Internet Split Flap Weather Clock

Finally had some time to make a video of the "complete" weather clock. The only thing i want to do is make new matte cards instead of the current glossy ones.

Drilled eight 5mm holes by hand about 3mm deep in the case and the front panel. Then glued in some 5x3mm magnets that i bought from aliexpress. after that i primed and painted the case. I think the paint will scratch from the magnets. But a black marker will fix that.

A lot of times you have to rethink and remake parts because things change along the way. These are the parts that didn't make it. :)

Space is tight so everything has a fixed place. First i used tie-wraps to secure the wiring but then the frame wouldn't fit in the case no more, now i'm using very strong yarn which works fine.

A ethernet cable just fits in its slot

I wasn't happy with the opening in the clock front so i removed the front panel and bought a new multiplex 3.6mm panel (0,20 euro cents!). Cut the correct opening in the panel using an jigsaw.

Sanded the case and used filler to touch up some damaged parts.

The motor was not turning fast enough and had very little force which resulted in the cogs jamming and showing the wrong position. This was fixed when i found this link (http://arduino-info.wikispaces.com/SmallSteppers). On this page i found that my wiring was wrong. If you're using e.g. pin 8, 9, 10, and 11 you must wire them like 8, 10, 9, 11.

after that this was the result no more jamming...

You'll see the IR sensor blink when the display shows the sun symbol and the display stops briefly and then continues to rotate to a fixed position.

Added the cogs and motor for driving the display

Test fitting again

I work for a large print company so I made the card in Ai and printed them on a HP Indigo laminated them using 75u laminating pouches. so they are about 350micron thick.

Added the parts that would hold the cards. Used some F623ZZ bearing that i had laying around from an old 3d printer build.