http://www.instructables.com Tue, 29 May 2012 13:43:47 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/Dr-Who-Inspired-Desk-Clock/
Dr. Who Inspired Desk Clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FMV/X0AR/H1YONG91/FMVX0ARH1YONG91.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FMV/X0AR/H1YONG91/FMVX0ARH1YONG91.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FMV/X0AR/H1YONG91/FMVX0ARH1YONG91.SMALL.jpg ChrysN I've done quite a few clock related instructables lately and I find that when I'm working on one clock I get an idea for another one (at this rate I'll have a home full of clocks).  So the latest idea I had was to make a back lit desk clock.  The idea was incubating for a while and I guess while wat...
By: ChrysN

Continue Reading »]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 14:27:04 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Owl-Clock/
Owl Clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FRF/B46A/H19RHSX4/FRFB46AH19RHSX4.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FRF/B46A/H19RHSX4/FRFB46AH19RHSX4.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FRF/B46A/H19RHSX4/FRFB46AH19RHSX4.SMALL.jpg thebeef2 Hey everybody.  This is my first real instructable.  I'm entering it on the Make it Real Challenge so if you like it, vote vote vote!  All of the machines used in this Instructable should only be used with proper training, knowledgable supervision, and extreme caution.  Know what you're doing.  I'm ...
By: thebeef2

Continue Reading »]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:36:25 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Laser-cut-ripple-clock/
Laser-cut ripple clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FK6/BXLG/H0KKWPVL/FK6BXLGH0KKWPVL.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FK6/BXLG/H0KKWPVL/FK6BXLGH0KKWPVL.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FK6/BXLG/H0KKWPVL/FK6BXLGH0KKWPVL.SMALL.jpg fungus amungus It's a wooden clock with lots of concentric circles that mimic ripples in a pond. Cut with a frickin' laser beam. I wanted something that was abstract and yet still had the basic functionality of a clock. It's a little bit of work with Illustrator and a bit of time on the ol' laser cutter. De...
By: fungus amungus

Continue Reading »]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:16:54 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Changing-theme-of-neon-light-Starbucks/
Changing theme of neon light - Starbucks - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FY3/MAHW/H15NKT2O/FY3MAHWH15NKT2O.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FY3/MAHW/H15NKT2O/FY3MAHWH15NKT2O.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FY3/MAHW/H15NKT2O/FY3MAHWH15NKT2O.SMALL.jpg instructascott Today I bought a neon clock on ebay.  It was local collection only, so I got it dirt cheap.. £5. I was unsure whether or not to get it at first. Why? Welllllll it was a playboy clock and well...that's a little feminine for me.  I thought that since it was a neon clock there must be a way into the cl...
By: instructascott

Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:04:37 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Metric-Clock-Take-2/
Metric Clock: Take 2 - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F5N/PE09/H174KM3R/F5NPE09H174KM3R.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F5N/PE09/H174KM3R/F5NPE09H174KM3R.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F5N/PE09/H174KM3R/F5NPE09H174KM3R.SMALL.jpg alecnotalex Some of you may remember my first instructable, the binary metric clock. It was published like a month ago, but I'm too lazy to actually check. After getting an LCD, I've decided to remake a better, easier to read, easier to set, useful version. For those who are not familiar with my first metric cl...
By: alecnotalex

Continue Reading »]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:26:50 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Mechanical-CPU-Clock/
Mechanical CPU Clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKW/TMNH/H0OJ3RO3/FKWTMNHH0OJ3RO3.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKW/TMNH/H0OJ3RO3/FKWTMNHH0OJ3RO3.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKW/TMNH/H0OJ3RO3/FKWTMNHH0OJ3RO3.SMALL.jpg lelazary The Mechanical CPU Clock shows the basic building blocks of a CPU (ALU, buses,RAM,registers, and a Control Unit). It executes a set of instructions which will emulate a simple wall clock. The inspiration for this project came from trying to teach my son and daughter about how a computer works (i...
By: lelazary

