MedievalClock

Medieval Rack Clock, built by Ray Ames

[@crabby7668]

Fascinating. Surprising that something as simple as a pendulum came after something seemingly more complex. Every day is a school day.

[@gabrielbuilder1529]

Sometimes something simple is way harder to make than a more complex version of it

[@brenryan1]

Every day you learn something old!

[@Pat5843]

If you'd really like to blow your mind, look at carbs / early MECHANICAL fuel injection before the invention of the modern solenoid electric fuel injector.

[@crabby7668]

@@Pat5843 some of us grew up with carbs, but I don't think they are more complex than modern fuel injection if you take into account the electronics.

[@Pat5843]

@@crabby7668 I grew up rebuilding them into my mid twenties. all of the MATH that the ECU is doing for fuel injection was done in an analog way for carbs / mechanical injection. It wasn't as accurate sure but the actual mechanical complexity compared to a solenoid valve is nuts.
the injector itself is extremely simple in comparison. if you're adding in the ECU that runs it into the equation then yeah it's more complex.
Look up the Bosch K-Jetronic. this was a mass air flow capable mechanical injection system w/ single port injection made after the late 60's

[@brandonjacky1825]

I can't believe he spent 30 hours out of his day just to record that last bit of the clock sliding down the rail. True dedication!

[@kevinrussell6530]

No, it didn't take 30 hours. It would have if he left the swinging pendulum-like thing in, but he didn't, he took it out so it would move a lot faster. Notice how at the end it was going too fast and he had to stop it?

[@MajoroTom]

@@kevinrussell6530 that was the joke

[@fins59]

@@kevinrussell6530 Whoosh

[@notfeedynotlazy]

@@kevinrussell6530 SOMEONE was bound to fall for it. It was just a matter of time.

[@NoNameAtAll2]

cameraman can do anything

[@VoidHalo]

THANK YOU FOR SHOWING THE BLUEPRINTS! So many channels would just show you the clock and how pretty it looks and that's it. But having some sort of documentation to go on in order to understand its operation, especially for such a unique time-keeping device, is very much appreciated. Have you got any more blueprints or higher quality images of blueprints?

[@TheTortoiseandhare]

I think there were at least 30 pages of blueprints, which Ray purchased from the designer of the clock, Clayton Boyer. You can view his designs at his website, where plans are available for purchase. www.lisaboyer.com/Claytonsite/Claytonsite1.htm

[@gradybender3600]

What a legend

[@danielgimeno]

I love the second mechanism and the wind rack, it's incredible!!

[@st.charlesstreet9876]

Absolutely facilitating! Never ever knew that such a time piece existed and I love clocks to boot.
Thank You for the informative posting!

[@SaintRegime]

Please use clocks responsibly for their intended purposes.
Might I recommend a soccer ball? =)

[@st.charlesstreet9876]

That and Along with my last comment too 😅 The B was too close to the H. Let’s just blame it on Siri, everyone else does! 😜

[@candyneige6609]

This clock would be a perfect addition for Crusader Kings fans as it's timeline (1066 - 1444) overlaps with the 350-year gap between the foliot and the pendulum (1306 - 1656).

[@2adamast]

The minutes hand came with the pendulum.

[@candyneige6609]

@@2adamast Then how can you tell the minute without the minute hand ?

[@2adamast]

@@candyneige6609 _Minute hands only came into regular use around 1690_ In medieval time hours and midday were mainly real and season dependent.

[@candyneige6609]

@@2adamast If that's the case, then imagine how complicated the mechanism of a medieval clock really is.

[@2adamast]

@@candyneige6609 The japanese had temporal time clocks until 1860, I doubt medieval clocks were too much concerned about solving that problem. Of sundials only astrolabes got the hours right.

[@GrnArrow092]

I've never seen a clock powered this way before. It's very interesting and I like how you wind it up. You just simply give it a push. I like it.

