Uploaded February 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This Lego model is based on an escapement that dates back to 14th century Europe; it was succeeded by the pendulum clock which was much more accurate.
The vertical axle is called ‘verge’. The name verge comes from the Latin virga, meaning stick or rod. The verge escapement drives a horizontal beam, ‘foliot’, with weights on either end. The oscillation rate can be adjusted by sliding the weights in or out of the foliot. In 1673 Christiaan Huygens improved the accuracy of clocks by modifying the verge and foliot escapement and replacing the inertial oscillator, with a pendulum.
Browse through a variety of Lego clock escapements:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCbYhDNjOviEQ-C7DhFdyYKAKIA2d1159
#legoEscapement #LegoClockMechanism #MechanicalOscillator #DeadbeatEscapement #SimpleHarmonicMotion
This Lego model is based on an escapement that dates back to 14th century Europe; it was succeeded by the pendulum clock which was much more accurate.
The vertical axle is called ‘verge’. The name verge comes from the Latin virga, meaning stick or rod. The verge escapement drives a horizontal beam, ‘foliot’, with weights on either end. The oscillation rate can be adjusted by sliding the weights in or out of the foliot. In 1673 Christiaan Huygens improved the accuracy of clocks by modifying the verge and foliot escapement and replacing the inertial oscillator, with a pendulum.
Browse through a variety of Lego clock escapements:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCbYhDNjOviEQ-C7DhFdyYKAKIA2d1159
#legoEscapement #LegoClockMechanism #MechanicalOscillator #DeadbeatEscapement #SimpleHarmonicMotion