Continue Reading »]]> Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:45:59 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Lamina-Nixie-Clock/
Lamina Nixie Clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FMA/6FLB/H0FLBHE1/FMA6FLBH0FLBHE1.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FMA/6FLB/H0FLBHE1/FMA6FLBH0FLBHE1.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FMA/6FLB/H0FLBHE1/FMA6FLBH0FLBHE1.SMALL.jpg zorwick This is my first instructable and I hope you will like it. I have been reading this website for a while now and I decided to publish my project. I am non-native English speaker please excuse my language mistakes. This project is inspired by a previous instructable from Hellboy and his Lantern Clock...
By: zorwick

Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:07:00 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-Clock/
Steampunk Clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJI/2PKD/H0OIU9W7/FJI2PKDH0OIU9W7.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJI/2PKD/H0OIU9W7/FJI2PKDH0OIU9W7.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJI/2PKD/H0OIU9W7/FJI2PKDH0OIU9W7.SMALL.jpg kenkaniff While exploring the vast maze of IKEA (Canada's Largest :P), I discovered the "Rusch" clock, a cheap item which just screams "MODIFY ME!!". Well, Mr. Clock, you will get your wish. The nice thing about this clock is how easy it is to disassemble. It's made of thin plastic, and most importantly, it...
By: kenkaniff

Continue Reading »]]> Fri, 6 Apr 2012 05:46:20 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Disposable-flatware-clock/
Disposable flatware clock by Samuel Bernier - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FN8/UMHL/GZ6I5TE1/FN8UMHLGZ6I5TE1.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FN8/UMHL/GZ6I5TE1/FN8UMHLGZ6I5TE1.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FN8/UMHL/GZ6I5TE1/FN8UMHLGZ6I5TE1.SMALL.jpg Samuel Bernier Since almost three years now, I've been eating lunch at school using the same disposable fork. This plastic flatware people use like toilet paper is actually quite sustainable when used for a long period of time. While I keep my little polystyrene fork in my school bag, I notice that most students' ...
By: Samuel Bernier

Continue Reading »]]> Mon, 5 Mar 2012 10:55:28 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/CYCLOPS-1/
CYCLOPS - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FS8/Y5HL/GYGGN7LC/FS8Y5HLGYGGN7LC.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FS8/Y5HL/GYGGN7LC/FS8Y5HLGYGGN7LC.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FS8/Y5HL/GYGGN7LC/FS8Y5HLGYGGN7LC.SMALL.jpg hellboy Hello Here is Cyclops... all metal, shiny, very industrial. I can picture it sitting on baron Harkonens mantel.... I have been wanting to build a single digit Nixie clock for a while now,  I looked around the workshop and found a bunch of bits and pieces that I would start the design with, littl...
By: hellboy

Continue Reading »]]> Sun, 26 Feb 2012 01:17:34 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Light-Spectrum-Clock/
Light Spectrum Clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FYL/QLES/GXL61Z9J/FYLQLESGXL61Z9J.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FYL/QLES/GXL61Z9J/FYLQLESGXL61Z9J.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FYL/QLES/GXL61Z9J/FYLQLESGXL61Z9J.SMALL.jpg turiphro While time is continuous, most clocks display the time in a discrete way; even 'analogue clocks' often move their hands only once a second. In this instructable, I will show how to build a clock that shows the time continuously by smoothly cycling though the light spectrum. To allow for reading the ...
By: turiphro

Continue Reading »]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:21:34 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Quidditch-Diorama-Clock-1/
Quidditch Diorama Clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FPX/VGLE/GWLXENHB/FPXVGLEGWLXENHB.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FPX/VGLE/GWLXENHB/FPXVGLEGWLXENHB.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FPX/VGLE/GWLXENHB/FPXVGLEGWLXENHB.SMALL.jpg ChrysN For Halloween I made a diorama clock (http://www.instructables.com/id/Halloween-Diorama-Clock/). I wanted to make something on a smaller scale using a wrist watch.  It took me a while to decide on the theme for the diorama, but I happened to be watching a Harry Potter movie, when I thought, how abou...
By: ChrysN

Continue Reading »]]> Thu, 5 Jan 2012 17:37:44 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Binary-Clock-20/
LED Binary Clock 2.0 - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FI1/LLNO/GWXCYI7U/FI1LLNOGWXCYI7U.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FI1/LLNO/GWXCYI7U/FI1LLNOGWXCYI7U.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FI1/LLNO/GWXCYI7U/FI1LLNOGWXCYI7U.SMALL.jpg emihackr97 You might remember my first version of the LED binary clock (1.0); http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Binary-Clock-1/  This version was intended as a gift, so it's in a few contests like the Holiday Gifts challenge. Please, if you like it, feel free to comment, rate it (according to what you think...
By: emihackr97

