Hi Jacobus. This clock was designed simply for fun and was never intended to be a commercial kit. I can send you the DXF file for the laser-cut parts (give me an email address) but I no longer have the assembly drawing, so this would be all the content that I am offering. There are also other parts that you would have to source for yourself (the motor, the gear axels, the chime disc, sundry springs, screws and nuts, ~40 bearing balls, and some parts which I made from bent wire). Furthermore, if you do decide to build you own clock, please don't expect me to also offer a hotline for answering questions - this would be strictly your own project which you tackle on your own.
@@andrewyates89 Hi Mr. Yates. I'm also highly interested for the dxf files of this amazing time keeping machine. Would you pleas send me the files too? My Email is: pc6b@hotmail.com. I would be very glad about and thank you very much in advance.. Kind regards from Switzerland
@@andrewyates89 Hi, can I get these dxf files also please? How can I give you my Email adress? I would be very glad about to build my own. This machine is absolutely amazing.
Not proper plans as such - i.e. parts specifications, assembly plans and construction instructions. I have only the MDF cutout drawings. There are also a number of metal parts:- springs, the chime disk and striker, gear spindles, the motor, the balls, screws and nuts, etc.
The big-ticket items are the synchronous drive motor, 40 bearing balls (15mm dia), the laser cutting, and the chime disc. Those costs would depend on your country of residence. The rest is small-change. I made this purely for my own entertainment and had no intention of making kits or completed models. The sale price of a ready-to-run production version (with replacement guarantee) would be decided very largely by the manpower hours of assembly and packaging and sales and marketing admin and servicing requests for spare parts. The sale price would therefore depend on the sales volume and that question is like asking "How long is a piece of string?".
Sorry, I built this ball clock solely for the design challenge and my own entertainment. I have not commercialized the finished model and neither have I prepared a kit version or a set of instructions.
Do you have any plans or stl files that you would be willing to sell. This really is an incredible piece of work which I would love to attempt a build. thanks
As long as the clock chimes at every hour. The confusion between 12 and 1 o'clock is still avoidable. Because the balls in hour tray during the transition from 12 to 1 are late in action
The power source is a small, synchronous electric motor that rotates at an exact speed that is synchronized to the AC mains frequency. in most countries, the power station monitors the number of mains AC cycles and, at some stage during the night, the speed of the generators are manually increased or decreased appropriately to ensure that all the electric clocks in the country that used a synchronous motor are corrected for cycles that were either lost or gained during the past 24 hours.
Heartbreaking that this clock is not available nor has anyone picked up production for it. Something this brilliant should be celebrated! It seems that several people are interested in the plans and production but honestly, this should be be "productionized" with a major manufacturer to share this fantastic design and remove the burden from you. Please reconsider as there is not much in this space that is available for people like me who are passionate about this type of engineering and design.
Andrew, guess what? (It WAS in different colours) I saw the same design of this clock - and it's 1:00 drop, too! The videos were by Wolfspaw Woodworks.
Do you sell this? A kit would be great! Please let us know. FYI. There are a few companies such as “ Ugears” and “Rokr” that make wooden kits of many different mechanical things. I’m sure you could license a manufacturing agreement with them and cash in. I’m quite sure this would sell easily. Good luck
If I had this clock, I would film: The Clock The Lifts The Grabber and putting a marble on the 1-minute tray When the 1-minute tray needs to be emptied How it is emptied The seconds mark The big chiming lift Where the balls end up where they wait for the chime to trigger What happens at 1-10 59 What happens a few minutes later The 12 00 moment (the 1-minute, the 10-minute and the chimer recycle trays need to be emptied) The 1 00 moment (the 1-minute, the 10-minute and the hour trays need to be emptied)
If I had this clock, I would film: The Clock The Lifts The Grabber and putting a marble on the 1-minute tray When the 1-minute tray needs to be emptied How it is emptied The big chiming lift Where the balls end up where they wait for the chime to trigger What happens at 1-10 59 What happens a few minutes later The 12 00 moment (the 1-minute, the 10-minute and the chimer recycle trays need to be emptied) The 1 00 moment (the 1-minute, the 10-minute and the hour trays need to be emptied)
