Improved Wandering Hour Clock (Modifications and Tips)

This remix includes tips for a good wandering hour clock as well as modified pieces that I felt improved the models.
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updated January 29, 2025

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Modded Pieces: 

  • Raised the Height of the Central Gear and Clock Movement Gear for an optional choice. (I personally found that the Clock Movement Gear was to short so I made that taller for myself, drewmoseley made the taller Central Gear)
     
  • Each Number Wheel is designed to be printed with a pause shortly after the color change to insert an M3 Nut (Measured 5.4mm from One Side to the Other Side, and 2.45mm Tall). This nut allows for a tighter bond with the Geneva_Driven while also allowing a screw length of M3x18 - M3x20. To install them, simply perform your color change as normal, and then, in your slicer, right before the hex part of the central hole gets closed up, insert a pause and place the nuts inside. (For me, my Color Change was layer 19, leading to my hex nuts to pause at layer 20. 
     
  • Taller Standoffs to offset the raised height of the Central Gear, Clock Movement Gear, and Number Wheels. These standoffs still use the same M3x6 screws.

Tips:

  1. Print all of the parts in 60+% Infill at the very least, (I personally did 100%).
     
  2. Either heat sink or use my number wheel models to get a metal nut inside of the Number Wheels. Without it, the screws tend to come loose and break easily.
     
  3. Rotate the initial drill holes and clock movement so that you can use the built-in hook on the Ikea Bondis.
     
  4. Keep the clock out of the sun if you are printing in PLA.
     
  5. Euroshaft is a must-have, I found this one on Amazon for the USA: https://a.co/d/hmAMZVT.
     
  6. If your clock movement has a shorter screw, you can use Hot Glue to secure the movement, to the back of the base.
     
  7. If you are experiencing issues with gears warping, print on blue tape and use a brim if necessary (You can always clean it up).
     
  8. You do not need to use the Ikea Bondis, Printables user, Steven, has created a stand for everything that can be found here.
     
  9. If using the Ikea Bondis, it is not necessary to cut out anything to hide the original numbers. Simply wipe it with acetate/acetone (Nail polish remover). It cleans off the white numbers printed on, leaving the black completely safe. You can also spray it with black spray paint.

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Model origin

The author remixed this model.

Differences of the remix compared to the original

Added a m3 nut space into each of the number wheels for tighter bond. made the clock movement gear taller as well as the central gear.

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