Mechanical seven segment clock (Clock 7)

[@greenatom]

This thing is so elegantly designed. I like the all white look, because the numbers seem to magically morph. If higher visibility is desired, adjusting the angle/type of illumination is best. I want one!

[@DarKit-hu7yr]

Maybe the segment could light up when pushed out. With a color. Numbers stand out but segments still blend in when not in use. Readable at night too.

[@Vlican]

Using a cam is freaking genius! Kudos to the engineer behind this project!

[@shingabiss]

Brilliant idea and product! The use of the cam is reminiscant of the old mechanical automatons! Much simpler than using 24 micro linear actuators and simpler sequencing! The cutouts are very precise, almost like EDM! Well done!

[@sanghoonlee5171]

With a well placed light source (to cast a shadow) above the clock, this would look SO COOL.

[@samhale5413]

Very well executed build. Looks very professional.

[@michaelpmalin]

This is an incredible build. As soon as I saw the single stepper per digit, I knew there had to be some mechanical wizardry in the box. I think that's the first time I've seen a 3D printed cam!

[@christianrottler]

Thanks so much for disassembling it. I wouldn't have had had a clue how this thing works 😎

[@DoctorNemmo]

Two things are incredibly brilliant: the use of magnets, and the cleverly designed axis that pushes the segments according to the digits. That's fantastic.

[@marcosdiez7263]

Great project and very elegant implementation! I am also impressed by the presicion of your 3D printing.

[@synchro505]

This is awesome. Great job building and demonstrating.

[@ZacCarpenter]

Imagine a wire EDM cut metal version of this.

[@veranet99]

Somebody needs to get on this now.

[@jazzFABRYk]

or a nice wooden version…

[@anton-ke4qz]

Edm?

[@kentl7228]

​@@anton-ke4qzelectro discharge machining. Material is sparked away by an anode to cathode relationship. Either a form is sunk into the metal or a wire cuts the shape

[@ahumblepoet]

I’d buy this.

[@ediakaran]

Can I download the parts for 3D printing? The design is brilliant!

[@gregmckinley5178]

Love the Cam that advances or decreases the numbers

[@natasham7809]

Do a kickstarter for this clock so we can all buy one!

[@TayWoode]

Can’t you do one?

[@KandiKlover]

Sounds noisy and annoying tbh

[@aktchungrabanio6467]

Mmmmm, how about no?

[@zoidcorex]

​@TayWoode does it looks like they own the clock?

[@zoidcorex]

​@KandiKlover girl does Kickstarter make noise? it's a website so no

[@wildniscamper7276]

awesome!!! you could print the outside of the digits in black (maybe the first layers just white) so it look the same when inside but when outside it would habe more contrast.. love what you did! great job!

[@slonhome]

Очень крутая штука получилась.

[@Threetails]

If the numbers lit up when they pushed forward that would look so awesome.

[@soulscourer]

this

[@acivilizedhuman]

Your clock looks so clean :) Using magnets to pull back the segments is a really neat idea. Stating the obvious, it’s not very legible but I don’t think that was what you were going for. That’s fine, there’s a trade off people are willing to make between looks and practicality which even changes depending on their situation. This is neumorphism in real life and I like how it looks. Mechanical noises aside (which can be reduced), this is a more subtle way to tell time - like the Sun moving across the sky - that still has the precision of a digital clock.

[@RTDRalph]

If you put a spotlight on it (at an angle) I guess the shadows will make it legible enough.

[@Dranok1]

Just paint the walls of each segment, they'll stand out from the surface surprisingly well as each wall is exposed, only visually confusing in very specific lighting conditions.

[@SireSquish]

Perhaps using one of those variably refringent paints - like chameleon paint for cars. The different angle of incidence would make the protruding segments more distinct. OR, alternatively, have a backlight and opaque paint on the segments and face - then the light shines through the exposed walls.

[@marveloussoftware4914]

I would mount a laser with the beam spread out so when the segments get pushed out they will light up

[@branbroken]

Since each segment of a digit is actuated individually it probably wouldn't take much to embed an led in each segment all connected to the same ground and power only makes contact in its forward position meaning only the outward segments are lit.

[@deastman2]

Brilliant solution! I’ve had this same idea for a long time now, but couldn’t figure out how to do it without using a bunch of linear actuators.

[@superflea72]

Love this, and would totally buy one!

[@OttoLilo]

Идея классная, необычно и супер смотрится

[@kyleeames8229]

That’s so cool! Proposed legibility improvement: If each segment were a series of thin panels attached to a back plate in the shape of the segment, the edges of the panels could still match the color of the front of the display and sit flush when retracted, but the sides could be blackened, absorbing light and creating more contrast when extended.

[@василёк-л4ж]

можно просто покрасить панель в убранном состоянии. но это будет уже не так круто. и щели будет видно.

[@vvork_info]

Great project. You could make a video on just the cam and explaining how it works.

