Time for a New Clock?

"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4) 12/09/2015 at 20:56 • Filed to: None

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A few years ago (~10), I built a wall clock out of a Volkswagen Golf !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . I would post a picture of it, but I don’t have any with my at the moment (sorry). Well, the clock mechanism finally died (what can I say, it was a $5 piece). I have a few spare clock mechanisms laying around, so I figure I should finally built a second clock while I repair the first one.

We had a Volkswagen when I built the first clock. However, now that we have 3 Subarus in the family, I think it’s pretty obvious what direction I should take. After some searching, I think I found the perfect candidate...

Behold, the 13” hubcap from an XT (or a DL/GL/Loyale). It’s so ‘80s, it’s awesome! And, it meets my sole requirement of having the logo in a place where it will remain recognizable once the clock mechanism is in place. I believe I have a good lead on one, too.

I’ll still need to come up with a color scheme for the hands, but I’m thinking orange...

jkm7680 > Boxer_4 12/09/2015 at 21:00

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StoneCold > Boxer_4 12/09/2015 at 21:05

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Hub clocks are best clocks.

Spasoje > Boxer_4 12/09/2015 at 21:12

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If the logo mechanism weren’t a requirement, I’d carry on the legacy and go for something like this:

Twelve spokes, for obvious reasons! :)

Boxer_4 > Spasoje 12/09/2015 at 21:35

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That would make an awesome clock! I wish this one was around when I made the first clock.

I would probably align the hands with the anti-spokes (is that a word?), just for balance.

Spasoje > Boxer_4 12/10/2015 at 02:58

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That’s a cool idea! Makes it that much more abstract hehe

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > Boxer_4 12/10/2015 at 12:55

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The Subaru hubcap is cool.

It even has one square hole, among the other triangles... ready-made for 12-oclock.

Boxer_4 > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 12/10/2015 at 19:22

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That square hole is probably going to be 9-oclock, unfortunately. If anything, it makes the clock quirky, just like the XT was.