Aero Clock. Wall clock with pendulum - 3D wooden mechanical puzzle from UGEARS
The time has come! Over the years, we have heard the same question time and time again from our loyal customers:
"Can Ugears create a working clock model kit, one that actually measures time accurately?"
A working wooden clock mechanism has long been our #1 "most requested" new design. This dream was also ours, and our team of dedicated Ugears engineers and designers worked hard to make this shared dream a reality. Finally, the wait is over. Ugears is proud to present the Aero Clock, a fully functional DIY wall clock with pendulum.
The Aero Cl ock is not just a 3D wooden mechanical model, or just a nice display piece. Ugears clock is a working timepiece that you can build yourself, hang it on the wall, wind it up, and then watch the seconds, minutes and hours go by. Aero Clock is an ingenious puzzle and DIY clock mechanism unlike any other clock. It is a beautiful piece of precision engineering that reveals the workings of a pendulum clock to builders and viewers alike. Like all Ugears models, it also has that extra touch of whimsy to captivate and enchant our growing fan base.
Wooden Aero Clock - principles of operation
This simple yet elegant Ugears clock is powered by gravity pulling down a weighted bag (you can fill it with sand or salt). Lift the bag on the pulleys to wind the clock. As the weight slowly descends, the drive wheel rotates, which then rotates the catch wheel through a reducer. The clock has an adjustable pendulum with weights, which interacts with the capture wheel by the steady ticking of the capture mechanism. The ticking of the clock can be adjusted in increments of one second by moving the upper and lower weights of the pendulum. A reducer also transfers the rotation to the hour and minute dial. One of the interesting features of our Aero clock is that the time is not read by rotating hands on the clock face, but rather a fixed pointer indicates the time on slowly rotating, numbered hour and minute dials.
Moreover, these dials rotate counterclockwise. Did you know that before standardization, some clocks moved clockwise, while others moved counterclockwise? The role of the "cuckoo" in the Ugears Aero Clock features a model of a hot air balloon. The suspended balloon rapidly descends when the hour strikes, then slowly rises again over the next hour.
Aero Clock from UGEARS - background and historical feature
The theme of the Aero Clock model is early aeronautics. Go back in time to the early days of aviation and the "balloonomania" that swept France and England in 1783. Two years later, intrepid aeronauts Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries crossed the English Channel from the air for the first time. We like the steampunk sensibility and adventurous spirit of this wooden clock model, and we think you will too!
Imagine yourself as an explorer of new horizons and conqueror of the four winds. The clock's case and intriguing wooden mechanism depict an air base nestled among the clouds. Feel it: the zephyrs are blowing, and the sun's rays are mussing the machinery... While you, in the role of an aeronaut, start a new research journey every hour.
Ugears set of wooden clock models celebrates the role of clocks in exploration. Did you know that the problem of calculating longitude, critical to accurate navigation at sea, was solved with a clock? The idea was proposed by Dutch mathematician Gemma Frisius in 1530. But it wasn't until the mid-1800s that English clockmaker John Harrison developed a series of deck clocks. They were so precise that ship captains could finally calculate their position at sea to within a few nautical miles. By knowing the exact time in London (Greenwich Meridian Time, or GMT) and calculating the time at their current position using sky observations, navigators could calculate where they were on the Earth's surface.
The problem of latitude was solved by the Phoenicians as early as 600 BC using celestial reckoning - measuring the height of the sun at noon, or the angle between the North Star (or other navigational stars) and the horizon. But the problem of longitude would trouble explorers for another 2,000 years. Harrison was eventually awarded the first prize of £20,000 (about $1.5 million today), established by the Parliamentary Longitude Act of 1714, after demonstrating the accuracy of his masterful clocks at sea. Now you too can become a watchmaker, thanks to the Ugears Aero Clock model!
What can you expect from the Aero Clock model?
Launched at a time when the world seems to have slowed down. The Ugears Aero Clock, a wooden pendulum wall clock that you build yourself, is both timely and timeless in its simple elegance. This beautiful and functional wooden wall clock is a treat for horologists, hobbyists, explorers, creators and romantics of all kinds. If you've ever looked up at the sky and thought "I want to be there!" or looked at a pendulum clock and wondered "How does it work?" then the Aero Clock from Ugears is for you.
By building the Aero Clock, a wooden wall clock with a pendulum, you will learn the basic principles of clock mechanisms. You'll learn how the stabilizing effect of the pendulum works by swinging the anchor, locking and unlocking the gears in the clock mechanism on a second-by-second basis, thus regulating the (slow) descent of the weight that drives both the driving and timekeeping mechanisms.
The Aero Clock from Ugears with Pendulum is a great puzzle and a perfect project for the whole family. As you work together to assemble this wooden clock model, you will experience the satisfaction of building something together. And it won't be just any model, but an actual working timepiece. A beautiful clock will hang on your wall, something your family can enjoy together as time passes.
The Aero Clock from Ugears with pendulum is a new and exciting addition to Ugears' collection of fascinating mechanical models. It will complement your mechanical collection, STEM LAB or board game collection.
Additional information:
- Degree of difficulty: 4 - difficult
- Number of parts: 320
- Assembly time: 10 - 12 hours
- Weight of weight bag: 2 kg (not included)
- Dimensions of the model: 75х47х16.5 cm, Max: 220х47х16.5 cm (220 is the height with load)
Suspension height, and running time
1,5m 16:43
1,6m 18:30
1,7m 20:16
1,8m 22:00
1,9m 23:50
1,91m 24:00
2m 25:37
2,1m 27:24
2,2m 29:10
2,25m 30:00
Let the fun happen!
And how to set the clock ? see here: