Maker builds working pendulum clock from drink cartons
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A maker at Mechanical Clockwork Berlin built "Carton Clock," a pendulum clock whose frame and gears are made from empty drink cartons, joined with hot glue and supplemented by BBQ skewers, paper straws, string and metal nuts used as weights. The gear train shows seconds, minutes and hours, and a full wind runs for a little over an hour; the maker says the clock runs a little fast. A custom browser tool called "Cartontick," written with Claude, simulated the carton escapement and generated cutting stencils and 3D-printable gluing jigs. The maker notes that these 3D-printed tools are not themselves made of trash.
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A maker built "Carton Clock," a working pendulum clock made from empty drink cartons plus BBQ skewers, paper straws, string and metal nuts as weights, all held together with hot glue. The gear train displays seconds, minutes and hours, and a full wind runs for a little over an hour. A custom browser tool, "Cartontick," written with Claude, simulated the carton escapement and generated cutting stencils and 3D-printable gluing jigs.
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