Best shop wall clock, I need insparation.

[Paperman]

Looking for ideas for a bad *** wall clock. Would like in fairly good sized, lighted a plus. Could be digital or analog hands, both are cool. I have 120v waiting for it. Going in 40X60 12-14' up a wall. Thanks

 

[bullnerd]

No idea if you can buy them though! lol!

I've also seen a dial indicator version, that would be pretty easy to make.

Cant find a pic though.

 

[AntiqueVises]

No idea if you can buy them though! lol!

I've also seen a dial indicator version, that would be pretty easy to make.

Cant find a pic though.

I’d buy one of those in a heartbeat!

 

[ScottsGT]

I have something like 4 hanging on my walls. Kind of like tin signs. I just seem to collect them. Got an old Craftsman saw blade clock, one from my credit union from when they first started out 20+ years ago, Dyna Systems from a sales rep and a Levitra that came from a drug rep through a urologist office. A co-worker walked in one day and gave me that one as a joke.

 

[Paperman]

I like the caliper clock, might be a good project for a 3d printer!! Thanks.

 

[AaroNX]

I just bought one of these.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019PJV3N4/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[snowman3]

I'm partial to a "build your own" made from scraps and gadgets and worn out tools that bring a smile to your face. Much better conversation piece.

 

[brownbagg]

i got a walmart digital that runs off battery self correcting, will change itself for daylight saving, just hang it and forget about it. does temperture too

 

[Rick B.]

My two. Yeah I know, not very exciting but I have two more walls so I'll know what time it is no matter which way I'm facing. I'll probably build the next two.

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[greenskeeper]

The best shop wall clock is the one that indicates you still have time to mess around in the shop!

 

[Bogie1632]

Incorporate a clock into a large map (state, country, or world). Mark places you've been or add something to the map as a way to remember your travels. It will evolve over time and be a good conversation piece for visitors.

Here's a snowmobile head I machined out and turned into a clock, kept above my tool box.

V/R
Bogie

 

[lilredex]

After seeing the "two dogs *******" clock in a Woody Allen movie, I've had my eye out for one.....no luck so far. It was like the Elvis jiggly legs clock.

 

[Stuart in MN]

Previous 'show us your clock' threads:
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=433755
https://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59129
https://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5975

 

[MushCreek]

Now I want a giant caliper clock! How about a dial version that shows the minutes on the dial, and the hour on the beam as it opens? Have to figure out a way to make it reverse at 12 hours. AM hours on one side of the beam; PM hours on the other side as it returns.

 

[Hammer1963]

I like this idea and have me wanting something like this!

 

[DFB]

I had a nice one for a while my ex had bought it for me paid a good penny too. Had a neon blue outer circle looked great in the garage especially cool after most the lights were off. Was a ************* though. the motor crapped in short order and the paper background curled in the humidity.

Its still hanging there but the only thing that works is the neon

I would like new garage clock

Anybody want to post links to some cool clocks... motorcycles, cars, tools etc?

My pal at the motorcycle has an awesome one its a full size motorcycle tire with bright yellow clock inside, Continental Tires. Been hanging up there for as long as I can remember (we put a new motor in last year)

 

[dcs13]

I kinda like this one...

 

[The Cobbler]

Note, for imgur pictures to show up on here, you need to remove the "S" from the "HTTPS" in your link

 

[rsparks64]

I kinda like this one...

I live a few miles from their shop. I didn’t know they sold merchandise.

 

[Bruce Amacker]

I don't lie any of the clocks on this page, the #1 most important thing about a clock is to be easily read and functional- white face, black hands. I've ditched several "cool" clocks because I couldn't read them at a glance.

I especially dislike the Martin clock above.

Current clock is white/black with a neon ring around the exterior.

 

[scootermcrad]

If you're going to have a clock, have a clock. This is what I prefer...

My buddy Phil's shop.

https://scontent-atl3-1.**.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/69685564_2402271236485852_8264393517120356352_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_ohc=fkmYBaFPwcMAQnfj97Z8wIYRkclN_yVuAxvlAx0KjkAj1kHEbnp9Zg9Dg&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.**&oh=e024755f3c84b9a07d76f645f809c66e&oe=5E52DD42

 

[Childs' Play]

If you're going to have a clock, have a clock. This is what I prefer...

My buddy Phil's shop.

https://scontent-atl3-1.**.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/69685564_2402271236485852_8264393517120356352_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_ohc=fkmYBaFPwcMAQnfj97Z8wIYRkclN_yVuAxvlAx0KjkAj1kHEbnp9Zg9Dg&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.**&oh=e024755f3c84b9a07d76f645f809c66e&oe=5E52DD42

Do you have a link for your buddies business? Been looking for a clock like this forever!!!

