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NICOLEs Clock
 
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Machining the Clock Mechanism Housing Machining the Clock Mechanism Housing Machining the Clock Mechanism Housing Machining the Clock Mechanism Housing Machining the Clock Mechanism Housing
This is a new clock design incorporating ideas from previous clock's I have made and my more recent RGB illuminated name plate projects.
It was made as a gift for someone very dear to my mother.
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These images show machining the aluminium clock mechanism housing. The clock housing pocket was machined first. This pocket was then used to hold the housing so as to machine the front surface and the groves.
CADCAM Design of the Back Cover Engraving the Back Cover Finished Back Cover
All CAD-CAM designs were done using Vectric ASPIRE V3. These images show the design computer simulation followed by the engraving and profile routing.
The first image is of the finished engraved clock face.The next one is routing the clock hands out of 0.8mm Aluminium.
The remaining two images show anodising the clock mechanism housing.
Engraved Face Routing the Hands Anodising the Mechanism Housing My Anodising Setup
As with all my illuminated designs the face engraving is on the reverse side of the clear acrylic as a mirror image. This is so that when viewed from the front everything is the right way around. Doing it this way optimizes illumination of the engraving.
The Finished Clock The Finished Clock
The Finished Clock The Finished Clock The Finished Clock The Finished Clock
The finished clock, The base is that same design that I have used with my previous RGB LED lit Name Plates. This one is 200mm Wide. After anodising I used partial black anodising dye to give a sort of gun metal colour.
This shows the clock in all its illuminated glory. White, Red, Green & Blue.
As previously the IR remote control allows any of 12 fixed colours and one fully adjustable programmable colour button selection. In addition there are 4selectable  dynamic colour effects, FLASH, STROBE, FADE & SMOOTH.
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