? Is it even possible? I figured the best place to start would be to buy a Seth Thomas or Ithaca Calendar Company clock and attempt to replicate or re-engineer it.
I've done a lot of research over the past year and a half or so but haven't had much luck. Considering that I'm now done with school this project isn't a necessity and I tried to just drop it but my dumb brain won't let me forget about it! Any suggestions you guys have would be much appreciated! Thanks!