10 comments

[ 5.3 ms ] story [ 35.9 ms ] thread
Nice. Very nice! And I mean the idea, process, electronics and all that. The visual end result isn't quite my thing but that's really just nitpicking.

Very very nice!

Looks very black magic-ish to me! Fascinating project!
I would rather prefer a round clock design: mathematically it’s linear but more stylish and simpler to implement (no reverse movement needed). But then you’d probably want to mount it vertically))
> …the PCBs fabricated in China … waiting for the delivery

Is it that bad already? Last time I’ve checked there were a lot of US options for 3d printing. No for PCB fabrication?

There are definitely companies in the US that would do a prototype PCB for you, but at a 5x premium over the large scale operations in China and not much faster (or as fast as you want in exchange for a blank check). For a hobby project that is often not worth it.
When I used to work at a modular synth company (and was also building/designing lots of DIY synths) we would usually use OshPark, which are domestic, but it was certainly cheaper and quicker to use a service like JLCPCB from china.
Cool! I wonder if offsetting the coils on the different layers would allow a clock with finer steps, or even stepless.