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Mechanical Watch: Exploded View

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1168 points fellerts | 2 comments | 22 Jun 25 14:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.517s | source
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hinterlands ◴[22 Jun 25 15:19 UTC] No.44347626[source]▶
I've done some projects like that, although not with as many parts! I think the main disappointment that awaits the author is that within two years or so, the epoxy will turn yellow. These resins are unfortunately not UV-stable, even if kept in a reasonably well-lit area indoors (bookshelf, etc).

There are resins you can use for projects like that if you want them to last, but they're less fun to work with.

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hunter-gatherer ◴[22 Jun 25 15:42 UTC] No.44347810[source]▶
Would putting some UV filter glass, the kind often used in museums, work to protect it the resin? I'm wondering if you fixed a glass casing around it that way... granted you'd have corner seems for the glass though
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cyberax ◴[22 Jun 25 16:10 UTC] No.44348053[source]▶
Maybe a cylindrical glass instead?
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1. fellerts ◴[22 Jun 25 16:17 UTC] No.44348103[source]▶
I tried that. Refraction makes it hard to understand what you're even looking at. https://fellerts.no/img/epoch/first-cast.jpg
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2. cyberax ◴[23 Jun 25 03:52 UTC] No.44352318[source]▶
I was thinking about a larger with less curvature glass. It might also be interesting to see if it's possible to match the refractive indexes of the epoxy and the glass.