Time goes round and round in a bottle

Clock in a soft drink bottle

This is a project done a couple of years ago. Much earlier than another posted project from me, Keylendar . I submit this for the Clock Contest. Pls gimme a vote if you like it. Thx!

Materials:
- unwanted Compact Discs x2
- 2L soda bottles x3
  (of different brands, if those bottles are from different manufacturer, size may varies a little.)
- clock movement x1
- clock hands x2
- 120gsm+ paper for printing
- Cardboard

Tools:
- scissors
- cutter
- glue
- adhesive tape

Step 1: Shape the bottles

Cut the top part of the 3 bottles, leaving maximum of the straight part with the bottom. 

Comments

[tdutta]

You could have as many time zones shown on the same clock as you want. Love it!

[9400dk]

Good idea and very well documented.
I like it :-)

[duckcrazy]

Thanks! coz I am a professional trainer. XD

[reinzig]

"Shape" the CD's? How does one go about doing that? With a saw? With a grinder? ????

[duckcrazy]

Sorry I missed this point. You can use a hot-wire cutter to do the job.
pic: http://imgs.poksi.com.mo/big/15120.jpg
I got some very crappy CDs that can easily snap into two layers when bend. then I shape then by scissors!

[Kiteman]

That's really cool.

You could make something similar in a glass bottle (complete, not with the bottom of another bottle on top), and sell it to a pub or restaurant as a themed clock!.

[The Ideanator]

Oooh, nice! Now I want to do that with nixie tubes in dark bottles :D

[Kiteman]

A row of three wine-bottles on a wooden plinth, showing hours, minutes and second.

To sell it to a pub, make it programmable to start flashing between "last" and "orders" at the right time...

[duckcrazy]

Yes, you inspired me to make one using a peanut butter jar. The design have to open up the cross-section or the clock movement cannot get through.

[Kiteman]

Cool!

[vijayg179]

nice one,
can,t we make a sand watch using these bottles.

[duckcrazy]

Thanks! sure you can. Take a look at the sugar hourglass.

[Bongmaster]

neato :)