[@ianm1470]

Beautiful design ~ well done 👍🏻

[@tennicktenstyl]

that's looking crazy good actually it messes with my brain

[@joereu4510]

Großartige Idee. Klasse gemacht!

[@laVirgin]

This is BEAUTIFUL

[@samwallaceart288]

The best part about this is its energy efficiency, with a solid key holding the bars open and a magnet pulling them back, you only need energy to change state after which it's static.

[@rustandoil]

Utterly brilliant! 👍🏼

[@rogerfroud300]

Very neat. I'd like to see one where a cam operated each segment. That would be simpler electronically. You would only need a synchronous motor to drive a shaft at one speed.

[@carmediakuo6115]

very good design, using cam to drive a 7-segment just needs a stepping motor. It is also a good design to use magnets to push back segments instead of springs.

[@atomotron]

Wow, that really resembles the mechanical screen we had at our train station. It worked by sticking out a pin with two square petals at the end which opens up flower-like and were yellow in the inside.

[@snowbatsnowbat7197]

Split flap display or flip dots (aka flip discs)?

[@atomotron]

@@snowbatsnowbat7197 flip dots. It could display any text and even "moving" lines.

[@Adam_Lyskawa]

I'd love to see one of those but no electronics, no electrical power used. Just some old fashioned spring to make it move.

[@vulpo]

I could imagine an 18th century digit clock with a seven-segment display using a spring and pendulum to drive the cam in the first SSD with the cam in each unit driving the next unit. An all-mechnical version might even have been possible in ancient Rome, except that they didn't have the Arabic numerals or the concept of zero.

[@amandahugankiss4110]

they definitely did have all day to dick around with clocks though.

[@peevester9987]

No question it could be done, and cam-driven digital displays are older than you might think - they go back to the early 1900s. Flip-card clocks could be entirely mechanical (and they were in the beginning, search on "plato clock"), but the ones you see are motor driven at least. I really like how compact the mechanism is in this clock.

[@StirlingLighthouse]

That’s pretty cool! Very creative idea! Thank you 🙏

[@DonPedro-dy1ly]

хорошая идея но я бы еще добавил для начала защиту от пыли поставив стекло и боковые части цифр другим цветом более выделялись.

[@neins]

Мне кажется без стекла более сасно выглядят. Идея с боками норм. Я бы добавил подсветку сегментов изнутри, которые в моменте выходят наружу

[@DiVO4271]

Можно косопадающую подсветку для контраста. Или если фронт подсветить с торца, то выдвинутые цифры будут становиться более темными.

[@sootikins]

Very impressive. Well done sir!

[@earthlingjohn]

Fran Lab needs a few of these !!!

[@gavc6442]

This is Fran…..In the lab 🥼 ❤

[@earthlingjohn]

@@gavc6442 👍😄

[@cdpond]

Ahhhh..... if only this were a kit. I'm certainly not smart enough to design something like this, but it would be a lot of fun to assemble from a package.

[@mahardikabagjabb]

Great design! You can also add some LED to the number, so when its dark you can still see the number

[@adog3129]

that's gorgeous, i really didn't understand how it worked for a second

[@glenmiller1437]

Very nice. Looks great.

[@NeoRipshaft]

niiiice really dig the use of the camshaft instead of pcbs or something - much more reliable and elegant design... well, with the proper materials at least.

[@vengermanu9375]

I'm fed up with bedroom clocks being 7-segment displays ... but I'd definitely consider buying this one if it was for sale

[@khanfauji7]

I hope there is a led in there cause it going to be hard to tell time at night. Looks super cool

[@branbroken]

Well unlike a digital clock, you'd be able with a bit of practice to tell the time by feel without needing a light at all.

[@angushume2054]

Brilliant. I would buy that.

[@amandahugankiss4110]

mate.. top notch build quality. super clever, too.

[@vaneanomater9400]

This is not a mechanical watch, but an electronic one. The display is mechanical. But it is impressive. 👍

[@misterbus7005]

Amazing design "take my money!"

[@CasualTS]

That cam is so cool 😊

[@woof225]

This is a cool video! You got yourself a new subscriber.

[@Tonicwine999]

A clever idea and well executed

[@alphabasic1759]

I need one of these in my life

[@DTecksVision]

This clock is soo cool...looks like a horror film clock...the time morph is so settle....i want one

[@xlandros]

Very cool, and very well made!

[@user-979]

Зарабатыват надо , автору респект 👍👍👍👍

[@jdaniele]

Incredible build. Who invented it is a genius!😲👏👏👏🤩🤩

[@rrrrexx]

I think that it's possible to use coils+magnets (like speakers) to push segments, coil also can power up led, so segments can be lighted

[@carmediakuo6115]

coil motor is noisy and the movment is not pretty

[@rrrrexx]

@@carmediakuo6115 i didn't say motor, if you connect battery to speaker , speaker will move up or down, the same thing you can do for digit segments

[@carmediakuo6115]

@@rrrrexx that is so called "Coil motor". Coil motor is not rotating but moving forward nand backward.

