infinitepcg@lemmy.world to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoI'm working on a mechanical seven segment displaylemmy.worldimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1390arrow-down12
arrow-up1388arrow-down1imageI'm working on a mechanical seven segment displaylemmy.worldinfinitepcg@lemmy.world to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareinfinitepcg@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoThere is no snapping, but the geneva drive will stay locked in position when it is not moving. The thing that I haven’t figured out is how to get the 3 to go back to 0 after 23:59, it needs to skip the numbers 4 to 9.
minus-squareLandless2029@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months ago The thing that I haven’t figured out is how to get the 3 to go back to 0 after 23:59, it needs to skip the numbers 4 to 9. Ok thats making my brain hurt. I’m clearly not a mechanical engineer! Your browser does not support playing HTML5 video. You can download a copy of the video file instead. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_drive
minus-squareAsifall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoJust make it turn back by 3 clicks. If you’re watching the clock closely enough to notice at midnight you should go to bed anyway 🤷♂️ Seriously though, awesome project!
There is no snapping, but the geneva drive will stay locked in position when it is not moving. The thing that I haven’t figured out is how to get the 3 to go back to 0 after 23:59, it needs to skip the numbers 4 to 9.
Ok thats making my brain hurt. I’m clearly not a mechanical engineer!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_drive
Just make it turn back by 3 clicks. If you’re watching the clock closely enough to notice at midnight you should go to bed anyway 🤷♂️
Seriously though, awesome project!