Continue Reading »]]> Mon, 2 Jan 2012 16:54:48 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Glow-in-the-dark-RAM-clock/
Glow in the dark RAM clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FGM/E2MN/GWF60K7J/FGME2MNGWF60K7J.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FGM/E2MN/GWF60K7J/FGME2MNGWF60K7J.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FGM/E2MN/GWF60K7J/FGME2MNGWF60K7J.SMALL.jpg DualPhase This instructable will show how to make a glow in the dark clock out of old computer parts. Tools Required Tools Required: 1)  Hot glue gun 2)  Super Glue 3)  Drill or dremmel tool Materials The following are the materials used: 1)  Hard Drive 2)  RAM 3)  CD/DVD 4)  Clock Mechanism 5)  Small...
By: DualPhase

Continue Reading »]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:34:22 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Voice-Activated-One-Bird-Clock/
Voice Activated One Bird Clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0T/9CSO/GW88U0TD/F0T9CSOGW88U0TD.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0T/9CSO/GW88U0TD/F0T9CSOGW88U0TD.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0T/9CSO/GW88U0TD/F0T9CSOGW88U0TD.SMALL.jpg mrigsby Firmly say "Time" and this bird will count the hours by bobbing forward and the minutes (in multiples of five) by bobbing backward.  He does a little "wobble" between hours and minutes so that you will know, "the times, they are a changing."   An Arduino "listens" for sounds and op...
By: mrigsby

Continue Reading »]]> Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:34:45 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Cool-Exposed-Retro-Flip-Clock/
Cool Exposed Retro Flip Clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJA/EOH1/GVA8E6UP/FJAEOH1GVA8E6UP.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJA/EOH1/GVA8E6UP/FJAEOH1GVA8E6UP.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJA/EOH1/GVA8E6UP/FJAEOH1GVA8E6UP.SMALL.jpg Super Cameraman Ever since watching LOST, I’ve always been interested in owning my own flip clock, like the one in the Swan Station. Split flap displays have been around since the 1960’s and are still used in many train stations to display the train schedule.  I think these displays look really cool, and it’s a...
By: Super Cameraman

Continue Reading »]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:18:34 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Cool-Clocks/ http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZ9/2QAS/GU7F34LB/FZ92QASGU7F34LB.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZ9/2QAS/GU7F34LB/FZ92QASGU7F34LB.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZ9/2QAS/GU7F34LB/FZ92QASGU7F34LB.SMALL.jpg joespicnictables "Cool Clocks" gives you the neatest and coolest clocks on Instructable's! From the basic Pin Clock to the Arduino Word Clock! There's no telling what you'll make! DIY TiX Clock Here's my instructable for a DIY TiX clock.  It is powered by an AVR microcontroller.  The display is made up using a pi...
By: joespicnictables

Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:22:53 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Halloween-Diorama-Clock/
Halloween Diorama Clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F15/68EL/GTMP7THW/F1568ELGTMP7THW.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F15/68EL/GTMP7THW/F1568ELGTMP7THW.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F15/68EL/GTMP7THW/F1568ELGTMP7THW.SMALL.jpg ChrysN   In this project I have some Halloween characters attached to the hands of a clock traveling in a circle creating an animated Halloween diorama in a jar.  A ghost is attached to the second hand traveling in a circle at a rate of once a minute.  A cat is on the minute hand completing a circle in an ...
By: ChrysN

Continue Reading »]]> Sun, 9 Oct 2011 18:55:17 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Functional-Found-Art-Assemblage-Clock/
Functional Found Art Assemblage- Clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FAD/PVAL/FT17YRJ5/FADPVALFT17YRJ5.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FAD/PVAL/FT17YRJ5/FADPVALFT17YRJ5.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FAD/PVAL/FT17YRJ5/FADPVALFT17YRJ5.SMALL.jpg ericasu My father worked in advertising for 30 years. He has always been a very creative person. In fact, he began his professional life as an art director before being promoted to creative director. If you watch the new show Trust Me, perhaps this will mean something to you: My father had Eric McCormack's ...
By: ericasu

