Marble Clock “Time Rolls On” #3DThursday #3DPrinting

Marble Clock Time Rolls On by HFoG Thingiverse

Its always fun to see a new verson of the clock! This ‘rolling’ clock would make a great conversation piece. From HFoG on Thingiverse:

This is a “simple” 3d printed ball clock that uses 3/8” diameter steel bearings to count the time. (I put “simple” in quotes because designing this thing and perfecting it has been anything but simple.)

My goal was to create a ball clock that could be 3d printed relatively easily on an Ender 3 class 3d printer and assembled without too much fuss. I’ve seen and taken inspiration from other ball clocks (particularly 3Dadicto’s clock: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4786491) but they all seemed larger and more complex than what I was going for. This version has only a handful of models that need to be printed (all without supports) and the final assembly is pretty easy.

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