diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 4a41788..d59009f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,8 +1,29 @@ # 24h Wall Clock -![Scorch marks for clock face](clock_face_inverted2scorch.svg "Scorch marks for the clock") +![Scorch marks for clock face](clock.svg "Scorch marks for the clock") +## Why? Couldn't find a wall clock design I liked so made my own. -Clock face was designed in OpenSCAD as manually positioning hour segments and applying changes would be very cumbersome. The preview image (`clock_face_inverted2scorch.svg`) was inverted from `clock.svg` with Inkscape. +## No, but why? +I like the idea of a timepiece with one revolution per day instead of the one we're used to. +Clock face was designed in OpenSCAD as manually positioning hour segments and applying changes would be very cumbersome. + + +## Engraving & Cutting with Laser +As RDworks fails to properly read in the DXF exported by OpenSCAD, a detour through Inkscape is necessary (unless using Lightburn, I presume). If not using RDworks, skip following. From OpenSCAD export as SVG. In Inkscape save the exported SVG as a DXF file. That DXF file can be opened in RDworks. + +Tips: +- Cut against the wood grain, not along (as in + not =). +- Mask the board with tape (painters or masking tape, the paper kind). This way smoke and soot wont tarnish the board. + +On a 100W CO2 Laser With following properties: +- Engraving layer: 350mm/s@30% power +- Number edge cutting layer: 50mm/s@10% +- Outline cutting layer: 25mm/s@45% + +Timing +- Engraving took ~45 min +- Number edge cutting ~3 min +- Outline cutting \<1 min [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license.