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Step 2Preparing the base
I took a a piece of wood( 3x2 cm , 50 cm long) that I found in a closet and used that as a base for the clock.
I started by drilling eleven 5 mm holes straight through for the leds. On the top I then used a 12 mm drill and drilled down like 7 mm at each 5 mm hole to get an indentation for the marbles to be put into. On the bottom I used an even wider drill and drilled out a huge chunk of wood over each led hole and then I chiseled a trench between the holes so the cables can be put there.
In the middle between the hour- and minute-leds I drilled and chiseled out a huge crater to put the electronics into.
After sanding it a bit and painted it all with a dark brown color.
I started by drilling eleven 5 mm holes straight through for the leds. On the top I then used a 12 mm drill and drilled down like 7 mm at each 5 mm hole to get an indentation for the marbles to be put into. On the bottom I used an even wider drill and drilled out a huge chunk of wood over each led hole and then I chiseled a trench between the holes so the cables can be put there.
In the middle between the hour- and minute-leds I drilled and chiseled out a huge crater to put the electronics into.
After sanding it a bit and painted it all with a dark brown color.
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Very nice clock, BTW. I want to do something similar as a watch, but I can't find the chip already programmed for a reasonable price, and I don't want to invest in the equipment to do it myself for a single project.