Roman numeral for "4" on the clock face is incorrect.
I really enjoy making these clocks. The design is excellant. However, the roman numeral clock faces use "IIII" for number 4 which is incorrect. Should be "IV". On the two clocks I have made with that face, I am correcting the issue by printing just the number characters (by lowering the whole clock face below the print bed until just the numbers show). I extend them 50% in the Z axis to make them a little easier to work with. Then shave off the "IIII" and replace it on the previously printed faces with "IV" made by simply flipping over the "VI". And I can make a second one from the same set by trimming off one "I" from "VI"I and flipping that over. Or maybe Steve will produce an STL file with the corrected numerals?
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I was wondering if that was the case. So now I know. I just learned that this tradition was started to avoid having the VI, which represents the name of the Roman diety Jupiter, upside down, which apparently would be disrespectful. Which makes a good conversation starter though I think I will take my chances on the otherwise conventional version. Anyway, it is a great clock. Thanks again.