Hackaday [Unofficial]1d ago

Salvaged VFDs in Nixie-Like Clock

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/16/salvaged-vfds-in-nixie-like-clock/

Salvaged VFDs In Nixie-Like Clock

In between the Nixie tube era of the 50s and 60s and the advent of multi-digit vacuum fluorescent displays (VFDs) common in 80s and 90s consumer technology, there was a brief time in the early 70s …

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131d ago
Salvaged VFDs in Nixie-Like Clock https://hackaday.com/2026/05/16/salvaged-vfds-in-nixie-like-clock/
#Clockhacks #AVR #Clock #Microcontroller #Quartz #Vacuumfluorescentdisplay #Vfd
Salvaged VFDs In Nixie-Like Clock

In between the Nixie tube era of the 50s and 60s and the advent of multi-digit vacuum fluorescent displays (VFDs) common in 80s and 90s consumer technology, there was a brief time in the early 70s …

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Hackaday [Unofficial]6d ago

It’s a Water Clock, Jim, But Not as We Know It — It Has Digits

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/11/its-a-water-clock-jim-but-not-as-we-know-it-it-has-digits/

It’s A Water Clock, Jim, But Not As We Know It — It Has Digits

Guess what time it is– that’s right, clock time! It’s always clock time, and when it’s clock time at Hackaday the weirder the better. So, how about a water clock that’…

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136d ago
It’s a Water Clock, Jim, But Not as We Know It — It Has Digits https://hackaday.com/2026/05/11/its-a-water-clock-jim-but-not-as-we-know-it-it-has-digits/
#Clockhacks #15segment #Digitalclock #Hydraulic #Peristalticpump #Waterclock
It’s A Water Clock, Jim, But Not As We Know It — It Has Digits

Guess what time it is– that’s right, clock time! It’s always clock time, and when it’s clock time at Hackaday the weirder the better. So, how about a water clock that’…

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13Apr 12
A Suction-Driven Seven-Segment Display https://hackaday.com/2026/04/11/a-suction-driven-seven-segment-display/
#Clockhacks #7segmentdisplay #Microfluidics #Multiple7segmentdisplay #Pneumatic #Pneumaticactuator #Pneumatics
A Suction-Driven Seven-Segment Display

There’s a long history of devices originally used for communication being made into computers, with relay switching circuits, vacuum tubes, and transistors being some well-known examples. In a smal…

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Hackaday [Unofficial]Apr 11

A Suction-Driven Seven-Segment Display

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/11/a-suction-driven-seven-segment-display/

A Suction-Driven Seven-Segment Display

There’s a long history of devices originally used for communication being made into computers, with relay switching circuits, vacuum tubes, and transistors being some well-known examples. In a smal…

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Hackaday [Unofficial]Mar 31

LED Matrix Clock Proudly Shows Its Inner Wiring

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/03/31/led-matrix-clock-proudly-shows-its-inner-wiring/

LED Matrix Clock Proudly Shows Its Inner Wiring

Some projects take great care to tuck away wire hookups, but not [Roberto Alsina]’s Reloj V2 clock. This desktop clock makes a point of exposing all components and wiring as part of its aesth…

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13Apr 1
LED Matrix Clock Proudly Shows Its Inner Wiring https://hackaday.com/2026/03/31/led-matrix-clock-proudly-shows-its-inner-wiring/
#Art #Clockhacks #3dprinted #Clock #Ledmatrix #MAX7219 #RaspberryPiZero
LED Matrix Clock Proudly Shows Its Inner Wiring

Some projects take great care to tuck away wire hookups, but not [Roberto Alsina]’s Reloj V2 clock. This desktop clock makes a point of exposing all components and wiring as part of its aesth…

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Hackaday [Unofficial]Mar 27

Momentus Clock Aims To Find Meaning

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/03/26/momentus-clock-aims-to-find-meaning/

Momentus Clock Aims To Find Meaning

A lot of the time, we must assign our own meaning to the numbers on the clock. 8:30 AM is work kicking off, 12 PM is lunch, and 5PM is when the corporate chains release us to what’s left of t…

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13Mar 27
Momentus Clock Aims To Find Meaning https://hackaday.com/2026/03/26/momentus-clock-aims-to-find-meaning/
#Clockhacks #Clock #Mathematics #Maths #Numbers
Momentus Clock Aims To Find Meaning

A lot of the time, we must assign our own meaning to the numbers on the clock. 8:30 AM is work kicking off, 12 PM is lunch, and 5PM is when the corporate chains release us to what’s left of t…

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