PROJECTS: PIPE DREAMS
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spacers. Sand the edges.
To drill the exact center of
a disk, you can draw 2 chords,
bisect them with perpendicular lines, and drill where the
lines intersect.
3. MAKE CLOCK FACES
Use your imagination to
design 2 clock faces, then
print them on thick paper.
Add names to the faces to
match whichever time zone
your friend or relative lives in.
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4. ASSEMBLE THE CLOCKS
Glue the faces, backing
plates, and spacers together.
Add the movements, mounting nuts, and AA batteries.
Clip the hands to fit (if necessary), push them onto their
respective spindles, and set
their times.
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How about a NASA photo of the world? Or make 12-hour and 24-hour
faces. Or a galaxy, with hands painted to resemble meteors? Here are a
few that we designed; you can download them at makeprojects.com/v/30.
5. INSTALL THE CLOCKS
Orient one face carefully (the
seam on the elbow can help),
then insert the assembly into
the elbow. Affix it with one
#6×½" sheet metal screw.
Repeat for the other opening.
6. GO FURTHER
We left our elbow unmodified
(including bar code label), but
here are a few suggestions for
other clocks and bases using
PVC pipe.
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