Recent Blogs
Watch-Winding Stop Form 2: Animation and Angle-Count Calculator
Explore a Geneva-type winding-stop illustration and calculate equal notch pitch, angular spans in pitches and remaining entered advances.
Tappet-and-stud Counter Wheel: Ideal Indexing Calculator
Calculate ideal pitch, accumulated steps, final index and wheel turns from entered positions and stud passes. Every pass is assumed to complete one step.
Tappet-stud Revolution Counter: Entered Count Comparison
Compare verified revolutions and logged counts against an ideal one-count-per-revolution reference. Differences do not identify mechanical faults.
Single-tooth Small Wheel to Large Intermittent Mechanism: How It Works, Parts, Formula & Uses Explained
How a single-tooth driver indexes a large count wheel one notch per revolution — geometry, sizing math, and a worked sawmill tally counter example.
Single-tooth Small Driver, Lock by Rim Mechanism Explained: How It Works, Parts, and Diagram
Single-tooth small driver with rim lock: how this intermittent counter wheel indexes one notch per input revolution, with formulas, examples, and trade-offs.
Single-tooth Driving Wheel and Notched Wheel: How This Intermittent Indexing Mechanism Works
How a single-tooth driving wheel and notched wheel produce 1-step-per-revolution intermittent motion for counters, score reels, and dispensers — with formulas and worked examples.
Crown-ratchet (rag-wheel) Mechanism Explained: How It Works, Parts, Diagram and Uses
Explore an axial crown ratchet and sliding pawl. Calculate nominal angle per click, total index, ramp slope and stop-face deviation, with a developed tooth profile.
Star-wheel Escapement Mechanism: How It Works, Parts, Diagram and Formula Explained
Star-wheel escapement explained: how the mechanism gates impulse in clockwork, the geometry, real workshop examples, formulas, and design tradeoffs.