Clock Forum

Hi Steve, I wanted to ask you where did you find the Bamboo wood to make the clock, and if you have already done the project. Thanks.

A woodworking club near me held a project challenge to make something with a small amount of bamboo material that they provided. I decided to convert the 3D printed desk clock to wood. The wooden gears are super quiet compared to the printed version. The size is about 8" tall and 8" wide. Larger versions are being planned. I am running low on the small circuit boards used to control the stepper motor in the clock. My goal is to have a new design with a real time clock added for the next order of boards. The RTC looks to be the easiest to integrate https://www.amazon.com/Sensors-Precision-DS3231-Arduino-Raspberry/dp/B08D11ZGMK and it uses a temperature compensated oscillator. I am still working on the algorithm. Hopefully it will be ready soon.

I just received two rolls of some really incredible looking dual color PLA filament that should make some great looking clock gears. The gears will change colors as they rotate. Here is the same gear with different orientations. It is a bit pricey at $37 for a 0.75kg spool. A typical clock will use about one half to one third of a roll.