Weaslys grandfather clock project, Harry Potter
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Great project !!! Loved the movies and looking forward to seeing your progress.
BC-FX
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUl4amon00E video clip of the clock in action
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PotionMistress
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Merlin's Beard...what a wonderful project. You are a really talented carpenter! Wow!
The closest that I've come to making the Weasley's clock is a miniature....
And I thought THAT was a lot of work..(and it isn't even a functional one)
...but a real one will be such a treasure.
I can't wait to see your progress on this. FANTASTIC!
The closest that I've come to making the Weasley's clock is a miniature....
And I thought THAT was a lot of work..(and it isn't even a functional one)
...but a real one will be such a treasure.
I can't wait to see your progress on this. FANTASTIC!
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BC-FX
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Thank you that's awesome I wouldn't call myself a carpenter bit of a jack of all trades but that's what you've got to be to be a prop maker
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mkmusicmaniac
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looks great so far!
JouzuMania
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Hi, I am working on a Weasley Clock, too and I would like to share some of my recent progress pictures with you. Maybe they help you.
I am working on the mechanics for the clockwork. I use a stepper motor kit from Amazon which is compatible with an Arduino board. The great advantage is that the kit already contains the hardware to control each stepper motor.
I designed the whole clockwork with 123d design. It has layers for each stepper. Every stepper has a lego gear that is connected to a center rod which also has a gear for each clock-hand.
This is how it looks in reality... the center rod still is a long toothpick. It will be changed to five metal rods that are put together inside of each other... (hard to explain):
I am currently working on designs for the clock-hands. This is my first try:
Btw I also have a vector file of the clockface. If you are interested just let me know
I can also change the different places to places you like.
I hope my designs and ideas will maybe give you some inspiration for you clock. The corpus you designed looks fantastic already and I am looking forward to share more ideas and comments with you
I am working on the mechanics for the clockwork. I use a stepper motor kit from Amazon which is compatible with an Arduino board. The great advantage is that the kit already contains the hardware to control each stepper motor.
I designed the whole clockwork with 123d design. It has layers for each stepper. Every stepper has a lego gear that is connected to a center rod which also has a gear for each clock-hand.
This is how it looks in reality... the center rod still is a long toothpick. It will be changed to five metal rods that are put together inside of each other... (hard to explain):
I am currently working on designs for the clock-hands. This is my first try:
Btw I also have a vector file of the clockface. If you are interested just let me know
I can also change the different places to places you like.I hope my designs and ideas will maybe give you some inspiration for you clock. The corpus you designed looks fantastic already and I am looking forward to share more ideas and comments with you
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Just came across this kickstarter project on the Verge that shows locations of family members on a clock like interface - somehow this thread jumped to mind immediately
https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/6/16262010/eta-clock-kickstarter-harry-potter-weasley-family-track-locations-traveling
https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/6/16262010/eta-clock-kickstarter-harry-potter-weasley-family-track-locations-traveling
BC-FX
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JouzuMania
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So you have 3 moving hands in total?
BC-FX
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JouzuMania
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Ahh okay that's a clever idea
Do you have a high detail image of the clockface btw? I searched the web for two days and I stumbled upon a "Weasley Clock" from NECA. It was a high detail print off the clockface with two hands showing the time. If we can manage to find someone who sells it we could build a absolutely perfect replica... I found one on eBay but it's more than 200$ because it is a collectors item now. Any ideas?
