Uploaded April 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Modeled in Meccano, this early 17th-century escapement features a pendulum and distinctive metal-on-metal sound.

This Erector Set escapement has a pinwheel with six strips and a component (behind the 3x3-hole square plate) that forms a pair of pawls. As the pendulum swings, one pawl lifts clear of the pinwheel strip allowing the wheel to rotate until 'caught' by the other pawl.


Watch other Meccano clock mechanisms at:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCbYhDNjOviFXtv-tWIJ_IUAQ3a8SjO-M

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