Hello! Glad to be here at this forum. My name is Steve. I’m looking for help designing a circuit for an alarm clock bell. The bell is a “singing bowl” struck with a leather mallet.
Variables user can set:
Initial Clock time
Clock Time Zone
Chimes: 1-10
Duration between chimes: .100ms - 5 seconds
Intensity of strike: (not sure how to rate this, ie harder or softer)
Design goal is for a physical mallet to strike the singing bowl via actuated 12v motor. (I can get fancy and design a little wooden figure to strike bowl later)
I’m thinking the clock settings can be built into wooden base via a small analog LCD screen. Or everything configured via super basic app with the above variables listed above, connected via bluetooth.
My idea isnt novel. This gentleman created a similar invention. Link here: Automated Gong and Singing Bowl Clock - YouTube
If interested in helping me please let me know! My skills are soldering, wood working and finishing. Looking forward to your reply!
Simple image diagram of my project: singing-bowl-diagram-steve-prototype hosted at ImgBB — ImgBB
Thank you, Steve