Dial Clock

In this instructable, I will show you how to make a clock out of an old rotary phone.

Step 1 Get your parts

You will need the following:

• A rotary phone which is broken internally/not usable
• Clock parts
• A drill
• White paint (optional)
• Hot glue

Comments

[paqrat]

Very cool instructable, both in concept and execution.

[Lance Mt.]

 If you could possibably (Somehow,) make the phone still work that'd be cool

[timothymh]

 Very cool, yet impossible for a few reasons 1) you need to take out the dial guard, 2) the clock part gets in the way of the dial mechanism, 3) you need to turn the dial a little to align the dots with the hour positions. But it's a great idea!

[paqrat]

Perhaps one could take one of the handsets of a modern phone which has the dialing buttons on the handset and put them on the handset of your phone. Might then be possible to use the guts from the modern phone to give you both clock and working phone.

[Lance Mt.]

 Quite impossible. Yet it must be done. Actually, we should have combining instructables contests. Office cardboard chair trap. Knex gun milkshake maker. Headphone single cookie bakers.

[timothymh]

 Absolutely. :) iPod wallet clock. PC USB E-Z-Bake oven hack. Exploding aerosol pen prank.

[Lance Mt.]

Duck tape mouse, with thowies and all.

[timothymh]

Definitely. Mentos + Diet Coke virus, VR cookies, edible pop-top chainmail

[Lance Mt.]

 We're on to something...

[timothymh]

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[Lance Mt.]

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[timothymh]

Wasn't there a rumor about the schematic for the Arduino causing it to explode?

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[merijnvw]

 how is this a dead computer?

[timothymh]

 The circuitry inside. I concede the fact that it doesn't have a microchip, but if they accepted it, then it must meet the requirements.

 But you gotta admit it's pretty cool.

[Seleziona]

Looks cool! 4.5*

[timothymh]

 Thanx! (could you also check out this one please?)

[Seleziona]

Will do!