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A Little Chess with Your Timepiece

March 23, 2023 Navarre Bartz 1 Viewschess, machining, micromachining, watch, wrist watch 1 min read

Some things remain classics, even after centuries, and chess and watches have certainly stood the test of time. [W&M Levsha] decided to combine them both in this “Chess Club” watch

Moving Magnet Draws Stylish Shapes On Flexible Film

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Moving Magnet Draws Stylish Shapes On Flexible Film

March 8, 2023 Robin Kearey 17 Viewsflexible PCB, linear motor, magnetic viewing film, PCB coil 2 min read

[Moritz v. Sivers] has a knack for making his own displays, which are typically based on some obscure physical effect. Magnetic viewing films, those thin plastic sheets that change color

Displaying the Time is Elemental With This Periodic Table Clock

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Displaying the Time is Elemental With This Periodic Table Clock

March 7, 2023 Dan Maloney 16 ViewsChemistry, clock, ds1307, elements, neopixel, periodic table, rtc, ws2812b 1 min read

We see a lot of clocks here at Hackaday, so many now that it’s hard to surprise us. After all, there are only so many ways to divide the day

PCB Makes 7 Segment Displays

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PCB Makes 7 Segment Displays

March 3, 2023 Al Williams 18 Viewsclock, LED display 1 min read

Of course, there’s nothing unusual about using 7-segment displays, especially in a clock. However, [Edison Science Corner] didn’t buy displays. Instead, he fabricated them from a PCB using 0805 LEDs

The Curved Nature of Time Clock

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The Curved Nature of Time Clock

March 3, 2023 Al Williams 20 Viewsclock, ws2812 1 min read

While we’re told that space-time curves, we aren’t sure that was what [andrei.erdei] was going for when he built a great-looking curved LED clock. The LEDs are courtesy of a

Watch Time Slide by With This Electromechanical Clock

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Watch Time Slide by With This Electromechanical Clock

February 27, 2023 Robin Kearey 28 Views3D printed clock, electromechanical clock, rack and pinion, sliding 1 min read

Back in the 18th century, clockmakers were held in high esteem, as turning pieces of metal and wire into working timepieces must have seemed like magic at the time. The

Low Power Challenge: E-Paper Shelf Label Becomes Ultra-Frugal Clock

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Low Power Challenge: E-Paper Shelf Label Becomes Ultra-Frugal Clock

February 24, 2023 Robin Kearey 26 Viewse-paper clock, Electronic shelf label, nRF52832 2 min read

Over the past two decades, e-paper has evolved from an exotic and expensive display technology to something cheap enough to be used for supermarket price tags. While such electronic shelf

Pingo is an Analog Clock that uses Colors Instead of Hands

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Pingo is an Analog Clock that uses Colors Instead of Hands

February 20, 2023 Robin Kearey 30 Viewscolor code, ESP8266, LED clock 1 min read

The purpose of a clock is to show the time, obviously. But if you’ve followed Hackaday for some time, you’ll know there are about a million different ways of achieving

Decorative Clock Uses LED Strips To Beautiful Effect

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Decorative Clock Uses LED Strips To Beautiful Effect

February 9, 2023 Lewin Day 40 Viewsclock, led, ws2812b 1 min read

Clocks used to be dowdy old things with mechanical hands and sometimes even little cuckoo birds that would pop out to chime the hour. [David] built something altogether more modern

Ikea Clock Gets Wanderlust

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Ikea Clock Gets Wanderlust

February 6, 2023 Al Williams 41 Views3d print, clock, Geneva Drive, wandering hour 1 min read

We always enjoy unique clocks, and a recent 3D print from [David Kingsman] caught our eye. It converts an Ikea clock into a very unusual-looking “wandering hour” clock that uses