Continue Reading »]]> Fri, 3 Apr 2009 17:29:39 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Oversized-Pocket-Watch/
Oversized Pocket Watch - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F1F/9B7H/GSUSMTQ5/F1F9B7HGSUSMTQ5.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F1F/9B7H/GSUSMTQ5/F1F9B7HGSUSMTQ5.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F1F/9B7H/GSUSMTQ5/F1F9B7HGSUSMTQ5.SMALL.jpg Selorian Our entire family is very creative and we all love finding ways to recycle and reuse stuff. So when my wife suggested making an oversized pocket watch with an old alarm clock and stuff we had lying around, I jumped on it. We both made design decisions before and during the build and I did most of th...
By: Selorian

Continue Reading »]]> Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:31:57 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Shaky-Slinky-Clock/
Shaky Slinky Clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FQH/TC3M/GSUT1CXC/FQHTC3MGSUT1CXC.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FQH/TC3M/GSUT1CXC/FQHTC3MGSUT1CXC.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FQH/TC3M/GSUT1CXC/FQHTC3MGSUT1CXC.SMALL.jpg mrigsby You have to sneak up on this clock, hanging on the end of a slinky. If it sees you coming, it gets the shakes. <br> Using a Roberval balance arrangement (arms in the center), it doesn't matter where I place weights as long as the left and right side have a t...
By: mrigsby

Continue Reading »]]> Sat, 24 Sep 2011 20:05:54 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Paper-mache-clock-face/
Paper-mache clock face - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F40/KM55/GSWZBR5G/F40KM55GSWZBR5G.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F40/KM55/GSWZBR5G/F40KM55GSWZBR5G.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F40/KM55/GSWZBR5G/F40KM55GSWZBR5G.SMALL.jpg Gloomstopper Ordinary clocks can be incredibly boring, so here's an easy way to make an interesting time piece. Gather supplies You’ll need: A clock motor set - made for a 1/4 inch clock face A sheet of cardboard 1/8 inch thick Pencil Exacto knife Pattern paper Masking tape Scissors Acryl...
By: Gloomstopper

Continue Reading »]]> Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:54:54 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/popsicle-stick-clock/
popsicle stick clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F5M/94AY/GSUSMD2C/F5M94AYGSUSMD2C.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F5M/94AY/GSUSMD2C/F5M94AYGSUSMD2C.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F5M/94AY/GSUSMD2C/F5M94AYGSUSMD2C.SMALL.jpg creasemaker Sometimes,(OK all the time ),  my mind works in strange ways. After seeing the weekly challenge and the contest page and thinking to my self that I had no idea of what I could do,then a light came on,but no that was just my son passing through the living room on his way to the bathroom. So while I w...
By: creasemaker

Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:40:24 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Analog-Clock-with-Floating-hands/
Analog Clock with Floating hands. - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FP0/U0WG/GSSOZQR8/FP0U0WGGSSOZQR8.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FP0/U0WG/GSSOZQR8/FP0U0WGGSSOZQR8.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FP0/U0WG/GSSOZQR8/FP0U0WGGSSOZQR8.SMALL.jpg punee This is a very low cost make over project of your old, regular, common looking Analog Wall Clock, into a surprising, magical, illusionary looking new Clock. This project would transform your clock with direct read our Pointers Magically moving inside the clock with no connection to the clock center...
By: punee

Continue Reading »]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:07:51 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/monster-clock/
monster clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FSA/31DH/GSNQE6KV/FSA31DHGSNQE6KV.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FSA/31DH/GSNQE6KV/FSA31DHGSNQE6KV.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FSA/31DH/GSNQE6KV/FSA31DHGSNQE6KV.SMALL.jpg sistergldnhair I thought of making this monster clock after a half an hour of brain storming and then getting in a fight with my youngest sister and I called her a monster.  That's how I got the idea ( she is a little monster ) : -) It is a lot of fun to make and  it is also a lot of fun to figure out the time wi...
By: sistergldnhair