[@UnscannableDrew]

In addition to the hour and minute hand, this clock tells you how much time has passed by how far it has moved along the wall.

[@shaneh1003]

Man, I love this thing. Always wondering why I waste my life when there are so many things I could create or build. Hopefully whoever does this work feels appreciated and knows how respected they are by certain people. It’s astounding to me that completely fake people that create nothing are famous and worshipped, while those that are far greater human beings and create great things are ghosts to society.

[@toomdog]

“So don’t do that.”
That one caught me off guard 😂😂😂

[@EoinTremont]

When he “wound” the clock, I seriously gasped and whispered “oh it’s powered by gravity!” Amazing!!

[@sakirabbit900]

What a clever mechanism! The handmade beauty of it all just makes it all the more fascinating. Well done!

[@Humble_Electronic_Musician]

So awesome!
And well presented!

[@moalanikai]

Congratulations on an excellent build, Ray. Your Medieval Rack is Spectacular!!! I love seeing such beautiful craftsmanship. Aloha. Clayton

[@gravesclayton3604]

Aloha!

[@kurtschlarb9762]

Been watching UA-cam since day one. This is one of the best videos I have ever seen.

[@sahilsardar1237]

Really very very beautiful invention. A lot of thanks to the maker.Hats off sir !

[@KUWAITGRIPSVEVO]

Dude searched “clock music” on a royalty free site and used the first result. Sometimes you gotta respect the mind of the boomer

[@Daragausthedragon]

This is an amazing video I wish I saw this 6 years ago when it came out

[@jreese8284]

Intriguing, and just lovely to look at. Beautiful wood!

[@Ovahlls]

Looks like something you'd find in Ron Weasley's house. It's awesome!

[@johnsamu]

Such a beautiful clock and a wonderful mechanism, never seen that mechanism before.

[@marksingleton2739]

Good choice on the music too! Guess I might be the first to catch that.

[@johngray8249]

The concept and workmanship are truly amazing. Many thanks for showing.👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@garryferrington811]

They had clocks as early as the 1300's? That's amazing. It's interesting to see how they did it. Primitive, obviously, but apparently it worked!

[@JackieOwl94]

Oh no. I’d say they had a very advanced awareness of the intricacies of weight, balance, and motion dynamics. Though they may not have known everything about the universe, they were most certainly not primitive people.

[@GGGeeerrryy]

Sun clocks: Am i a joke to you?

[@raykent3211]

Nice clear explanation, thanks.

[@RagtimeAnnie]

And a Good Time was had by all ! Great Clock - wonderful workmanship ...

[@Klayperson]

I've seen this design somewhere, but i have no idea where. Not in real life but probably in film or video games.

[@tslim250]

This is a really old video but i just stumbled on this and would love to make a variant of this out of sheet metal... is there a cad file for this somewhere??? OMG THE END LOLOLOL The catastrophic failure was a great touch, dude you are cool man!

[@TheTortoiseandhare]

Don't know if this is the same as a cad file, but I see that plans are now available as a dxf file. Here's the link to where you can order plans are check out the other designs as well. www.lisaboyer.com/Claytonsite/medievalrackpage1.html

[@noahaustin9011]

Correction: The use of pendulums in clocks did not happen until 17th century, but evidence shown by archeologists show pendulums themselves were used by Egyptians and Romans for other purposes. They were not "invented" when listed in the video. Just switched to use for clocks.

[@jerryfacts9749]

Not an easy project to build. Lots of time and very precise work involved. Impressive!

[@arnomrnym6329]

Great work! 👍🏾😎

[@charlesprokopp276]

Congratulations!
I've built many of Clayton's clocks over the years, and they are works of art! This one, however, has stymied me for over three years. If the teeth on the inclined rack are not absolutely precise, it won't run. I've rebuilt the rack four times with no luck. It seems to me that a laser-cutting CAD/CAM setup is needed for that part. (I'll keep trying.)

