Clock Forum

I printed 2 of these, 1 for myself and another for my Father. Both are using the Rev 2 updates, mine is in standard PLA, the gears for my Fathers I think are silk PLA. Mine ran for 2 months without issue, now is exhibits all the symptoms of the sticky gear issue, my Father ran for about a month before exhibiting the same issue. In both cases we have ruled out the pendulum, it swings for 20+ minutes. He has had more time than I to investigate - he's retired! He has found that the debug guide of a weight directly on the lines doesn't work, I think it is 1lb in the guide, but it won't power the drive train, a little nudge from the gear with the internal ratchet an it will run for a short while before stopping again. Any ideas? Any idea on how we figure out the issue? Tom

Hello all, Recently retired mechanical engineer here starting on my first clock. Not new to 3D printing, but new to clock building. I just purchased the Moon Phase Clock, as well as the hardware pack. Currently reading through the manual and familiarizing myself with the .stl files. I have also read through many of the topics on the forum and watched a few videos. Currently trying to decide on color, and more importantly, filament type/brand. I had my hopes set on the silky filaments, but from what I have been reading, the silky can be finicky. Should I avoid the silky filaments on this first build? I have also read (I think), that the MatterHackers filaments are good for these clock projects. Can someone confirm or suggest otherwise from recent experience? Looking forward to the build. I will post some pictures as I move forward. Cheers!

Hi All, I modified the CNC shield as described for the Silent Clock but when I tested the circuit with a stepper motor nothing happened. I had fried the Nano. Checking the CNC shield with a volt meter I had 12 volts on all the points where I should have had 5 volts. Looking at the two pictures can anyone see anything obvious I had done wrong before I buy 2 more boards and make the same mistake. Thanks for any help. Steve.