FAQ about hourglass timer

What is sand timer?

A timer with sand called sand timer,also name as hourglass,sandglass,hour glass,sand clock,glass hourglass,it's originated as a time counting tool in ancient times,but as modern industry development,the hourglass time is becoming more and more popular as a decor item.

How to make an accurate sand timer?

Well,as a 15 years experienced sand timer manufacturer,we have to say,sand timer counting deviations do exist,even with modern industry technology processing,the margin of error still approx. 5% to 10%,there are few main reasons,check details in here why sand timer counting deviation exist?

Back to the question,how to make the sand timer time-keeping as accurate as possible,here are few suggestion:

1.  Use original white color glass micro-beads,

2.  Choose shorter duration for a sand clock.

3.  Proper size hourglass with proper length of time.

How accurate is a hourglass?

Some people may interested in how precise are sand timers count?well,The error of hourglass time-keeping is approx. ±10%,some can make within ±5%

According to the documentation of the German hourglass manufacturer KOCH, the error of the 30-minute hourglass can be controlled within 1 minute, and the error of the 1-hour hourglass is about 5 minutes. Note: It is not a timing instrument comparable to the accuracy of modern timing instruments. 

5 funs facts about sand timers

1.  Visable timer,you can easily see the sand falling down from the upper bulb to the downside,just as the time passing away.

2.  Game timer,not like a regular wall-mounted clock or stopwatch,you can tell the sand timer counting from 360 degree surrounding visually.so imagine a group of your friends are playing sme tabletop board game,a sand timer will help you guy to gain extra fun.

3.  Teaching timer,sand timer is quite a suitable tool for school education,kids are more willing to watch the sand falling for a classroom addition.

4.  Shower timer,5 minutes to take your bath is quite a Economical and environmentally friendly way to save water.

5.  Kid’s task timer,train our kids to focus on something is really world-wide problem,you cant teach them to read a clock in short time,but a sand timer would help you to do that,for example use a 3 minutes sand timer to set a task for your kids,the kids can directly see how much time left,they are running with time while the sand falling,it will give them much fun to take and finish the tasks.