Hi all,
Due to heavy work commitment, I sincerely apologise to all who have expressed interest in getting the clock from me but I just couldn't find time to do it in the last few months. So I have decided to share the trick on how to DIY it yourself, so that for those who are still interested, instead of keep waiting for me (I really feel very bad about it), you can try it out yourself if you are keen.
Steps to DIY your own wallclock
Step 1: Get yourself a normal wall clock and open it up. It is quite easy to dismantle the clock. Essentially you only need the centre core unit that runs the clock hands. Take out that unit and the clock hands.
Step 2: Go to stationery shop and purchase a type of styrofoam board. It's not the usual "soft" type that we see normally, it rather compact and firm type. The thickness is usually about 5mm or less, and it is the type that many advertisement or marketing company use to make presentation board. (I actually got my inspiration from here cos I use quite a bit of these board in my work.)
Step 3: Cut out the length of the clock hands that you want. Width of the clock hands will have to follow original clock hands respectively. Note here: You have to pay special note to the thickness of the hour hand cos the hour hand is always below while the minute hand is always on top. So you have to make sure that the hour hand is not so thick that it "crosses" the space in between the 2 hands. If the styrofoam cardbaord is too thick, use an alternative thinner cardboard (which tends to be heavier) to do the hour hand instead. This is ok for the hour hand eventhough card board is usually heavier cos in the clock mechanism, the hour hand is "stronger" so it can take slightly heavier load. But for the minute hand, you definitely need the styrofoam board or something very light cos minute hand is quite "weak", so if you use something too heavy, the hand can come down but it can't go up.
Step 4: Paste the clock hands extension that you have cut out to the original clock hand using double sided tape. Once that is done, you can now assemble the clock centre unit with the clock hands. Use 3M double sided tape to glue the centre unit to the wall and your clock mechanism is done. (Note: You may notice that you need to keep replacing the double sided tape when you change battery cos the battery holder is at the back of the centre unit. So for this, you may devise a "holder" to hold you clock centre unit if you have time.)
Step 5: Finally, the numbers. In fact, this is the easiest part. Just need to use a black cardboard or even just black paper and cut out the numbers (need not be Roman numbers, it can be of any design that you like) as you like. Paste them on the wall using 3M double sided tape in any manner that you like, you can even paste them in very artistic manner if you like or there are even people who just left the rest of the wall blank. And you are done!
Note: Because of the "heavy" duty that the clock is performing cos of the extra weight, you will notice that the clock runs out of battery faster than the normal clock. Battery runs out like every 3 - 4 months compare to normal clock which can last up to a year.
I really hope this is useful and I promise I will get back to all who have contacted me when my work slows down and I have some time to spare. By then if you still need help, I am more than willing to share. When I can find some time, I will see if I can provide some photos as illustration for the steps above.
