Have you ever thought you could tell the time with simple playing cards?

the Japanese designer Shinsaku Hiura transformed a deck of cards into a modern, minimalist robotic clock called Casino’clock, using 3D printed parts, including the spinning wheel of the mechanism.

The designer says that one of the challenges of the project was creating a separate tabbed view and producing the cards, which led him to use playing cards.
automatic spinning machine

Shinsaku Hiura says the printing of the pieces came later. He has produced a basic wheel with a click system to allow the cards to rotate. Before placing the cards on the hinges, he first tested how secure they would be in motion by locking the card holder onto the 3D printed rotor and performing a push and pull test.
Then he placed the thumb-sized motor behind the rotor and screwed it in. The designer mounted the spinning wheel, now powered by a motor, on a series of pillars chained together by clamps so that they would not fall apart.
“If they are loose, a drop of super glue from the outer hole is enough to fix them,” writes Hiura. Once satisfied, he continued to insert the playing cards into the hinges until a card umbrella was attached to the rotor.
How does it work

The cards are fixed with double-sided tapes and slide on the zipper, so that the card does not fall out during rotation. There is an L-shaped hook at the top of the rotor, which prevents the cards from simply spinning non-stop.
Hiura tested his creation using his microcontroller, the tool that runs the flip clock. He did it for three units until he formed a set to indicate hours and minutes. Depending on the user, the joker means zero, while jacks are worth 11, queens are worth 12 and aces are worth 1.
* Through Designboom
Source: Terra

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