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I've been working on this for a few weeks and figured I'd share it. It's currently on up on makerworld because there are so many parts and it's just so much easier to put together print profiles on bambu studio.
I've also made two videos you can access on the makerworld listing but I'll put them here too.
One just shows the clock and now it works and the other is a full detailed tutorial.
This was a really challenging project for me as I had to learn a bit about how gears work and motors.
Speaking of motors. The motor I used was chosen for its ease of use. But it's not really the right motor for the job. I'm looking for alternatives. I've ordered 4 or 5 other types of DC and AC motors. And I'll be testing those out to find one that spins around 30 rpm and is silent.
The current motor is very noisy. And too fast. And I don't have room for reduction gears. Plus those would increase the noise.
Anywho. Any comments, ideas, thoughts you have about improving design or motor suggestions are welcome.
I have done quite a few things to help reduce the motor noise. I discuss these more in the tutorial video (warning, it's long). Ultimately, the motor is an RC motor and base quality.
The other motors ive ordered are higher quality and one is synchronous, and will probably be best. Waiting for delivery to test.
https://makerworld.com/models/1783697
Info video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTZRmflFgV8
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