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Wall Clock Designs

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A wall clock is one of the few decorative projects with a hard mechanical constraint: the movement. A standard quartz unit needs a centre hole of 8 to 10 mm and a shaft long enough to clear the dial thickness, which caps how many layers you can stack. Within that limit the designs range widely, from layered scenes with trees and animals to skeleton dials where only the numerals remain, mandala faces, and vinyl-record styles. Diameters of 25 to 40 cm suit most walls, with hand length chosen to sit just inside the numerals.
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What size hole does a clock movement need?

Most quartz movements use an 8 to 10 mm shaft, so cut the centre hole to match your specific unit rather than a generic figure. Check the shaft length too: a standard 12 mm shaft handles a dial up to about 8 mm thick, and thicker stacks need a high-torque long-shaft version.