Benmurton posted a step by step guide of his DIY acrylic skeleton clock build:
This is a clock made fully out of acrylic!
This was originally was my year 13 mechanical engineering college project, we had to research, design and build a project for a stakeholder, this including lots of recording so there is no shortage of photos.
the use of acrylic for a main building material was decided to make a new feature piece, it also is a simpler material to work with, with the limited machinery you find in a college workshop. The clock is fully my design and took about 13 weeks with about 16 hours a fortnight. I wanted something a bit different from the standard clock with three hands and circular design, i wanted to included the look and mechanical workings in the old grandfather and skeleton clock. This is where the open design comes from so all workings are visible so you can see how it operates.
Via Hacked Gadgets.
Check out the video after the break.