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<\/a><\/p>\nI’ve been wanting to make a custom pocket watch for a while now. Originally, I was going to design the board to fit into a case from a cheap pocket watch I would strip the original guts out of, but ended up liking the idea of machining a custom case of brass and acrylic.<\/p>\n
Here’s the case itself, and you can also see where I cut shelves for the front and back lenses to sit.<\/p>\n
Assemble it all together, and you have a totally custom pocket watch.<\/p>\n Recently, I posted about picking up a small lathe, and hinted at a project I had been working on, but didn’t give much info about it, so here it is. I’ve been wanting to make a custom pocket watch for … Continue reading <\/a>The lenses themselves were an interesting one to try and cut. I bought standard sheet acrylic from the hardware store, and used a couple of PVC pipe bits as spacers to hold the acrylic without scratching it, while I turned it on the lathe to make it round and fit in the case.<\/p>\n<\/a>The board itself was of course a custom design to fit inside the case, and consume as little power as possible so as to prolong battery life. As it is, depending on use, I expect 3-6 months before it needs a recharge.<\/p>\n<\/a>In case it’s not clear, red is hours, green is minutes, and blue is seconds.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"