ESP32 Driven Flip Clock Project with Weather

[RetroFlip]

David Huang Shared a project on youtube going into detail on making a flip display clock that includes weather running off of 8 stepper motors.

You can get auto translated subtitles from youtube; I thought the section about creating the flaps out of paper was interesting at the 5:30 mark.

[flipoclock]

Cool! I have often thought about what could be a viable material for reproducing flaps, but that's going to be tricky... Would paper not bend in sunlight? Have not watched the video yet...

[RetroFlip]

I'm not sure of the longevity of the flap, far as I can tell he is using a type of thin cardstock and a plotter with something like a drag knife you use for cutting paper/vinyl sheet. A piece of white is glued inside then it's folded over along a score line.

[Guest]

Wow, that's really cool.

[flipoclock]

Just watched the video and it's very ingenious to see how he did it with the flaps. Having folded them, with a layer in between them, they will last a good while I'd say, especially when not exposed directly to sunlight/rays. Food for thought!