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  1. Thread: Unique clock

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    Outstanding project, write up, and presentation....

    Outstanding project, write up, and presentation. Truly amazing Dick. Thanks also for educating us on metric time. I had never even heard of it before.
  2. Thread: Unique clock

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    Very interesting. Thanks for the explanation. ...

    Very interesting. Thanks for the explanation.

    It still seems very strange to design a stepper motor without a final integer gear ratio.
  3. Thread: Unique clock

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    "Also, the stepper motors have 32 steps per...

    "Also, the stepper motors have 32 steps per revolution with an internal gear train often stated as a 1:64 ratio, but actually the ratio is slightly less at 1:63.68395."

    Seems a bit strange. Are...
  4. Thread: Unique clock

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    That is very cool. Nice solution. I imagined it...

    That is very cool. Nice solution. I imagined it would have had to be much more complicated. How well will it keep time?
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    Great idea. With all those lake cottages back...

    Great idea. With all those lake cottages back east, there could be a large market for those. (Hard market to get to I suppose.)
  6. Thread: Unique clock

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    We do not know anything about Harry Potter stuff!

    We do not know anything about Harry Potter stuff!
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    In Dick's mpc the circle is centered. Remove the...

    In Dick's mpc the circle is centered. Remove the centering before you change the board size. After the board size is changed, select all and do the group centering.
  8. Thread: Unique clock

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    You can resize the vectors that Dick and I made....

    You can resize the vectors that Dick and I made. Select all and drag a yellow corner handle. It works the same as a pattern would.

    My method is a little work but it precisely centers each number...
  9. Thread: Unique clock

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    Is this one a fake metric clock as well? (I was...

    Is this one a fake metric clock as well? (I was also sucked in by the amazon clock. Had to delete my post!))

    http://www.cafepress.ca/+metric_clock_with_dashes,30924592
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    Here is how I would do it. In the mpc, with the...

    Here is how I would do it. In the mpc, with the snap grid on, I move the whole group so that the spot for each number is at the center of the board. Select the next number click both the center hor....
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    Strange 10 hour clock with 100 minutes to the...

    Strange 10 hour clock with 100 minutes to the hour. Is that going to be 10 hours a day or 20?

    Edit: Ok, a metric clock. Love Google.
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