[@TheTortoiseandhare]

Hi Charles. Ray built two of these clocks, one for me, and one for himself, cutting out all the parts doubled up so that they were identical. Ray liked to experiment, and he later made a modification to his rack clock. He removed the teeth completely from the incline, and converted the small cogged drive gear to a pulley. The pulley is wound with line, which is anchored to the top of the rack. He fashioned a small crank to attach to the wheel, so he could wind the line onto the pulley as the clock went up the rack. That clock operates as before, with the pulley turning the mechanism instead of the cog connection. I made a short video of Ray winding his modified rack clock, which you can see here. ua-cam.com/video/TijigABlUWQ/v-deo.html&ab_channel=MarkFrank

[@charlesprokopp276]

@@TheTortoiseandhare I made a lantern pinion for that purpose, but was stymied by irregularities in the first rack. After three more attempts, each more painstaking than the last, I finally surrendered. For now! I hadn't thought of using a pulley and cord...Hmmm...

[@TheTortoiseandhare]

@@charlesprokopp276 One of the things I talked to Ray about, but that he didn't try, was to take a couple loops around the pulley and then anchor that line taut to both ends of the rack. It would probably require some sort of non-skid surface on the spool (or with enough line each way fastened to the spool), but you could then eliminate the crank and push the clock up the incline just like when it had teeth. If the line didn't slip on the spool, it would run down the incline as before. Just more food for thought. Unfortunately, Ray passed at age 92 a couple years ago so he won't be trying that.

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

This is so cool!
I love mechanical gadgets, and those clocks are the best :-)
Thanks for sharing, and best wishes for your continued success.

[@pujabelgian]

Stunningly beautiful and clever, the power of imagination. The simple complexified!

[@cliffjamesmusic]

I found a very old clock when I was in Spain. It was used to fix the timing of events. It was called the mañana.

[@JimCoder]

It wants to be mounted on a stairway. That way, every night when you go upstairs to bed, you can rewind the clock along the way!

[@timparris8230]

Was thinking the same, but our stairs are all sloped the opposite direction. (wall is only on left side going up.)

[@SteveMacSticky]

wow that is ingenious

[@mindwarp12]

Awesome, inspirational even!

[@MrPointness]

Oh, I love it so much!

[@rishabtirupathi9431]

I cannot believe it is powered by nothing but gravity! Absolutely incredible!

[@Ebani]

Funny as historically, clocks that don't run through gravity/whind up mechanism are a very recent thing.

[@rishabtirupathi9431]

@@Ebani oh.

[@charliepearce8767]

Jolly good show old chap !

[@salmanalqahtani6943]

Thanks for showing us

[@wishusknight3009]

Great video, though it probably could have done without the music. Or at least a song without the ringing. .... But the craftsmanship and detail are just outstanding.

[@HrRezpatex]

I am pretty sure this would sell very well to day also. 🙂

[@brianshoubert7803]

Awesome clock!

[@williamgagnon-desharnais1389]

It's just a marvel, love the ingenuity!

[@GrandmaLoves2Scuba]

Magnificent! I want!

[@nathansteiner8595]

interesting how this predates the pendulum clock even tho it feels like its more sophisticated.

[@Smarglenargle]

i'll download this to my phone archives for the day i get isekai'ed or time traveled to medieval times so i can recreate it and sell it for lots of money.

[@TheLegend-wz7fl]

I would commission a skilled craftsman my entire monthly wage to make me one of these

[@dgloom]

Love it

[@BlueFlameFoxX]

It’s so heartwarming and i don’t know why!

[@PuttingOnTheFoil]

I absolutely love this!

[@womanofsubstance8735]

How cool is that?! I want one!

[@thomasrussell4674]

Fantastic work thanks for the explanation about that foliat thing

[@TheRealInscrutable]

It seems you could paint the time on the wall behind it and just have a pointer on it as it moves down.

