I don't know if this would really address your comment, but clickspring [1] on YouTube has a video series creating a modern replica of the mechanism with period

I don't know if this would really address your comment, but clickspring [1] on YouTube has a video series creating a modern replica of the mechanism with period appropriate tools. [1] https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsHnyxfygxA0to4RXv4_jDU2 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsHnyxfygxA0to4R...