Continue Reading »]]> Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:58:04 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Lantern-Clock/
Lantern Clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FLH/38XY/GRIYV15I/FLH38XYGRIYV15I.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FLH/38XY/GRIYV15I/FLH38XYGRIYV15I.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FLH/38XY/GRIYV15I/FLH38XYGRIYV15I.SMALL.jpg hellboy Hello All here is my first Instructable, It’s a beautiful Nixie Lantern clock, A little steam punk and a bit Victorian, made up of mostly of found components I tend to communicate better when there is something to show so please look at the images and tags, they sometimes will hold more info than th...
By: hellboy

Continue Reading »]]> Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:41:25 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-Analog-Gauge-Moonphase-Clock/
Steampunk Analog Gauge Moonphase Clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FX1/KS1X/GS3BDEJE/FX1KS1XGS3BDEJE.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FX1/KS1X/GS3BDEJE/FX1KS1XGS3BDEJE.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FX1/KS1X/GS3BDEJE/FX1KS1XGS3BDEJE.SMALL.jpg fatratmatt I made a steampunk clock using an old wooden telephone box, three analog gauges, switches, a viewport, and a wind-up mechanism. The clock displays the hours, minutes and seconds on the gauges and when you wind it up, it displays the month, date and day of the week as well as playing a video of the c...
By: fatratmatt

Continue Reading »]]> Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:50:30 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/New-Earth-Time-NET-digital-clock-in-recycled-ret/
New Earth Time (NET) digital clock in recycled retro-modern case - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F2R/4E2G/GS3BDG8P/F2R4E2GGS3BDG8P.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F2R/4E2G/GS3BDG8P/F2R4E2GGS3BDG8P.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F2R/4E2G/GS3BDG8P/F2R4E2GGS3BDG8P.SMALL.jpg ajax_electronics Ever get confused by GMT, or just wish you had a cooler way to keep track of time?  Build a New Earth Time clock!  Using a PIC microcontroller, some code, and a couple discrete parts, you too can have a unique timekeeping device to keep on your desk. New Earth Time (NET) is an idea for a global tim...
By: ajax_electronics

Continue Reading »]]> Sat, 10 Sep 2011 14:35:24 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Time-goes-round-and-round-in-a-bottle/
Time goes round and round in a bottle - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FAS/L27O/GS3BCVQY/FASL27OGS3BCVQY.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FAS/L27O/GS3BCVQY/FASL27OGS3BCVQY.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FAS/L27O/GS3BCVQY/FASL27OGS3BCVQY.SMALL.jpg duckcrazy 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 differ...
By: duckcrazy

Continue Reading »]]> Sat, 10 Sep 2011 22:56:00 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Drinking-Bird-Clock/
Drinking Bird Clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZY/XBGQ/GSCZ59X6/FZYXBGQGSCZ59X6.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZY/XBGQ/GSCZ59X6/FZYXBGQGSCZ59X6.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZY/XBGQ/GSCZ59X6/FZYXBGQGSCZ59X6.SMALL.jpg mrigsby <br /&a...
By: mrigsby

Continue Reading »]]> Fri, 9 Sep 2011 10:05:32 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Whiskey-barrel-clock/
Whiskey barrel clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FS6/NSX6/GSCZ59RZ/FS6NSX6GSCZ59RZ.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FS6/NSX6/GSCZ59RZ/FS6NSX6GSCZ59RZ.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FS6/NSX6/GSCZ59RZ/FS6NSX6GSCZ59RZ.SMALL.jpg Dr.Swine Drunken Swine presents Natural wood whiskey barrel wall quartz clock. Case - piece of unique oak barrel. Movement - Quartex premium. Buying the barrel First you need to buy new oak barrel. Moonshining Then you must make grain moonshine & fill your barrel. The barrel must store in cold, dar...
By: Dr.Swine

Continue Reading »]]> Fri, 9 Sep 2011 08:37:26 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Glass-Clock-with-LED-backlight/
Glass Clock with LED backlight - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FYD/71YV/GS3BDVTT/FYD71YVGS3BDVTT.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FYD/71YV/GS3BDVTT/FYD71YVGS3BDVTT.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FYD/71YV/GS3BDVTT/FYD71YVGS3BDVTT.SMALL.jpg duggerpato This clock incorporates LEDs and mirrors behind a glass face.  There were 20 or 30 different glass panes to choose from at the hobby store, but I chose this one because of its texture and unique light reflections.  In this instructable, you might learn one or more of the following: how to drill a ho...
By: duggerpato

Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:38:51 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/reconstructed-clock/
reconstructed clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKP/41EC/GRTHXTB2/FKP41ECGRTHXTB2.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKP/41EC/GRTHXTB2/FKP41ECGRTHXTB2.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKP/41EC/GRTHXTB2/FKP41ECGRTHXTB2.SMALL.jpg mikeasaurus Analog clocks may be classic but they are a little boring, hack an analog clock to display the time in a different way. By adding rotating numerical dials to the hour, minute and second hand the time is read by where the dials fall along a vertical point on the clock face, rather than reading the po...
By: mikeasaurus

Continue Reading »]]> Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:57:21 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-TiX-Clock/
DIY TiX Clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0H/C2WE/GRTHXW7S/F0HC2WEGRTHXW7S.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0H/C2WE/GRTHXW7S/F0HC2WEGRTHXW7S.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0H/C2WE/GRTHXW7S/F0HC2WEGRTHXW7S.SMALL.jpg gweeds Here's my instructable for a DIY TiX clock.  It is powered by an AVR microcontroller.  The display is made up using a piece of reflector grid you find covering office lights, some smoked perspex, a diffuser and a bunch of LED's.  The Idea came from the Tix clocks you can buy at various places on the...
By: gweeds

Continue Reading »]]> Mon, 29 Aug 2011 04:23:18 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Sprintronic-Clock-with-Laser-Cut-Case/
The Sprintronic - Clock with Laser Cut Case - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0J/BKZS/GRFN310H/F0JBKZSGRFN310H.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0J/BKZS/GRFN310H/F0JBKZSGRFN310H.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0J/BKZS/GRFN310H/F0JBKZSGRFN310H.SMALL.jpg Doug Paradis If you have read Sky Mall magazine on a plane, then you have seen the inspiration for the Sprintronic clock. This is a very easy, inexpensive, and quick project. The clock's movement is a standard battery powered quartz movement from an arts and crafts store. Its case is made of inexpensive 5 mm (...
By: Doug Paradis

Continue Reading »]]> Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:55:00 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/15-minute-paper-craft-sundial/
15-minute paper-craft sundial - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKF/5949/GRFNE821/FKF5949GRFNE821.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKF/5949/GRFNE821/FKF5949GRFNE821.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKF/5949/GRFNE821/FKF5949GRFNE821.SMALL.jpg arpruss This is a 15-minute paper sundial in two senses: it takes 15-minutes to make and is labeled to the nearest 15-minutes.  It is made of paper, but I designed the gnomon to have a three-dimensional base for greater stability, tapering to a thin top for better accuracy around noon. The hard work was my...
By: arpruss

Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:48:52 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Pong-Word-Clock/
Pong Clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FOW/O38U/GS3BF4HA/FOWO38UGS3BF4HA.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FOW/O38U/GS3BF4HA/FOWO38UGS3BF4HA.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FOW/O38U/GS3BF4HA/FOWO38UGS3BF4HA.SMALL.jpg mrnick1234567 This clock uses the classic video game Pong to tell the time. The 2 players automatically win and lose so their scores show the hours and minutes. It's not too hard to build and should cost less than $100. All the parts are easily available on eBay and the software code is free to download! ...
By: mrnick1234567

Continue Reading »]]> Sun, 21 Aug 2011 08:38:12 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Large-driveway-sidewalk-or-garden-sundial/
Large driveway, patio or garden sundial - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FFQ/3WK7/GRFNDVAZ/FFQ3WK7GRFNDVAZ.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FFQ/3WK7/GRFNDVAZ/FFQ3WK7GRFNDVAZ.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FFQ/3WK7/GRFNDVAZ/FFQ3WK7GRFNDVAZ.SMALL.jpg arpruss This is a design for analemmatic sundials, large or small, with elliptical dials.  The one I made with my son is twelve feet across, drawn in sidewalk chalk on a level part of our driveway, and you check the time by standing in the spot corresponding to the date and seeing where the middle of your o...
By: arpruss

