The Light Clock

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The electronics and code were carefully crafted from this exceptional Instructables post by chrismelba. My build is closely aligned with his instructions, except for the files uploaded here which are uniquely created by me. https://www.instructables.com/id/The-Light-Clock-IoT/ Chris' housing design can be found at: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:941191 I chose to deviate from Chris' housing and designed my own from scratch, also creating a decorative black disc as part of the facia which is slightly larger in diameter than the housing itself. For the frosted disc, I purchased an acrylic 13" disc and applied multiple coats of Krylon Frosted Glass spray paint until achieving a suitable opacity. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Krylon-Flat-White-Frosted-Spray-Paint-Actual-Net-Contents-11-oz/1000212297 I customized the support locations in Simplify3D when printing the main body to focus solely on the area where the wires pass through for the LED strip and the plate that enables the clock to be mounted to the wall. All parts are securely attached to the housing using hot glue, requiring a printer with a 300mm x 300mm or larger bed to accommodate the print. I have uploaded STL files for various versions of the body, including one with the plate flush with the rest of the design and one recessed, as well as versions with and without marks at 3, 6, 9, and 12 o'clock to assist in locating the LED strip. My build features a mounting plate flush to the face and no marks. The Fusion360 archive files are also included, allowing anyone to easily modify my design and understand how I constructed it. While I am a complete novice at Fusion360, I am happy to share my workflow with others.