Thread: Help making a clock bleed

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I found the clock at the Goodwill Store( my fav place) for 10 bucks. I hooked up a little motor and 3 way switch to make the hands spin faster than normal. I drilled holes around the face originally for a back lighting effect but i am thinking that it would look cooler if i could make it bleed. here are pics...

Comcept image made in photoshop




close up of face

Impressive piece of clockwork. Isn't it amazing what people will throw away?

yeah! but the weights and pendulum dont move and its not real wood its particle board with a vinyl veneer with wood grain printed on it

Hey for 10 bucks, its a great deal! I do have some questions, could you make it scream in "pain" while bleeding? Imagine walking down a darkened hallway, hearing a scream then seeing the clock start bleeding.

Is there a lot of space between the clock face and the glass in front of it? What I was thinking is a think plexy glass box, and then using a small water feature pump to just circulate the blood. Just what came to my mind.

http://www.mourningcemetery.com/Projects/BC/index.htm

Remembered this from www.hauntproject.com - awesome site for project builds.

I wish I could put a 13 on there but I don't think it would look good if I tried. Btw if no has notices yet the four on the clock is written as iiii rather then the proper iv. Haha
@frankie's girl: I checked out the link and that's what I was thinkin of doing (I saw about a year ago with a different site) but I don't quite have all the space that the back of a tombstone provides to run hoses and such.

What about just adding another "I" onto the number 12 to make it a thirteen?
Or do you think anyone would actually notice it?

No one would notice and the " xii" is in a fairly tight circle so there isnt much room to add any characters to the face I don't plan on using in good light. Mostly dim and poor light so minor details like that become negligible

Originally Posted by Empty_W

Is there a lot of space between the clock face and the glass in front of it? What I was thinking is a think plexy glass box, and then using a small water feature pump to just circulate the blood. Just what came to my mind.

i was thinking along the same lines. you'd have to thin the blood out to make it pump though.