My IN-18 clock project

[ZY]

I finally finished my IN-18 clock after procrastinating for forever.

Here's it at max brightness (normally I dial it down a bit)

[ZY]

Oh I guess selecting small doesn't make it a clickable thumbnail. Another attempt here: 

[ZY]

[ZY]

And some internal circuitry and cad pics:

[ZY]

Oops, one of the images broke. Sorry, I'm not used to posting images here, running into message too long errors xD

[newxito]

Well done! I like the case and the nice knob on the back. Is the case 3D printed?

[ZY]

Thanks! The case is 3D printed, I used some sparkly grey filament from proto-pasta. I would love to CNC an aluminum one but the cost would be a bit out of my league.

[Bill Notfaded]

It looks like you used a modular pcb design for it.  Some of the hardware looks so nice it's almost bordering on BadNixie aesthetics... almost a shame to hide really nice looking hardware pieces.  Part of thing I love about my Mod-Six and my Black Emerald are the way the hardware/pcb/case all are on display in such a professional hand crafted kind of way!

Bill

[ZY]

Thanks! I got the PCBs from oshpark which do a black PCB with clear soldermask service that looks really nice. The modularness also stems from that since they give 3 copies of your design per order, so I can save a bit of money if I don't intend to build 3 clocks. It does increase the costs of connectors and build time significantly, and crimping those wires was probably the most annoying part of the build.

In my original IN-14 design I actually intended to print a transparent case so I could see the internals, but I couldn't really get it to be see-through enough without the shell walls being extremely thin.