Make a Clock with Your Laser Cutter / Engraver

Hey there, in this video we will show you how to make a clock with your laser cutter and engraver machine. We have an xTool M1 so we'll be using the XCS software to design the laser file. You can easily use Lightburn instead! The material I used is 7mm hard maple that I resawed and put through the planer. We hope you like this project and that it inspires you to make a cool custom clock for yourself. If you have any questions, hit us up in the comments! If you found this helpful please toss the video a "like." It helps a ton! Subscribe for more stuff like this!
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[@gabrielsimons_artlife]

Silly question why didn't you cut the hole out with the laser? Was it a limitation of your setup, or is there are structural issue if you do that?

[@ArtisansAndArthropods]

Not a silly question at all and you could totally cut it with the laser. I'm in the habit of drilling holes myself when possible rather than leaving it to the laser because it is the one scenario where I'm actually faster =). I thought it would be less time to use the drill rather than run a few test cuts to dial in the size hole to cut. If I were to run this file repeatedly I would probably take the time to dial in the right sized hole with the laser and have it do that part for me too. Thanks for watching!

[@gabrielsimons_artlife]

@@ArtisansAndArthropods thanks for the answer I am just got a laser and was going to make a clock and wanted to make sure it wouldn't cause a structural issue.

[@ArtisansAndArthropods]

The only problem I can think of is if you size the hole really close to the size of the spindle on the mechanism and it's a tight fit, you'll need to have the pieces of the clock lined up perfectly for the glue up. Otherwise if they are shifted just a little bit the hole may not be big enough anymore for the mechanism. Of course that only matters if you are cutting your clock from two pieces placed next to one another like I did. It wouldn't be a problem if you cut it from one big sheet. Best of luck and let us know if you have any other questions.