Thanks in advance.

 

[Kevin54]

Best clock I ever had was a clock from WalMart. Big face, and you never had to change it in the Spring or Fall, did it automatically. Wind slammed the mandoor shut one day and the clock dropped off the wall and busted it. It actually ran two years without changing the battery. Man I miss that clock.

But if you want to make a clock, go to Hobby Lobby or someplace like that and get the works. Find a hubcap or whatever and make one, and make it unique.

 

[scootermcrad]

Do you have a link for your buddies business? Been looking for a clock like this forever!!!

Thanks in advance.

The clocks dials in the pictures are restorations for a courthouse, run by a very large tower clock movement. However, I'm sure he could make you a dial and hands to your desired size and spec out a clock movement to mount behind it. He mostly does restorations, but ultimately man of the dials and hands end up getting made from scratch.

Here's his website:
https://www.thetowerclockcompany.com/

It's best to call him and talk to him in person. If you email it might take him a bit to get back to you.

PM me if you can't get through. I talk to him about every day.

 

[Jazz1]

Do you have a link for your buddies business? Been looking for a clock like this forever!!!

Thanks in advance.

Sears had those huge clocks up here going for $60 when they were closing up
Kids gave me a Dollar store clock 20 years ago. Works fine. New double A battery every year or so

 

[Jazz1]

Do you have a link for your buddies business? Been looking for a clock like this forever!!!

Thanks in advance.

Sears had those huge clocks up here going for $60 when they were closing up
Kids gave me a Dollar store clock 20 years ago. Works fine. New double A battery every year or so

 

[eastbaysubaru]

I just bought one of these.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019PJV3N4/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I've got that same one with white numbers. Extremely visible throughout the garage! Temperature gauge is a nice bonus.

-Brian

 

[txvwnut]

Here's a vid link to the one Joe Pieczynski made for his shop.

 

[Lassen Forge]

I decided to go with something I can use that I can see from across the shop in low light, and if it breaks when it falls off the wall I can spend another $9.95 at Wallyworld to replace it. YMMV, but analog hands are a lot easier to make out than digitals - the ceavat being, of course, you can read a clock face (I was surprised to find out how many younger (like Gen Z) people cannot.)

 

[bmw57isetta]

I've had a "Mixed Up Clock" on the wall in the garage for around 15 years. Very few people have ever noticed the wacko numbers.

 

[crocket468]

I've got a sidewall from a 35" Mickey Thompson Baja Claw that I plan to use as a surround for a clock, 15" wheel opening. Haven't nailed down how I want the wheel opening to look yet.

 

[drmarkr]

I made this for a buddy that has a Ferrari Challenge car....it's a ceramic disc that he changed out and was going to throw away.

(if this isn't visible, someone will need to remind me how I'm supposed to make Imgur images work in here....)

 

[isb cornbinder]

https://www.google.ca/search?q=proj...XBHjQIHf17DSYQ_AUoAnoECA0QBA&biw=1371&bih=691

 

[bdbecker]

...the ceavat being, of course, you can read a clock face...

Lol... I think its fairly safe to assume that if you're hanging out on GJ, you know how to read an analog clock.

 

[65ranchero]

This what I use

513-1417ALV4 Atomic Digital Wall Clock

513-1417ALV4 Atomic Digital Wall Clock

www.lacrossetechnology.com

It replaced one I got from the local Salvation Army store that the LCD screen failed

 

[MadeByMiller]

Well I might be a little biased since I designed them, but I think the Overkill OverTime and DoubleTime clock kits are pretty perfect for the shop and home!

Overkill Clock Kits Link

I designed these for my customer to be a weld-it-yourself kit, but he also sells them fully welded. Here's a couple renderings I made of the models:

 

[TJMtl]

Super nice, I checked out the link. Hands look a little hard to read though.

Well I might be a little biased since I designed them, but I think the Overkill OverTime and DoubleTime clock kits are pretty perfect for the shop and home!

Overkill Clock Kits Link

I designed these for my customer to be a weld-it-yourself kit, but he also sells them fully welded. Here's a couple renderings I made of the models:

 

[LOW1]

I am very close to retirement. My work requires constant timekeeping.

In my shop I am going to put a clock which has no hands so that I remember that time is no longer that important.

 

[no704]

I've got a sidewall from a 35" Mickey Thompson Baja Claw that I plan to use as a surround for a clock, 15" wheel opening. Haven't nailed down how I want the wheel opening to look yet.

Used hub cap

 

[469 runner]

Saw this in my mechanics shop, was dirty and not being used, he let me have it for $50.00