Levitating Clock

3D printed clock that looks levitating

• From 5m away, the lines to support the clock are almost invisible and thus, surprising
• Length and tension of the lines are adjustable using screws
• Minimal looks, easy to make

Video

How to make

You need

• Quartz clock movement. It should be smaller than 58 x 58mm. Common movements are around 56 x 56mm. 
• 12 tapping screws (2mm x 20mm) 
• Fishing line (I used 0.3mm diameter line) 
• Steel wire (used as a tool to pass the fishing lines through the holes) 
• superglue

Print

• Print all parts with supplied posture.
• No support structure needed. (Do not use supports, or the holes are clogged)
• Print two copies of pillar.stl.

Insert the pillars to the base plate and fix them using tapping screws. To prevent inward lean, the holes on the base plate is tilted outwards. Therefore you can adjust the lean angle of the pillar by tightening or loosing the screws.

Pass through the fishing lines through the holes of the levitating clock body and the pillars.

• Make the tool to pass the lines through the holes with thin steel wire.
• At first, attach the lines to the clock body as shown above. then pass the lines through the pillars.

Use 2mm x 20mm tapping screws to fix and adjust the fishing lines.

• Tie the lines to the screws and fix it using super glue to prevent slip during adjustment.
• Wind the lines to the screws, then attach the screw to the base plate.
• Adjust the length and tension of the lines.
• Finally attach the movement and its hands.