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Benjamin Franklin Clock
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About 260 years ago, Benjamin Franklin designed a clock with one hand that told both the hours and minutes. You can read more about it here:
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-08-02-0060
Aside from the 3D printed parts you will need (approximate):
1 yard long by 1/4 inch wooden dowel
3mm stainless steel rods (search for 3mm RC rods)
$2 in US pennies for the drive weight
1.5 yards of mason line
a paperclip or something else for the drive weight hook
I was inspired to create the clock after finding that the clock faces had been modeled. Here's the summary from jamcultur from his "Benjamin Franklin clock dial":
"Franklin's design never caught on, but clocks based on it have been produced in limited quantities from time to time, for example, an electric version by Paragon in the 1960s, a weight-driven version by Thwaites and Reed in the 1970s, and a wrist watch by Meistersinger in 2015. For more information, see http://www.ablogtowatch.com/meistersinger-b
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-08-02-0060
Aside from the 3D printed parts you will need (approximate):
1 yard long by 1/4 inch wooden dowel
3mm stainless steel rods (search for 3mm RC rods)
$2 in US pennies for the drive weight
1.5 yards of mason line
a paperclip or something else for the drive weight hook
I was inspired to create the clock after finding that the clock faces had been modeled. Here's the summary from jamcultur from his "Benjamin Franklin clock dial":
"Franklin's design never caught on, but clocks based on it have been produced in limited quantities from time to time, for example, an electric version by Paragon in the 1960s, a weight-driven version by Thwaites and Reed in the 1970s, and a wrist watch by Meistersinger in 2015. For more information, see http://www.ablogtowatch.com/meistersinger-b
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