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el wire clock

el wire clock
In this el wire clock instructable I will be showing you how to make a el wire clock using a old bell style clock.
For this project you will need:
1. A old bell style alarm clock
2. 2 feet of a color of your choice el wire(with connecter already soldered)
3. 3 feet of a color of your choice el wire
4. A el wire inverter
5. Tape
6. Screw driver
7. Drill
8. Drill bits
9. Hot glue gun
10. Hot glue sticks








 
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Step 1Taking the guts out

Taking the guts out
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Unscrew the screws and remove the cover, then take off the bells and the legs so the unit will come out. Carefully remove the clock unit, and set aside.
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15 comments
Nov 7, 2011. 9:17 AMElectricFeel says:
Well done. The clock turned out great. What would be cool to see is a sequencer to illuminate the clock based on the time as well. You get into a whole new realm of problems, but it would be neat to see!
Sep 4, 2011. 7:26 AMsplazem says:
El wire is awesome! Great job!
Sep 5, 2011. 6:19 AMsplazem says:
Sure!
Aug 31, 2011. 5:57 PMcarlo$ says:
Very nice !
Aug 31, 2011. 12:02 AMazmash says:
Nice! Thank you
Aug 30, 2011. 5:43 PMHornetsy says:
I tried this but it did not work at all.I'm a little disappointed but, what can I do
Aug 24, 2011. 12:07 AMSHIFT! says:
This is Amazing- love the concept! I'm going to work on this, think this would look great on my flashlight alarm clock.
Aug 23, 2011. 8:56 PMfrank26080115 says:
it'll be nice if you can figure out a way to light up the hands
Aug 23, 2011. 9:07 PMfrank26080115 says:
You should paint the hands with glow-in-the-dark paint then
Aug 23, 2011. 5:58 PMChrysN says:
Nice!

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