Clock Functional!
I've been able to get lots done on the clock over the Thanksgiving weekend. I haven't been able to work on it for a while. I needed to make the hands for the clock and wrap it up to finish the top section with the actual functioning clock. I drew out some hands in AutoCAD that I thought I could cut out by hand, but then I thought about having them laser cut and wanted something more intricate. I had poked around a bit at having them cut, but couldn't get motivated to redesign the hands. I opted to go back to my original plan and cut them out by hand. With some sheet metal I had, an air nibbler, and a hand nibbler I set to work. I managed to get them all cut out with only a handful of blisters and sore hands. Here are some photos of the cutout hands: Hands cut out, but still with the paper templates attached. The templates have been removed and the hands cleaned up, ready for paint. With the hands cut out, I had to shorten each of the center shafts to