[@greenatom]

There is another version of this on KZbin which uses like 2 dozen stepper motors. The cams are such a better solution!

[@FMDev1]

Beautiful! I would love to build one. Any chance you have this on Github or somewhere we can download the files? Great work!

[@vitaliy5384]

It's really a great idea for blind and deaf people .

[@snorlax905]

why would deaf people have a problem with normal clocks ? and i don't think the blind prefer this over braille.

[@mikeuk666]

Blind would just use siri

[@buzzdev]

Awesome design!

[@S500-]

You are Talented patric ❤Keep up the Good work , its Really Excellent Design

[@LouisWritingSomethingCrazy]

I absolutely would buy one

[@cdertschei]

brilliant design!

[@MarcusValerioXR]

AMAZING!!! I want it! Please! Put it on selling!

[@trasdertng6117]

where can we buy it??

[@RedNoise-hz5nh]

Absolutely!

[@paulpaulsen7777]

I also wanna buy. Needs to make up a shop this guy

[@Phil-D83]

Make it...

[@Sisula2016]

By Editing Table 😅🥰

[@carlosfabianestupinancarri5014]

take all my money

[@DrMcFly28]

In the first minute or so I was 99% convinced this was an AI video

[@単なる観客]

黒があればシックでカッコいいな。それに普通に製品版か組み立て式なら購入したい。

[@7679796967679679]

キット化して自分で組み立てる これネオジム磁石使って戻してる気がする

[@PaulRubino]

I want one. Slick look and design.

[@uxtbI]

Need metal version manufactured by zero tolerance lathe. Will look awesome

[@thephilpott2194]

Fandabidozi. Well done.

[@yerigelmisken]

very elegant. congradulations

[@williampj3573]

Incredible alarm clock ⏰

[@SireSquish]

The cam idea is ingenious.

[@ji.hime.69]

This is ffreaking coooooool !! 🔥🔥

[@vechnoezabvenie]

Lovely. One criticism: must be sort of loud in the night... ;)

[@branbroken]

You'd get used to it. People get used to sleeping with snoring, ac or tvs and those are much louder than this will be. Remember also people have regularly been dealing with the sound of clocks ticking or shutters of flip clocks for years, including as bedside alarm clocks long before digital clocks came around.

[@andywood2012]

So clean, elequant and mesmerising, its been a long time since I was mind blown and riddled with desire at novel time piece. would love to see how you did the electronics too.

[@electronics.unmessed]

Wow! What a nice idea!

[@claudevieaul1465]

I would absolutely love one.... 😎👍

[@jeter81]

This would sell tons

[@ericcaginicolau]

That’s so cool. Great job

[@annlorrii]

It would be amazing if the numbers lit up!

[@quantuminfinity4260]

Any info on how you made it? How did you get those nice tolerances?

[@ronny332]

If something has style to show the current time, that thing would be part of the list.

[@metalazzo]

Whoa c'est génial cette horloge 😮

[@billydelacey]

You should make the segments light up when they protrude.

[@Gencoil]

Maybe something you can enable with the press of a switch, or another mode that only has it enabled during night hours.

[@SviatoslavPetrov]

Nice design!

[@markbaker7836]

So clean and fresh, I want one.

[@quantuminfinity4260]

Do you have any plans to open source the STLs or the code?

[@skyebirb]

The algorithm sent me, this is a super cool build! There's a lot of potential here, is there any chance you'd be willing to open-source this project (or just produce more for sale)? I'd love to own one, and while I'm sure I could assemble a bunch of 3d-printed parts and maybe write the code, I don't think I could design those parts myself.

[@dimmer4955]

There is a similar open source project, but more complex. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4KvhKeKabeLjNEsi=hEdgg6hRH0883lss

[@onefortheroad2291]

163 subscribers??? That’s outrageous! I’ll do my part and make it 164 😁

[@robertholtz]

Agreed. 167!

[@vulpo]

@@robertholtz Me too. 320.

[@stevenwillis548]

Wanna make some money, sell a kit. I would absolutely buy one.

[@johanndaart7326]

It should have leds inside to light up the hour, so it's more readable.

[@jacohop]

The little imbedded magnets are a stroke of genius…. I mean a lot of this is so damn clever, but those magnets elegantly solve a pet peeve of mine : loose or rattling fit. Satisfying 🤩 I doubt the economy of scale is in my favour here but if you were to sell them, how much-ish would they need to be priced for you to be fairly compensated?

[@AstonsVintageTechnologyWorkshp]

Nice work... 🙂

[@sailaab]

Magical looking. If only there were some contrast lighting in it for senior citizens to see at night. And if it were easily available here (in India).. without being a cheap quality product from China

[@sumawav]

When I saw the camshaft my brain exploded

[@JonMurray]

The most beautiful clock in the world. I must have one. Do you sell the plans/instructions for people like me who still believe what you’ve done is sorcery?

[@EnWorks]

Kickstarter, pronto.

[@carlosfabianestupinancarri5014]

Esta hermoso, venderas el kit? O venderas los archivos stl?