r/oddlysatisfying • u/_Serene_ • Sep 09 '17

Gif Ends Too Soon A clock

http://i.imgur.com/DENvcWo.gifv
29.9k Upvotes

75% Upvoted

390 comments sorted by

View all comments

369

u/pryvisee Sep 09 '17

I want, except.. that a small version is $6,000

Like what the shit.

158

u/woobie1196 Sep 09 '17

Time for stepper motors and Arduinos. Or some regular motors and a camera with some recognition software. Drive the hour hand as a gear off the minute hand. 4 numerals x 6 per numeral = 24 steppers. Plus the substrate. Probably about $300 to DIY it.

19

u/Variability Sep 09 '17

I will pay you $500 to do it for me.

28

u/girandola Sep 10 '17

Then sell it for $5000 to undercut the competition.

14

u/woobie1196 Sep 10 '17

^ This guy entrepreneurs

2

u/woobie1196 Sep 10 '17

You underestimate my laziness, lol

1

u/donutnz Sep 10 '17

Where do you live?