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Reviving a Flip Clock from the 70ies

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10 points by jankar 2 years ago · 7 comments

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anonu 2 years ago

The good 'ol split-flap displays. Lots of good maker projects out there on this and some commercial providers as well.

Getting your hands on some of the old train-station split flap units is pretty tough. They can go upwards of $300 a character on ebay...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split-flap_display

https://www.oatfoundry.com/split-flap/

kaashif 2 years ago

> 70ies

"Seventy-ies"?

That aside, I appreciate the documentation about things that were tried and didn't work during this process. I often find myself adding those kinds of details to documentation to prevent others going down dead ends.

pettycashstash2 2 years ago

Wow nice. Love the look and save it from the landfill

every 2 years ago

While not exactly nostalgia, I can remember the sound of the flips in my bedroom at night from some 50 years ago...

whywhywhywhy 2 years ago

Such a nice looking object

deckar01 2 years ago

There is good open source cutter plotting software available, but Cricut sues everyone who bypasses their app. I suspect their hardware is being subsidized by these asinine paywalls to monopolize the consumer cutter market.

jankarOP 2 years ago

Reviving a slave flip clock from the 70ies using an ESP32 and a DC driver.

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