Very impressive! I thought about planing such a thing myself,
and i thought about size,and how many teeth each gear must have,
and soon dropped it, because i thought the teeth would be to hard to cut and wouldn't live very long. Really nice to see someone gone through with this idea, and made it hapen.
Nice work indeed, and it seems to rotate just fine.
woah!! i have been looking for plans to make something like this for a long time. never actually knew what it was called. now that i do, the all-important question....do you have plans or blueprints for this? if so, i would love to try making this. please respond
Hi, all the gears on these early machines were hand cut, yes, on a scroll saw. Took about a week to get them all cut and finished, and they worked great - as can be seen! All the machines I build now have laser cut gears. They have the benefit of saving both huge amounts of time (and my eyesight!) as well as being more accurate than I could ever hope to achieve with the fret saw.
Thanks for you comments - they are much appreciated.
Makes me appreciate the great craftsman that have build some very interesting things. Also makes me appreciate the old ways they use to build stuff and the new ways with cnc laser and plasma cnc routers. Computers these days. Good luck and I hope you can profit off your work. I am a welder/fabricator somewhat woodworker and machinist. Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wonder what the time frame would be to build it the old way compared to the new way just out of curiosity. No CNC Parts
Awesome Job! Fantastic workmanship! Just a side note- Your video makes my parakeets go nuts! The birds singing in the background make my birds chirp like crazy! Again nice job!
Hi fluffterkyns, no, the orrery building is still very much alive and well and slowly taking over my life! I have posted another film on Youtube of it finished, and there are some others of a newer machine I recently finished. I've also added my website address in the 'more info' box which has a lot more detail of what I've been up to in the past year. Plans are certainly on the way, with a kit not too far behind it I hope. I now have a company to laser cut gears - so I'm well on the way. :-)
Very interesting and extremely well done. I am impressed with your tenacity and perfection. My own woodworking efforts are on hold at the moment due to major garden wall construction. Brick laying creates more callouses than woodworking and neither are desirable. I look forward to your completed device.
I'm currently researching to design and build my own orrery. You mention launching a website or releasing plans for your orrery. Have you done this or do you have any plans you might be able to send to me?
Beautiful. I'll wait for a kit too. I've been looking for an Orrey for a long time. I'll add this to the list after built in shelving, my dream strip built kayak and a few more projects. :)
that looks amazing, i am collecting the magazine one at the moment (slow going but looks good) but the stylish crafting of that looks amazing, would recommend a small motor for it if you were to make it a kit.
Congratulations!!!! Nice orrery indeed. Working with wood might be easier, but the results are astounding. I have this projet building an earth-moon/sun small orrery from an english lad´s plan. I have done all the gears by hand out of brass, and it was a hard work. So I can trully apreciate your skill dealing with the gears, and the amount of precision and care in making them. I can´t afford a Hermle or Ferguson´s orreries myself, and the joy in doing one by hand is gratifying. REgards.
Put me at the top of the list to order one. I've been looking for an orrery for years, have been taken with the UK magazine orrery but its not offered in the States. It seems like there's a real market for a kit, and yours would become a collectors item quickly, I'm sure. I'll look forward to checking back on your progress and hope that the "fullness of time" isn't too full. :)
When the first ones done (next week or two) I shall also be building a web site around it, so as well as here, I'll put all progress on new variations and the kit on there. I shall try to make sure that 'the fullness of time' is reasonably rapid - 4 to 6 months I expect. Watch this space, and thanks again for your comments. Dave. :-)
Hi Savannah, thanks for the kind words. I do have every intention of turning it into a kit in the fullness of time, but at the moment it'll just be finished examples I'm afraid, this will give me the chance to iron out any problems with the build and produce some clear instructions. I don't want to do it half cocked and produce something that would take special skills and tools to build - because nobody likes a half finished project! Thanks again for commenting, new film very soon. :-)
beautiful mechanical orrery sold on (triple w).orrery.cc
made mainly from brass,amazing orrery,valueable to have...a
orrerystore 7 months ago in playlist Mecanismos
I didn't know the had birds in space, lol.
MrLeonard55 8 months ago
Oh i forgot: You don't sell plans by any chance?
Xar0mir 1 year ago
Very impressive! I thought about planing such a thing myself,
and i thought about size,and how many teeth each gear must have,
and soon dropped it, because i thought the teeth would be to hard to cut and wouldn't live very long. Really nice to see someone gone through with this idea, and made it hapen.
Nice work indeed, and it seems to rotate just fine.
