My SteamPunk Clock

The basic concept of my clock is an electrical version of the clock under glass - all the gears, springs, etc exposed. When I heard about a clock kit which used ammeter moventments from ShareBrained Technology; I just had to buy one. For a long time, I wasn't sure how I was going to finish the kit. I wanted a second hand - and so made a RC circuit with a 15 second period to provide more movement to the clock. I ended up creating a panel out of sheet aluminum with cutouts for the ammeter movements and switches. I used an oversized capacitor for my RC circuit so the top of the clock was bent to hold this capactitor. A diode was needed to restrict current flow for the RC circuit and so I used an LED and it became another visual element of this clock. As I worked on the clock - adding the LED backlighting for the dials, and customizing the meter displays with my own calligraphy - the clock under glass became the natural model for my clock. My sheet aluminum was so marred by hammer marks etc, I decided to finish it in basic black.

View from the front under glass			View from the front without the glass Click on this image for a short movie of my clock in action
View from the left Note the oversized capacitor at the top of the clock			View from the right
View from left rear - good view of the ShareBrained Technology circuit card			View from the right side
Another view from the front - second hand operating			Close up of face