This is the first gear for my next clock!
For this piece I’m going to venture into some new territory (what’s new?). This clock will have a moon-phase dial. While the inclusion of a moon-dial is nothing new for me, the way I’m doing it is. Firstly, it will share the same axis as the main dial, which poses some mechanical challenges. Secondly, I’m using a new gear-train. Some weird tooth-counts were needed, and it requires more gears than the usual moon-train, but it will result in a synodic cycle every 29.53058798148120 days. This number is extremely close to the actual average cycle.
Because of the new moon mechanism, I’m going to do some testing before I finalize the design for this clock.
Side note - These teeth are a lot smaller than my usual gears. In order to fit them behind the main dial, I had to shrink them down a little.
Many more posts to come. Enjoy the ride with me!
