How to Create a Clock Face?

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I'm going to ask my son too but I'm really stuck. Keeping in mind my math still are pathetic as are measuring things exactly. I've finished the backing pictures of a wooden clock. I have beautiful push pins to represent the numbers. But I started rolling around my head where exactly the numbers go.

Obviously 12 on top, 3 to the side, 6 on the bottom, and 9 on the other side. So far so good, then it gets tricky. The clock is ten inches around. The 1, 2, 3, etc etc. Where do they go that the clock hands will go to the right place? Is there a math formula or something I'm missing here?
 

Are you asking how to create 12 equal pieces in a circle? I'm not sure I understand the question. I'd think of it like cutting a cake into 12 equal slices by cutting it in half, then quarters, and dividing each quarter into three equal pieces.
 
The clock is 10" 'around'... circumference. You have 12 number... spaces. 10 divided by 12 = 0.83" between numbers. That's almost impossible to measure. So...

You know where the 12, 2, 6, and 9 go. 0 degrees, 90 degrees, 180 degrees, 270 degrees. All clock numbers will be on 30 degree segment lines. (1) 30, (2) 60, (3) 90, etc., etc. etc. If you have a protractor, you can do it that way. Most do not. So...

Set the 12, 2, 6, and 9 pins. Put a ruler down beside the pins. Divide the measurement by 3. Mark those spots. Turn the ruler where it crosses the centerline of the clock and runs along the marks you just made. Extend that line to the circumference and you have the points where the other numbers go.
 

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