Make your own large 19 inch “neon" clock
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- I have this nice big shed now and needed a nice big clock to go into it. I couldn't find any neon clock large enough that was both affordable and relevant to my interests. So I made one.
Very nice work.
Thank you! Cheers!
Great, I love it. Only thing is, in 10 years time when the old motor home is a collector's item, you'll regret removing the door panel!🤣
Ha! That could well be, just like the 1955 Ford F100 I traded away for a $125 and a CB radio in 1976. I've got plans for that motor home. Please subscribe and see how I meld it with a 1968 American LaFrance firetruck to make something completely different.
Pretty slick! You can eliminate the need for the clockwork battery by adapting a cheap USB charger with a resistor to drop the output voltage from 5.1v to 1.5v. You will need to note the amperage of your charger (they are all a little different) and plug it into: R = 1.5v/amps; solve for R in ohms for a resistor placed in series in the USB charger outlet. Since dry batteries range from 1.4v to 1.7v; the nearest resistor value will work fine.
What did you use for the face material? It looks like a semi translucent material for back lighting. Also, what is that lighting kit called? I want to build a similar clock. thanks
Apologies for not answering sooner. You’re exactly correct, the plastic came from a panel used to look at photographic slides which was given to me at some point many years ago. The lighting kit was one of the many choices available from amazon. My criteria was that it was a strip of colour changing LEDs, come with a power supply and be inexpensive. After enjoying it up to now, my regret is that I didn’t use the entire strip but only went around twice.
You can work metric, a lot easier
I agree and I would if I could find metric supplies around here. Thanks for watching.