[@qdaniele97]

Not so easy, you still need a mechanism to slow the movement at a predictable and constant rate.
That's the whole point of pendulums and other oscillating mechanisms, their period is always constant.

[@TheTortoiseandhare]

With the time on the wall you'd need to push the clock up the incline at precisely the same time each day and to the same point. The clock dials stay put while it's being pushed up the rack.

[@luukgodschalk2573]

Now this is awesome

[@harliethomas1378]

This is so cool and elegant ;) Thanks for sharing.

[@eyb0ss317]

Fantastic

[@lemmonsinmyeyes]

Really cool idea for energy source! also like how the minute hand resets

[@timhinchcliffe5372]

I want the wrist watch version.

[@tymz-r-achangin]

Cool video! Thanks

[@randygreen007]

Even more proof that gravity has an effect on humans over time.

[@shnitzeedumple]

That is really cool!

[@nodymus6519]

So cool!

[@bijankumar2922]

Wonderful one ever seen ! Simple but brilliant machanism !

[@MrocznyTechnik]

Very interesting presentation. Only flaw is this annoying bell ring in the background music.

[@tazmunster7646]

that is one cool clock

[@HooLeePhucingSheet]

The music is awesome lmao

[@jsanledes]

Bravo!!!!
👋

[@reachandler3655]

This is awesome! Never seen anything like this, I'd definately prefer this to a cuckoo!

[@panda-tv5675]

That's amazing

[@MisatoBestWoman]

Super interesting!!!

[@appidydafoo]

Fascinating and educational, thank you

[@carlosarribas2882]

Maravilloso, wonderfull

[@MagnetOnlyMotors]

0:31 gyrates. Super nice clock ! 😊

[@MayorofHopeville]

"So don't do that" 😂💀

[@ytkd8486]

不思議で面白く、魅力的な時計ですね

[@A.potter_yashkin]

Гениально!

[@Jeremy.Bearemy]

"So don't do that"
🤣

[@rawbacon]

UA-cam doing its thing again, for 5 years there was just a comment or 2 per year then Bam!

[@hansdampf640]

Antikythera mechanism is giggeling about this ^^

[@caveatemp]

I'm ordering mine today on Amazon.

[@SkyfallLodge]

What an interesting mechanism!

[@szcpos]

Absolutely brilliant :)

[@ajenc100]

Thanks for the info and good job

[@lunar9342]

What if you put marks along the path to show how long has passed since it was set? I often lose track of the time I did stuff at, so it would help to have a direct reference! You could also use it as a timer that way! Then you could add in a secondary and tertiary sliding mechanism to mark the start and end of the timer!

[@Cosigner22]

@@dilbot1512 ...you clearly didn't watch or listen to the video. Recap: it takes 30 hrs to complete it's downward path and the face of the clock resets every hour.

[@michaellalanae7228]

Pretty bad ass .

[@Erasmus12]

Oh man what a pleasure for my eyes!! Where can i find the projects?

[@matthewtalbot-paine7977]

319 subs 71 thousand views. The youtube algorithm strikes again!

[@Elegyofawesomeness]

That's pretty cool

[@davidwitte8469]

Seems like it would be relatively easy to extend the rack so you only need to reset it once a week. I think a 30 foot rack would be pretty cool.

[@crazyivan030983]

I want one... like now.

[@6663000]

amazing

[@ke6gwf]

I will buy one! Lol
And I love how this all of a sudden got picked up by The Great Algorithm after 6 years.

[@wisteria3032]

I am so getting one of these

[@justinrisley8604]

If you put it in a stairway it could go for even longer, but wouldn't be as visible

[@Afro408]

Beautiful clock Ray. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😁I’ve never seen the like. 😎😎 Hats off!

[@killmeister2271]

this has me thinking:
ok so when something orbits around a planet, it's falling to the planet but never actually hits the planet making it therefore spin forever. could a perpetual motion machine be made that is designed to orbit a planet, and could it forever provide electricity using gravity?

[@rayrous8229]

Impressive