Xar0mir 1 year ago
woah!! i have been looking for plans to make something like this for a long time. never actually knew what it was called. now that i do, the all-important question....do you have plans or blueprints for this? if so, i would love to try making this. please respond
kernulklink001 1 year ago
wow that looks like it took some work good job!!!!! Did you use a CNC machine the gears would be a pain on a scroll saw.
gera1690 1 year ago
@gera1690
Hi, all the gears on these early machines were hand cut, yes, on a scroll saw. Took about a week to get them all cut and finished, and they worked great - as can be seen! All the machines I build now have laser cut gears. They have the benefit of saving both huge amounts of time (and my eyesight!) as well as being more accurate than I could ever hope to achieve with the fret saw.
Thanks for you comments - they are much appreciated.
minimoa69 1 year ago
Makes me appreciate the great craftsman that have build some very interesting things. Also makes me appreciate the old ways they use to build stuff and the new ways with cnc laser and plasma cnc routers. Computers these days. Good luck and I hope you can profit off your work. I am a welder/fabricator somewhat woodworker and machinist. Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wonder what the time frame would be to build it the old way compared to the new way just out of curiosity. No CNC Parts
gera1690 1 year ago
Great
MrDavidlubbejnr 1 year ago
i would go on about saying how impress i am n stuff...
but to put it simply: AWESOME JOB!!!!
squarechannel 2 years ago
Awesome Job! Fantastic workmanship! Just a side note- Your video makes my parakeets go nuts! The birds singing in the background make my birds chirp like crazy! Again nice job!
ScoutCrafter 2 years ago
Brilliiant, congratulations. I would buy one in kit form if it wasn't too hard to make (very few manual skills).
Unfortunately there seems to be no website or further info. Perhaps this was a project that died on the vine.
fluffterkyns 2 years ago
Hi fluffterkyns, no, the orrery building is still very much alive and well and slowly taking over my life! I have posted another film on Youtube of it finished, and there are some others of a newer machine I recently finished. I've also added my website address in the 'more info' box which has a lot more detail of what I've been up to in the past year. Plans are certainly on the way, with a kit not too far behind it I hope. I now have a company to laser cut gears - so I'm well on the way. :-)
minimoa69 2 years ago
Very interesting and extremely well done. I am impressed with your tenacity and perfection. My own woodworking efforts are on hold at the moment due to major garden wall construction. Brick laying creates more callouses than woodworking and neither are desirable. I look forward to your completed device.
phoebus666able 2 years ago
holy...
phoenixaltar 2 years ago
cool!
920306915003 2 years ago
Stellar!
doubleu12052 2 years ago
I'm currently researching to design and build my own orrery. You mention launching a website or releasing plans for your orrery. Have you done this or do you have any plans you might be able to send to me?
amplifyevents 3 years ago
Beautiful. I'll wait for a kit too. I've been looking for an Orrey for a long time. I'll add this to the list after built in shelving, my dream strip built kayak and a few more projects. :)
queenbarker 3 years ago
bravo
rhplanettelex 3 years ago
that looks amazing, i am collecting the magazine one at the moment (slow going but looks good) but the stylish crafting of that looks amazing, would recommend a small motor for it if you were to make it a kit.
thesquisheee 3 years ago
Congratulations!!!! Nice orrery indeed. Working with wood might be easier, but the results are astounding. I have this projet building an earth-moon/sun small orrery from an english lad´s plan. I have done all the gears by hand out of brass, and it was a hard work. So I can trully apreciate your skill dealing with the gears, and the amount of precision and care in making them. I can´t afford a Hermle or Ferguson´s orreries myself, and the joy in doing one by hand is gratifying. REgards.
Lulafan 3 years ago
Put me at the top of the list to order one. I've been looking for an orrery for years, have been taken with the UK magazine orrery but its not offered in the States. It seems like there's a real market for a kit, and yours would become a collectors item quickly, I'm sure. I'll look forward to checking back on your progress and hope that the "fullness of time" isn't too full. :)
160savannah 3 years ago
When the first ones done (next week or two) I shall also be building a web site around it, so as well as here, I'll put all progress on new variations and the kit on there. I shall try to make sure that 'the fullness of time' is reasonably rapid - 4 to 6 months I expect. Watch this space, and thanks again for your comments. Dave. :-)
minimoa69 3 years ago
Hey wow great. I'll be watching this space and look forward to seeing your progress.
160savannah 3 years ago
Hi Savannah, thanks for the kind words. I do have every intention of turning it into a kit in the fullness of time, but at the moment it'll just be finished examples I'm afraid, this will give me the chance to iron out any problems with the build and produce some clear instructions. I don't want to do it half cocked and produce something that would take special skills and tools to build - because nobody likes a half finished project! Thanks again for commenting, new film very soon. :-)
minimoa69 3 years ago
Very nice work. Any chance you'll offer it in a kit? It'd be great fun to build one.
You've built a beautiful orrery. Thanks for sharring.
160savannah 3 years ago