I very much appreciated the video Robert! I am after all a steam punk/clock escapement mechanism nut so this is up my alley. I think should I make something like this, I'll just leave the minute hand moving in reverse with a second smaller clock face that is in reverse, just because it would look cool and different or perhaps a clock face that moved while the minute hand stayed in place. Thanks for the video Robert and keep them coming!
So the mains supply is 50 hertz like Australia and the motor rpm is 60 . I know I needn't concern myself with that little detail but it's actually blowing my mind. I'll admit to having just an extra sip of cognac , or was that port?
Sooo... what's the cheapest stepper motor you can buy? 🤔 and is it any better than adding a crude optical tachometer to control a dumb motor with say, a mosfet & cheapo arduino board? I get that 100% 3D printing stuff is pretty cool, but given we're already adding a bunch of electromechanical parts, I would not be in the slightest offended by adding some most-common bearings to things to get it working a bit slicker. Given otherwise it seems like it'd end up being a toy you turn on for 30 seconds to show guests that come around the house and ask what you 3D print.
you can solve that problem in a 100 ways mate and they are much of a muchness - your idea sounds good to me - and adding bearings awesome idea - go for it - i only 3D print the whole thing because I am really just demonstrating an idea
You never disappoint. Thank you for all your inspiring work.
Wow, thank you!
Thank you Robert 👍💪✌
cheers mate
Wonderful design! I am looking forward to seeing where you go with this series. I'm taking notes.
i should have a video up on controlling the motor on Friday mate
I very much appreciated the video Robert! I am after all a steam punk/clock escapement mechanism nut so this is up my alley. I think should I make something like this, I'll just leave the minute hand moving in reverse with a second smaller clock face that is in reverse, just because it would look cool and different or perhaps a clock face that moved while the minute hand stayed in place. Thanks for the video Robert and keep them coming!
i like the idea of the clock face moving mate - that's cool
I have a WATCH like that.
@@lawr5764 Nice!
Great work great ideas very interesting 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
When I grow up, I want to be just like you 🌟
I don't want to grow up!
"Because God have us curious minds."
lol - awesome mate
they should have had that stuff when i was at school but alass , thanks very much mate i really appreciate it . yours sincerely terry👍👍
cheers mate
That looks like a lot of fun to make. A practical prototype and as you say, so many ways it could be improved.
absolutely mate
I've always been interested in building a pantograph to scale up CNC cuts or 3D prints. Maybe one day 😅
well it's basically a parallelogram mate
Quite a steampunk clock sound ❤
cheers mate but i am working on a quieter version
Great job Rob 😎👍
cheers mate
My grandma had an old electric clock that used the frequency of the mains alternating current as the regulator. I think they were quite common.
that's interesting mate - thanks for sharing
I knew you were a Time Lord.
you probably can control the timing better with an escapement.
you definately could mate
paper version any decade now.............
i could certainly do a cardboard version!
I really think you should try TV, Be just like David Attenborough.
i should look into it - cheers
Cool, if you sound-proof the case it would be coolest clock ever 👍
Edit: Or just make sound proof case with clear face 👍👍👍
Cool idea
A link to suitable motors would have been nice... neither here nor on Thingiverse there is any hint which motors might fit...
that's because it doesn't matter much - get one at 60rpm and change the hole size
So the mains supply is 50 hertz like Australia and the motor rpm is 60 . I know I needn't concern myself with that little detail but it's actually blowing my mind. I'll admit to having just an extra sip of cognac , or was that port?
it's a DC motor run from a battery - so mains doesn't really effect it
You need a regulator
yep - of some kind
🙂
cheers mate
Sooo... what's the cheapest stepper motor you can buy? 🤔 and is it any better than adding a crude optical tachometer to control a dumb motor with say, a mosfet & cheapo arduino board?
I get that 100% 3D printing stuff is pretty cool, but given we're already adding a bunch of electromechanical parts, I would not be in the slightest offended by adding some most-common bearings to things to get it working a bit slicker. Given otherwise it seems like it'd end up being a toy you turn on for 30 seconds to show guests that come around the house and ask what you 3D print.
you can solve that problem in a 100 ways mate and they are much of a muchness - your idea sounds good to me - and adding bearings awesome idea - go for it - i only 3D print the whole thing because I am really just demonstrating an idea