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Teaching clock with movable hands
Clock face for learning to tell the time: large hours 1–12, 13–24 inside, minutes in steps of five outside. Hour and minute hands turn on a screw.
- Size
- 270 × 236 mm, 6 mm thick
- Material
- Plywood
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Milling time
- approx. 1 h 11 min
- Bits
- End mill Ø 0.8 mm, V-bit 60°, End mill Ø 2 mm, End mill Ø 3.175 mm
- Customise
- Size, text and details adjustable with sliders
Free with an account · carve with Chrome or Edge · no installation
Build instructions
Materials and accessories
| Qty | Part |
|---|---|
| 1 | M5 × 30 screw with two washers and wing nut |
| 1 | Wood paints or acrylic paints |
Also: sandpaper (grit 120 and 240), a utility knife or fine saw and, for joints, a rubber mallet.
Carving and finishing
- Clamp the workpiece flat on the spoilboard or secure it with double-sided tape, and set the origin as shown in the carving assistant.
- Clear the large numerals 1 mm deep with the 0.8 mm end mill, engrave minutes, ticks and 13–24 with the V-bit, finally cut out the holes, hands and face.
- Free the parts at the holding tabs with a utility knife or fine saw and sand the tab remains flush.
- Lightly break the edges with sandpaper (grit 120, then 240) and remove burrs.
Assembly and final touches
- Paint the minute hand in a different colour from the hour hand, for example blue and red.
- Push the screw through the face from the back, then add washer, hour hand, washer, minute hand, washer and wing nut; tighten only so far that the hands still turn.
How to carve this template
- OpenOpen the template in the app and adjust size and text if you like.
- CheckLook at it in 3D, check run time and warnings.
- Set upThe carve wizard guides you through material, clamping, bit and zero point.
- CarvePress start; the app drives your Grbl router directly over USB.
