The Engineering Diploma students were given the task of making a school clock that was to mark the retirement of Mr Peacock as Headmaster at QEGS.  They had to make initial decisions:

• Where should the clock go?
• What design will be suitable for the brief?
• What materials could be used?
  

It was decided that the clock should go on the Art Block wall facing the field so everybody would know the time during break and lunch.  There was an intention that the time could be seen from anywhere on the school field.
The initial design showed an old design of the school logo rising up to a castle with horns and this idea was developed into the final solution. But how big should the design be?  

First prototypes were made of the shape at 1.5m high, but it was decided that this was too small.  So the design size was increased to 3.0m x 1.8m.  To be able to make the clock it had to be divided into sections and make use of the blue background.  Then material could be cut to the required size.

It was decided to use 3mm thick steel that could be cut on the plasma profiler.  So the finished design was drawn on 2D design and then the individual pieces separated out. This is a screenshot of the finished drawing in 2D design

The idea for the ‘HGS’  - Horncastle Grammar School logo was taken from an old shield awarded to the best house in the school and it is located in the main entrance.

This design was drawn in 3D; a pattern was produced on the 3D router.  This pattern was used to make a sand casting of the logo in aluminium.

The steel was ordered and cut out on the plasma profiler and the photos show this process.
 
The cut steel was then sent to be powder coated.  A clock mechanism was ordered and all that was left was assembling the design onto the art block wall.
In freezing weather conditions the cherry picker arrived making it possible to get the holes were drilled into the wall in preparation for mounting each section.  A large hole was drilled through the wall for the clock mechanism.
Slowly the process was completed until the final design was all in place.
A polycarbonate cover was put over the hands to prevent damage from being hit by objects.  

The series of photos below show the clock being assembled on the wall.

The finished clock was in place for Mr Peacock to come and see it and talk to the Engineering students who helped make it.