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The Pendulum

A project log for The (Original) 1Hz Challenge

Build a working Graham escapement mechanism with PLA printed wheel and armature and minimal investment of time, money, and effort.

rkramerrkramer • 08/17/2025 at 17:29•0 Comments

There's not much mystery to the pendulum's design.
To keep the pendulum's performance harmonic 2⁰-4⁰ of displacement is typical. And a 1m pendulum length yields 2 π sqrt(L/g) ≈ 2s period.

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