Pendule - STEM Puzzle 3D wood UGEARS

Galileo Galilei, an Italian engineer at the end of the 16th century, carried out the first study of the pendulum. The property of the pendulum is to maintain the consistency of the oscillations. It should be noted that the first person to use a pendulum in a mechanical clock and to guarantee a constant rate was the Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens in the 17th century.

Mechanical clocks mainly use clocks as part of a launch mechanism and as a means of providing a constant rate. In the musical field, metronomes, which have clocks as the main building element, then help the musicians to practice the game at a regular pace.
Geological surveys, seismography, sports and laboratory research in mechanics and physics also use clocks.

The Metronome Ugears comes with step-by-step, colour instructions that are really easy to follow (in several languages including French). In particular, it does not require any glue or special tools to be fully assembled.

How the STEM Ugears Metronome Works

The Metronome is a stylized pedagogical model, an interactive guide to the mechanism. Indeed, it is designed to learn its essential principles and its principles of operation. The Metronome is one of the most reliable and basic time measurement mechanisms. Its operating principle is based on the constant amplitude oscillation of the model under the force of gravity (weight) and the potential energy (tension force) of the elastic. The elastic thus feeds the mechanism of the model and compensates for the loss of kinetic energy of the pendulum oscillations.

The device comes to life with a gearbox with a winding wheel. The model has an anchor exhaust controlling the frequency of oscillations. But also a weight, a wheel, a gear, an elastic, a ratchet and a ratchet reducing operating errors. The model has several ways to control the frequency of oscillations. These include the weight of the pendulum balance, the vertical position of the weight on the pendulum and the tension of the elastic.

Technical info

High-quality wood from sustainable sources is the Kit of the Stem Metronome. It also contains everything you might need for assembly. In addition, we use a laser method to cut parts from a plywood board and provide precise cuts. Remove the pieces from the boards and assemble them to create the complete model.

To assemble yourself, without the use of glue.

Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.3 x 16.7 cm
Number of coins: 92

Assembly: 1 to 2 hours