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| 04_projects:01_clock [2024/07/30 16:57] – [Installing gear shafts] jattie | 04_projects:01_clock [2025/05/26 15:18] (current) – [Background] jattie | ||
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| ===== Background ===== | ===== Background ===== | ||
| - | I saw some working 3D printed clocks and became fascinated with the idea and history of clock making. There are multiple publications of makes and 3D designs out there that can be downloaded and assembled, but they all lack the details that I wanted to understand and these are not described in the detail that I needed to understand. Also the terminology in horology literature is unfamiliar and now always clear. | + | I saw some working 3D printed clocks and became fascinated with the idea and history of clock making. There are multiple publications of makes and 3D designs out there that can be downloaded and assembled, but they all lack the details that I wanted to understand and these are not described in the detail that I needed to understand. Also the terminology in horology literature is unfamiliar and not always clear. |
| So the aim here is to document my discovery journey for like minded individuals who want to follow this same path to design their own working clocks. | So the aim here is to document my discovery journey for like minded individuals who want to follow this same path to design their own working clocks. | ||
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| * A geartrain with the right ratios for 60 minutes and 12 hours | * A geartrain with the right ratios for 60 minutes and 12 hours | ||
| * Both minute and hour shafts on the same axis to drive hour and minute hands | * Both minute and hour shafts on the same axis to drive hour and minute hands | ||
| - | * A friction clutch between the gear and hands that allows the time to be set | + | * A friction clutch between the gear and hands that allows the time to be set and adjusted |
| * An hour gear after the clutch to allow setting the time | * An hour gear after the clutch to allow setting the time | ||
| * A weighted driving mechanism with rewind capabilities, | * A weighted driving mechanism with rewind capabilities, | ||
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| ===== Assembly Rods ===== | ===== Assembly Rods ===== | ||
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| ===== References ===== | ===== References ===== | ||
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