Peewees playhouse Clocky

[kxazbug]

Lostcasket and I are both working on replica Clockys. Here is mine with dummy paper arms and eyes. Trying to figure out how to make the arms spin fast but still in the correct minute faster than hour. I've come up with a concept with a geared Tamiya motor and a gutted clock mech but the clock mech doesn't handle speed or pressure as its made to go slow. Am I over thinking this or is ther a easy way to make a clock spin fast?

 

[kxazbug]

my tamiya motor and clock mech

 

[kxazbug]

Anybody? Any ideas?

 

[ultraman]

you could probably use those little electric motors from radio shak....it would probably spin pretty quick

or if you wanted to get complicated with it you could use servos

and then program a micro controler to spin it at different speeds....but you'd have to find a nerdy kid with programing skills to program the mico controler for you!

just ideas

 

[kxazbug]

Thanks for the ideas. It's easy to make them both spin fast. But to actually make the minute hand go faster you have to use the gears. I need to find a set of metal clock gears. The servos would work if you could use two somehow. But ya I'm not nerdy enough to figure that one out. Those clock kits have weak little plastic gears. How could a get a heavy duty like set?

 

[ultraman]

i resently saw a video on you tube of Sean Johnson of Swazzle talking about building clock:
Sean Johnson of Swazzle explains how Clocky was made for The Pee-wee Herman Show - YouTube

so i just wrote the guys at swazzle to ask them for info on the clock works for you......if they reply i will send you all info i receive!!!!

long live clocky

 

[kxazbug]

Dude! Awesome! Thanks

 

[kxazbug]

clocky in the house

 

[ultraman]

lovelove:love
SWEEET

did you get the clock works figured out?

 

[kxazbug]

Thanks! I just used my original design for now. The cheap clock mech mated to the tamiya geared motor it's a little loud but not to bad. The foam quieted it down some. Got a hidden off on at the Florida part.

 

[kxazbug]

messy foam carving

 

[kxazbug]

paintwork

 

[kxazbug]

And thanks to Lostcasket for the vac formed eyes. They really brought clocky to life

 

[TheRoadToPixar]

Looks great!

 

[mauidude]

Will you be making any more to sell?

 

[Cracker302]

Interested if you make more to sell

 

[IxMAGICx1]

Ha! that is AWESOME!!

 

[Onlyalad19]

Truly badass! I would love to have one in my house.

 

[Abelugo]

This a great thread, did one of you post it one ebay, there happens to be one for sale on there right now.

 

[kxazbug]

Thanks and No Abe but I'll have to check it out. Mines still hanging in my living room. Need to find a better spin mech also as mine has started to skip at times. Thinking a belt drive from a old cassette player