Hockey Stick Desk Clock

Hockey Stick Desk Clock

A compact desk clock using a single hockey stick and a hockey puck with clock movement. Great beginner project for clock-making.

Beginner 1 stick 2-3 hours

Before you start: Read the Building Guide for essential safety and technique information.

Not much to discuss with this design — it’s very straightforward. The clock frame is easy to build, requiring a clamp or two and some patience. Routing the puck is the challenging component, but it makes a huge difference in how the clock looks and how well it’ll run.

Design Breakdown

  1. Clock Frame — simple stick frame with 45° mitre joints
  2. Puck — routed for clock movement
  3. Assembly — mounting the puck in the frame

Clock Frame

The clock frame dimensions should provide enough clearance between the posts to slide the puck in without a gap, but not so tight that the puck is difficult to turn or doesn’t fit.

Tips:

  • Try making the bottom piece of the frame a little wider, then slowly shave it down to the needed length
  • Use Liquid Nails to hold all the pieces together with a clamp — since the pieces are at 45° angles, they’ll tend to slip off each other as you press the clamp, so be careful

Clock frame diagram

Critical stability detail: The 1.5″ support piece in the back should not lie flush to the table. By raising that small piece to about half the height of the bottom stick (13/64″), the clock will have a slight lean backward and be more stable. Otherwise a small nudge forward will cause it to tip.

Puck

Get a movement with the thickest dial you can if you choose not to route. Route out 9/32″ of the back to fit the puck — this gives 3/16″ hand clearance from the face, which is plenty.

Puck movement diagram

Hand clearance diagram

See the Building Guide — Clock Movements section for detailed routing instructions and safety precautions.

Assembly

  1. Insert one #6 1.5″ screw (or 1.5″ finishing nail) into each post to hold the puck in place
  2. The idea is to provide a point on either side for the puck to rotate about — make sure the screws or nails are as co-linear as possible along the diameter of the puck
  3. Raise the bottom of the puck slightly off the bottom piece (about 1/8″) to get the rotation you want — this puts the puck attachment screws/nails at about 25/64″ from the top of the side pieces
  4. Make sure it’s the same on both sides!
  5. Use the wrench to tighten the nut on the clock shaft to secure it to the puck

Finished desk clock

For a full 3D model, visit the Models page.

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