He wanted to make a clock out of the gears used in the lathe ... but it looks great by the time it is done. We are impressed with the range of different tools used and the clever design.

The clock uses an idler wheel to move the hour ring so it doesn’t need a separate hour hand. After he built his first design, [wyojustin] realized he could add a planetary gear that could move ...

As convenient as it might be to use your phone as an alarm clock, standalone alarm clocks come with all kinds of features that can make waking up — or even going to sleep — a little less painful.