Continue Reading »]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:28:53 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/bomb-clock/
bomb clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZU/EAZ7/GQYGEZCT/FZUEAZ7GQYGEZCT.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZU/EAZ7/GQYGEZCT/FZUEAZ7GQYGEZCT.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZU/EAZ7/GQYGEZCT/FZUEAZ7GQYGEZCT.SMALL.jpg kirkwoodbamboo This is a run of the mill clock with a radio and its now a cool looking bomb clock and I will show you how I did it for almost free becuase its all recycled stuff you dont have to buy a thing look in the trash, be a green decorater. And could be used as a wedding cake topper if your into crime or bo...
By: kirkwoodbamboo

Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 3 Aug 2011 10:42:59 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Rock-Around-the-Clock-vinyl-portrait/
Bill Haley vinyl portrait - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FRH/HR5D/GQZJNG2P/FRHHR5DGQZJNG2P.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FRH/HR5D/GQZJNG2P/FRHHR5DGQZJNG2P.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FRH/HR5D/GQZJNG2P/FRHHR5DGQZJNG2P.SMALL.jpg BrittLiv I always wanted to make a mosaic. My goal was, to make one with unordinary materials. So after a bit of brainstorming, about what to use (and me buying 150 vinyl records at a garage sale, don’t ask me why, I’m not sure myself), I decided to make one out of vinyl pieces. After researching some famou...
By: BrittLiv

Continue Reading »]]> Sun, 7 Aug 2011 15:31:50 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Your-Own-CD-Wall-Clock/
Make Your Own CD Wall Clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F4T/QMTP/GQYGKHK7/F4TQMTPGQYGKHK7.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F4T/QMTP/GQYGKHK7/F4TQMTPGQYGKHK7.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F4T/QMTP/GQYGKHK7/F4TQMTPGQYGKHK7.SMALL.jpg DirtyMex Hey Guys this is my first instructable build, but if u have any questions comment below n ill try to answer as best i can  Items needed: Materials: 1 Craft Clock Mechanism or Old wall clock (i took mine from my mom) 17 Old CDs (i used some that was scratched) Used in layers of 5, then 4, then 8 C...
By: DirtyMex

Continue Reading »]]> Thu, 4 Aug 2011 20:18:57 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Perpetual-Projection-Time-Machine/
Perpetual Projection Time Machine - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F7F/6TEO/GQ8FQ6G5/F7F6TEOGQ8FQ6G5.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F7F/6TEO/GQ8FQ6G5/F7F6TEOGQ8FQ6G5.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F7F/6TEO/GQ8FQ6G5/F7F6TEOGQ8FQ6G5.SMALL.jpg msuzuki777 Okay, so I used a little deception in the title to try to grab your attention. Did it work? Well, it’s more like a Perpetual Projection Clock. This is a "GREEN' project. Theoretically, you won't use up and waste batteries.  PROBLEM: So I am a LAZY OLD GEEK (LOG). I mostly sleep on my side. On on...
By: msuzuki777

Continue Reading »]]> Mon, 1 Aug 2011 08:40:24 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Wooden-LED-clock-1/
Wooden LED clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FQE/AXIH/GPLJ14J7/FQEAXIHGPLJ14J7.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FQE/AXIH/GPLJ14J7/FQEAXIHGPLJ14J7.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FQE/AXIH/GPLJ14J7/FQEAXIHGPLJ14J7.SMALL.jpg AP Digital light I really like concept. So many different types of wooden clock have been already built. I've seen many of them but I still don't have my own.   What a shame. I'm going to fix it right now. Project is very simple and requires only few common wooden materials and hand tools. Well, part cabinets and s...
By: AP Digital light

Continue Reading »]]> Sun, 3 Jul 2011 05:15:29 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Sesame-Street---Pinball-Number-Count-clock/
Sesame Street - Pinball Number Count clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FYP/LA2D/F11S8QQW/FYPLA2DF11S8QQW.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FYP/LA2D/F11S8QQW/FYPLA2DF11S8QQW.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FYP/LA2D/F11S8QQW/FYPLA2DF11S8QQW.SMALL.jpg thydzik This instructable will outline the construction of a customised clock. Whilst this is specifically the construction of the clock featured on Sesame Street; the Pinball Number Counting animation, the general procedures are the same and the instructions are as generic as possible. The clock is inexpen...
By: thydzik

Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 9 May 2007 06:02:15 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Wooden-LED-Clock/
Wooden LED Clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FFT/M3A8/GN2XLZ1W/FFTM3A8GN2XLZ1W.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FFT/M3A8/GN2XLZ1W/FFTM3A8GN2XLZ1W.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FFT/M3A8/GN2XLZ1W/FFTM3A8GN2XLZ1W.SMALL.jpg fungus amungus The wooden LED clock looks like a boring wooden box with the exception that the time is glowing through the front of it. Instead of a chunk of gray plastic to look at, you have a nicer piece of wood. It still retains all of its functions, including a wooden snooze button. Want to make it? It's pret...
By: fungus amungus

Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 1 Jun 2011 10:47:40 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/TETRIS-clock/ http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FU6/JEBV/GMIG17TU/FU6JEBVGMIG17TU.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FU6/JEBV/GMIG17TU/FU6JEBVGMIG17TU.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FU6/JEBV/GMIG17TU/FU6JEBVGMIG17TU.SMALL.jpg sdudley WHAT IS IT? This is a TETRIS clock I had made to enter the "Game Of Life" contest but I got too busy at work and never had time to make an instructable for it.  So... I am submitting it in the "I made it" photo contest and maybe someday I'll get around to making it a full blown Instrucable. HOW WA...
By: sdudley

Continue Reading »]]> Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:51:11 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Resurrecting-vintage-clocks/
Resurrecting vintage clocks - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FPK/SO15/GO430GI6/FPKSO15GO430GI6.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FPK/SO15/GO430GI6/FPKSO15GO430GI6.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FPK/SO15/GO430GI6/FPKSO15GO430GI6.SMALL.jpg knife141 Those of you who follow my Instructables probably have noticed that I like to take something old and non-functional and save it from the scrap heap by giving it life once again.  I love to frequent flea markets and the challenge of fixing that which others have thought unfixable. During my outings ...
By: knife141

Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 25 May 2011 18:45:10 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Cardboard-Pocket-Watch-Step-by-step/
Cardboard Pocket Watch Step-by-step - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZZ/5SZF/GNOD6E9Y/FZZ5SZFGNOD6E9Y.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZZ/5SZF/GNOD6E9Y/FZZ5SZFGNOD6E9Y.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZZ/5SZF/GNOD6E9Y/FZZ5SZFGNOD6E9Y.SMALL.jpg torydillo I started making these pocket watches when the metal one I had cracked the faceplate. I felt compelled to take it apart and build a cardboard replica to house the clock part. [Recently had a slight problem with this intro and all the previous info I had here got deleted. I am working on re-compilin...
By: torydillo

Continue Reading »]]> Mon, 16 May 2011 05:14:53 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Put-Tor-On-A-Chumby/
Put Tor On A Chumby - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FGR/URT5/GLWR2BOO/FGRURT5GLWR2BOO.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FGR/URT5/GLWR2BOO/FGRURT5GLWR2BOO.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FGR/URT5/GLWR2BOO/FGRURT5GLWR2BOO.SMALL.jpg frenzy A few years ago, Tor developer Jake Appelbaum told me about putting tor on a chumby. I didn't think much of it until recently when woot.com had a chumbys for sale. Seeing the chumby as a new toy to hack i got one. I must say i didn't know quite what to do with the chumby besides make it tell me the...
By: frenzy

Continue Reading »]]> Fri, 8 Apr 2011 14:55:05 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Wordclock-Grew-Up/
The Wordclock Grew Up! - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F47/P7HY/GLHRYAIH/F47P7HYGLHRYAIH.SQUARE2.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F47/P7HY/GLHRYAIH/F47P7HYGLHRYAIH.SQUARE.jpg http://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F47/P7HY/GLHRYAIH/F47P7HYGLHRYAIH.SMALL.jpg drj113 Well, It had to happen. I first published my WordClock project in September 2009. It was a Microchip PIC based clock, using a PIC16F877A microprocessor. In the last year and a half, I have been constantly improving it, and have adapted it to the Arduino, and even designed an updated controller boar...
By: drj113

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