Here's One I Made Earlier by Andy B.

Here's something for a rainy grey January day. There are a lot of very cheap wall clocks about, all of similar design. They have a small black box at the back with the mechanism, clipped into a plastic backing and frame. A clear plastic "glass" cover clips onto this. It is a simple job to insert a screwdriver into the slots at the rear where the clear plastic cover connects, and pushing down and forwards, to push off the cover. You can then carefully remove the hands, which just slot onto the main spindle. Next, remove the backing card with the clock face printed on (this is optional, but it helps get the size of the face).

Then, select a new image (eg. a print on card form the computer) for the background. Draw around the original clock face to get the size. Don't forget a few millimetres at the edge of the picture will be covered by the sides of the clear cover. Make a hole in the centre big enough to take the spindle which holds the hands. Glue such as UHU will secure the new picture; you can include the oriignal face as a stiffener at the back. Make sure the top of the picture is in line with the recess at thet top rear for hanging the clock. Put the clock hands back on, in the order, hour, minute and second hands. Pop the cover back on, and you will have a personalised clock suitable for workroom etc.

Pictured is my second attempt, using as the background a photo of an "Eagle" comic circular jigsaw with characters including Dan Dare. I did make one with small space ships attached to the hour and minute hands which launched from a ramp, then docked (or went behind) a small space station -unfortunately one day there was a loud "clonk" sound when all the hands stuck together and it seized up. Less ambitious the second time.

Andy B.