Questions
Questions before you print one
What people ask about making a wall clock bigger than their printer. The rest is in the print guide.
What do I need to make one?
A 3D printer, filament, and a standard quartz clock movement with a battery. Any FDM printer will do: you choose yours and XVORK cuts the design into pieces that fit its bed. The movement is the common 56 mm square kind, and the assembly sheet in the download says which shaft length to buy.
Do I need a multi-colour printer?
No. On a one-colour printer each part — ring, dial, hub, hands — prints in the filament you load for it, one after another. The numbers and lettering start inlaid flush in the dial, so in one colour they print in the dial’s colour and do not show; switch on Raised marks, under Pattern, and they stand proud of it instead. With an AMS or another multi-material system, the 3MF puts every part and every mark in its own filament slot, and the download says which shade goes in which slot.
How do the pieces go together?
With joints printed into them — hidden dovetails between the ring, the dial and the hub, and small keys that drop into each seam from the back. No glue. The assembly sheet walks through the order, one step at a time.
How big can it be?
Up to 800 mm across. Your printer does not limit the size — a bigger design is cut into more pieces.
How long does it take to print?
It depends on the size and the design. The configurator works out print time, filament and what printing it costs you from the design itself, before you download anything.
Which slicer can I use?
Any slicer that opens STL files. The 3MF and the plate files are made for Bambu Studio and OrcaSlicer, which keep each part’s colour and which pieces share a plate.
Sizes and what you can change The print guide Design one — it is free