![]() ![]() Creating the parts was so simple, even for my very limited CAD skills. ![]() It's now a few hours later, and the clock is happily ticking on the shelf next to its older brother. You'll recall I already had a working version? All I needed to do was identify the missing parts in the working model and copy them. Maybe I could go a step forward in CAD and try to design and 3D print the missing parts? The clock kit has been lying on a shelf for months, but a couple of days ago I decided to take a look at it again. My house is full of multi-coloured chunky knobs, frames, supports, and boxes - but I'm pleased with it none-the-less. Since then, I've printed all sorts of bits and pieces - some of which I've written about before.ĭue to my limited CAD skills, most of my models are crude, but serviceable I lack the patience or time to learn to do it accurately. 3D PrintingĪbout a year ago, together with fellow-blogger, Allan Schwartz, I acquired a cheap Monoprice 3D printer. Naturally, I complained to the seller and got a refund. The disappointment on the little boy's face was heartbreaking, but I had no option but to pack it all up and find something else to do. A quick glance to the end and I found that three essential pieces were absent and there was no way we could make the clock. The center pin - the one that holds everything together - was missing. Within 15 seconds I realized we were in trouble. We spread the instructions on the table, and like all good geeks, I first checked to see we had all the parts. Saturday morning while the parents lay in, we cleared the table and pulled the colourful plastic clock from its box. For weeks, we facetimed excitedly about "building the clock together." The Big DisappointmentĮventually our big weekend arrived. Enthusiastically, I ordered the clock through ebay and had it sent directly to his house. Last summer, I was due to visit one of those kids at the other side of the Big Pond. I was so enthralled by this working clock that I decided to buy it as a gift for "quality construction time" with the kids in my life. It's a very simple design but it's a wonderful way to learn how the escapement of a clock works - the core of mechanical timekeeping. It started a couple of years ago when I bought a plastic kit to construct a pendulum clock. So much so, that I had to share it with our community. Today I did something that astonished me. This is going to be an unusual post for this site as it includes no electronics. Menu A Cheap 3D Printer Brings an Entire Workshop to the Amateur Maker 25 June 2018 on mechanical clock, 3d printer
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