Steve, have many builders printed a successful clock on a Resin printer ? I have recently relegated my Prusa3 to the back of my bench and now use an Anycubic Photon 3 Max. Have completed your basic build from Thingiverse and have some friction issues. Before downloading the medium pendulum design I need to know if it has a chance of success. Cheers Brett (Tasmania Australia)
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It should work, although I have not actually tried it or heard of anyone else doing it. I have talked to other builders with resin printers, and they thought some of the large flat surfaces might work better printed diagonally with supports. They said some large flat areas can get stuck to the membrane. Placing them at an angle reduces the stress. Figure out what works best for you.
The designs are completely optimized for FDM printing characteristics. Hole sizes have been increased to account for the expected filament shrinkage. This includes the arbor holes, bearing holes, tapered alignment pegs, and built-in screw holes. Each of these can be adjusted it the resin printer has more accurate hole sizes. Use the next size up music wire if needed. The bearing holes and tapered alignment holes might need a layer of tape for a better fit. You probably have metric screws in Australia. M3.5x20mm wood screws would likely be a better fit than M3x20mm screws.
The dial will probably want to be hand painted.
Please report back if you do try it. I would love to hear your experience. And you have a Prusa as a backup plan if it doesn't work out.
Steve