Seeing Time in a New Light

When it comes to DIY clock designs, the possibilities are endless. We’ve seen plenty of unusual timepieces here at Hackster News over the years, including this 3D clock, a clock with a mechanical seven-segment display, and a VFD clock. More recently, we came across a very interesting timepiece made by a 3D printing enthusiast who goes by the handle “schutz” over at MakerWorld. It is called the NeoPixel Light Beam Clock, and it uses beams of light in place of traditional clock hands.

The LED strip is installed on a 3D-printed frame (📷: schutz)

The Light Beam Clock looks incredible, but it is very simple to build. All you’ll need is a WS2812B LED strip with 60 LEDs (with a density of 96 LEDs per meter) and a Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32C3 development board. Both can be purchased for about $10. Aside from that, you’ll need to...

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