The E30 clock

[burkey001]

....like a boss :)

[CrusherCurtis]

^That is awesome.

[Sean5294]

famous

http://jalopnik.com/5943228/how-to-make-a-retro-desk-clock-out-of-an-old-car-clock

[Luis325]

i want one of these for my office desk!!! cool work man!

[Rsully70sev]

I'd be down to just send you my clock, do the transformation, and pay you for your time and materials.

[jaywood]

jay... You're an ideas man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkBQ4xUHAUA

Lol, ;) Thanks!

Pm'd you back!

[burkey001]

jay... You're an ideas man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkBQ4xUHAUA

[jaywood]

Sending you a PM

[burkey001]

I just came to same conclusion about the clock face. Kind of a bummer.

I have done some due diligence regarding other cost components, ignoring my labour.
See below


- dc socket - $1
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-5-5-m...item1e6d0f76f9

- power pack 12v - $8
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/48W-LCD-M...item4160d0aea6

- power lead
$2.68
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-3-Pro...item20ca644fab

clock $86USD

http://www.schmiedmann.com/62-13-1-376-903/product-type/new/search-by-productnumber/page1.aspx#230997

clock face
unknown


wiring - ~$0.50

heat shrink - ~$0.25

wood - ~$1

aluminium - $3

So assuming a new clock, cost in parts alone is just over $100.
A second hand clock brings that down by about $30-35.


I know dealing with R3v is like dealing with school-age children, but I do want to help out. If people want to send me a clock, I can turn it into a desk clock for you for some sort of rudimentary price to at least appease myself I am not working weekends for nothing.

You are welcome to pay me in craft beers if you're local :)

[IronmanE30]

Let's say a new clock costs $80 the problem is that the faceplate appears to be NLA. You would need to source out old face plates and/or maybe used clocks from ebay or here on R3V which appear to cost $40-50 plus shipping. Then add your materials for your clock and your time to make them on top of that. If you could get those costs down to around $50 plus shipping and paypal fees you would be a little over $100. Not sure if the R3V members would pay that much but you need to put a value on it and see how the response is. This is a cool item, GLWS.

Cheers,

Jim

[Nick_S]

Very cool!!

[burkey001]

I will look into a few things.
Finding a source of clocks will be the main issue. Couple of places have 2-3 second hand clocks but that is a short term answer. A new clock unit is quite expensive for what it is.

Will see if I can find some 110v plug packs, as we use 240v here in 'Straya

[Holland]

A question, given a new clock is worth about 85-90$ what you willing to pay for such a clock?

burkey

If it was made to our suggestions, then that seems to be a fair price. Don't know what shipping would be though.

[Swanny]

I think these things need to be measured in OPS

orgasms/sandwich

Yes.

[ButtJuice]

Gb!