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We may or may not be in a constant state of re-reading the Harry Potter series, but we are definitely impressed by this Weasley Clock project tutorial from Instructables user degrooty. The clock-hand on this project is 3D Printed.

I based my hand on the movie’s depiction. First, I 3d modeled the hand in fusion 360 with a space at the rear for a small photograph. However, when I first tried to 3d print it horizontally, the end of the needle collapsed and the rest of the body badly warped. To solve these issues, I split the arrow into two parts and printed both vertically. Finally, it worked! I have attached these files above. Next, I superglued the pieces together with a third hand for support. After it dries, follow these steps to personalize it: