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SB13 build

Here's a couple of pictures of my SB13 build.

I will start by saying the clock design and associated STL files are fantastic....will done Steve! All the parts were printed w/o issue....the "no support required" is awesome.

The clock was printed with a Bambu X1 Carbon, the files were sliced and printed from inside the Bambu environment using the recommended setting, all the parts printed perfectly. I used Polymaker PolyTerra PLA for the major parts, for the gears I used Inland (Microcenter) Gold\Gray silk PLA. I believe PolyMaker and/or eSUN makes filament for Microcenter.

I had a couple of friction issues that required some attention, but after a couple of tweaks, the clock has been running for about 48hrs w/o issue.

7 comments

7 Comments

Wayne

Jan 14

Quick update: The clock has been running perfect for the last 5days.....beautifully designed clock.

I am slowly tweaking the pendulum to sneak up on the accuracy, The clock is currently running within a minute over a 24 HR period.

I found the ratchet assembly to be a bit sticky when winding so I used a very small amount white lithium grease on the face where the ratchet fingers make contact....this made it much smoother to wind. When using grease on something like this "less is more".😉

Wayne

Jan 10

Thanks guys, glad you like the color combo. I originally printed the gears in gold but they didn't look right so I reprinted them in the gold/gray PLA.... I think it gives the gears a real metal look.

I tried sharing the video from my google drive and YouTube but both generate a URL error. Not sure what's going on but I recently upgraded my laptop to Win11 so maybe I am dealing with a security setting or something.

sosalty62

Jan 10

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Don't use any of the Share tools. Copy the URL from the address bar in your browser to your clipboard (Ctrl C). Then in the comments box on this forum, select "Add Video", and paste (Ctrl V) the URL into the URL box. Then click "Embed Video"

Wayne

Jan 10

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I used my shop computer this time, along with your copy / paste suggestion, but still get the same URL error.

No biggy, the photos show off my project nicely 🙂

Wayne

Jan 10

I want to upload a short video of the clock in motion....but I get a (YouTube) URL error.

I tried uploading it from my system but it exceeds to 20Meg limit.

Not sure how to move forward...anyone have advice or a suggestion?

sosalty62

Jan 10

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That looks really nice. Good work. I really like the gear color choice. Looks like Bronze in the picture.

I have found that the best way to upload videos on this forum is to post a link to the video from a cloud storage library. I have started using Imgur for all my social media activities that require large file sizes. But there are many others, like Google Drive, Drop Box, MS OneDrive, etc.

Steve

Jan 10

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Looks good. I like the colors. The bronze really shines, especially with the textured sheet.

Sorry about the 20MB file limit. Wix sets that. My plan allows a total of 10GB of storage. Larger plans may allow larger files, but the monthly price starts going up really fast for business plans. YouTube might be an easy option to create a free account and upload GB of videos.