3D-Printed Sundial Displays Time Like A Digital Clock
How many times have you stuck a stick in the ground to use as a sundial, only to realize that you still have no idea what time it is? French Etsy shop Mojoptix has solved the problem that was the Curse of Rome by 3D-printing special sundials that display the time “digitally”-if it’s between 10:00 and 16:00, that is, and you don’t mind the time being displayed in 20 minute increments!
“No batteries, no motor, no electronics… It’s all just a really super-fancy shadow show,” writes Mojoptix. “The shape of the sundial has been mathematically designed to only let through the right sunrays at the right time/angle…You can precisely adjust the displayed time simply by rotating the gnomon, so you can even adjust for Daylight Saving Time.”
Have your own 3d-printer? Get the plans and print your own sundial! See the Thingverse link below.
More info: Etsy | Thingverse (h/t: mymodernmet)
“No batteries, no motor, no electronics…”
“It’s all just a really super-fancy shadow show”
“The shape of the sundial has been mathematically designed to only let through the right sunrays at the right time/angle”
“You can precisely adjust the displayed time simply by rotating the gnomon”
These 3d-printed parts are all you need
It takes 35 hours of 3d-printing time to manufacture each sundial
Time is displayed in 20 minute increments, from 10:00 to 16:00
Listen to the designer explain how it works here:
Get your own sundial here here!
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Share on FacebookA fancy, yet interesting design. Here in South Africa we can just look at the light/ shadows and also be reasonably accurate. Our system can never break, or be lost. Its called the circadian rhythm, or body clock, and it works as soon as you wake.
Ok, I admit, I have been skeptical of 3D printers because I never grasped the complexity and detail they are capable of. This is so awesome.
A fancy, yet interesting design. Here in South Africa we can just look at the light/ shadows and also be reasonably accurate. Our system can never break, or be lost. Its called the circadian rhythm, or body clock, and it works as soon as you wake.
Ok, I admit, I have been skeptical of 3D printers because I never grasped the complexity and detail they are capable of. This is so awesome.
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