lit clock insert

farley · Post by **farley** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 5:08 pm

I want to make a small say 3 inch clock, but it's for a dark area, anybody know of a clock insert that has a light in it?

TIA

berry · Post by **berry** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 5:38 pm

Here's where I get clock parts:
http://www.klockit.com/
I don't know if they'll have what your looking for. They're easy to work with and have a large inventory.

fiatben · Post by **fiatben** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:43 am

farley wrote:I want to make a small say 3 inch clock, but it's for a dark area, anybody know of a clock insert that has a light in it?

TIA

If no one manufactures what you seek, it might be an opportunity for some ingenuity and originality. LEDs are amazing, and possibly some fiber optics to create a clock that not only lights up, but could even change colors. Just thinking out loud of the top of my head.

pennview · Post by **pennview** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:00 am

I'd expect that what you'd need for a lighted dial is one that runs on 120v. A battery likely would run down too quickly to be very practical if the light was lit at all times, as most of those battery operated clocks run on a single AA battery.

eagleta2 · Post by **eagleta2** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:49 pm

Hmmm. What if you were to make the clock face out of a light veneer...like maple or something? Then you could light the inside of the clock case and it would produce a warm glow when illuminated.

Just a thought

Geo

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:06 pm

eagleta2 wrote:Hmmm. What if you were to make the clock face out of a light veneer...like maple or something? Then you could light the inside of the clock case and it would produce a warm glow when illuminated.

Just a thought

Geo

Find an old one with a phosphorus face! Shine a light on it occasionally!:D

farley · Post by **farley** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:16 pm

I think I am going with this suggestion:

If no one manufactures what you seek, it might be an opportunity for some ingenuity and originality. LEDs are amazing, and possibly some fiber optics to create a clock that not only lights up, but could even change colors. Just thinking out loud of the top of my head.

if it come about I'll post pix. Got to find the leds.

Culprit · Post by **Culprit** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:33 am

eagleta2 wrote:Hmmm. What if you were to make the clock face out of a light veneer...like maple or something? Then you could light the inside of the clock case and it would produce a warm glow when illuminated.

Just a thought

Geo

A guy did that on SawmillCreek and it turned out really well. It wasn't a clock, just a light built into a bedside table. Of course he tricked it out with a computer processor to run a mini light show, but the concept of using LEDs behind a veneer worked and looked great.

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