Make this clever pin clock following the step-by-step instructable by our HSBC Designer in Residence Lao Jianhua.
You can read about Lao Jianhua's residency in his Blog:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/lao-jianhua/blog/
Victoria & Albert Museum
London, UK
You can read about Lao Jianhua's residency in his Blog:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/lao-jianhua/blog/
Victoria & Albert Museum
London, UK
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Materials
- 14 map/push pins
- A piece of soft wood (eg. pine). It could be any size as long as it's about 3 cm deep
- Small, battery-powered, clock mechanism. You can get clock parts from craft stores, speciality
stores, 'Pound' stores, the internet, or you may want to recycle an old one, like we did for this
Instructable.
- 1 battery
Tools
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Hammer
- Saw
- Screwdriver
- Drill or chisel and hammer to carve a hole in the wood
- 14 map/push pins
- A piece of soft wood (eg. pine). It could be any size as long as it's about 3 cm deep
- Small, battery-powered, clock mechanism. You can get clock parts from craft stores, speciality
stores, 'Pound' stores, the internet, or you may want to recycle an old one, like we did for this
Instructable.
- 1 battery
Tools
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Hammer
- Saw
- Screwdriver
- Drill or chisel and hammer to carve a hole in the wood
Step 2: Disassemble the clock
If, like us, you are re-using an old clock, carefully dismantle the whole unit.
Step 3: Draw a square
Decide what size your Pin Clock is going to be and draw a square of that size on your piece of wood.
Cut it to size using the saw.
Cut it to size using the saw.
Step 4: Find the centre
Find the centre of your piece of wood by drawing two diagonal lines from opposite corners.
Step 5: Draw an outline
Place the clock mechanism on top of the wood, trying to match the centre of the wood with the centre of the mechanism.
Draw around the mechanism to create an outline.
Draw around the mechanism to create an outline.
Step 6: Drill a hole
Using an electric drill or a screwdriver, make a hole in the centre of your piece of wood.
(in this image, we haven't cut the square out of the bigger piece of wood [Step 3] yet!)
(in this image, we haven't cut the square out of the bigger piece of wood [Step 3] yet!)
Step 7: Hollow out a space for your mechanism
Hollow out some of the wood from within the outline you drew in Step 5.
Do not remove all the wood, but remove enough to house the clock mechanism so it sits flat within the carved area.
You should leave about 3 mm of wood. You can use the hole you made in Step 6 as a guide so you don't carve too much.
Do not remove all the wood, but remove enough to house the clock mechanism so it sits flat within the carved area.
You should leave about 3 mm of wood. You can use the hole you made in Step 6 as a guide so you don't carve too much.
Step 8: Mark the places for the pins
Download and print the pattern at the bottom of this page.
Put it on top of the wood and mark the 12 points where the pins will go.
Put it on top of the wood and mark the 12 points where the pins will go.
pin_clock_template_VandA.pdf(595x842) 437 KB
Step 10: Insert the mechanism
Insert the clock mechanism into the hole that you carved.
Insert the battery.
Insert the battery.
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We thought you'd like to know that we have setup a new Flickr Group called ‘Clever Design Solutions’. The group is devoted to ingenious design solutions, professional or amateur, commercial or domestic: wherever you discover clever design, we want to see it. Or maybe you yourself have figured out a new and simple way of solving an old problem. Just capture a good image and add it to the pool! (please include a short explanation if needed).
Anyone can take part in this project and no invites are needed to join or to add pictures. You only need to have a Flickr account.
Lao Jianhua, our designer in residence, will be periodically selecting and reviewing the designs on his blog.
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hobby lobby for about $4.00 or at Michaels for about $3.50.. So this clock would be less than $10.00 complete... Home Depot has lumber splits for free if you ask.