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Step 3The Clock Face Concept

The Clock Face Concept
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I had experimented with etching the transparent top to a tape reel, and found that an LED illuminated the disk well. The prototype disk can be seen in the first image, all that was needed was the Dremel-a-like to widen the central hole and etch the surface.

As the disc rotates clockwise the hours roll into view from the left and out of view to the right. Because the face is moving rather than hands, the numbering needs to be anticlockwise.
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I'm an experimentalist, a scientist and I have a tendency to do things just for the sake of doing them, or to find out what they're like. I don't like stuff that sucks, please show me something that...
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