Murray Keir
Full details from: http://brassorrery.blogspot.com/
Here is an interesting orrery made with minimal metal working tools and using 'off the shelf' ready made gears.
Murray says: 'I don't have much in the way of a workshop, actually I have a table on the deck out the back and that's about it. Also, I am not much of a handyman. Therefore, the orrery was constructed using:
There are a couple of reasons why I used superglue rather than solder. First, I don't have a soldering iron, and I figured I'd probably burn down the house if I tried using one. Second, given I was making some of this up as I went along, the ability to drop a piece of work into acetone, dissolve the glue and start again seemed like a good idea (and was). Finally, I like the idea of kids being able to make this (like mine in a few years time), and superglue just seems a bit safer. The particular glue I used was Selleys Quick Fix Shock Proof, it gave me a bit of time to set the pieces and so far seems strong enough.'
Here is an interesting orrery made with minimal metal working tools and using 'off the shelf' ready made gears.
Murray says: 'I don't have much in the way of a workshop, actually I have a table on the deck out the back and that's about it. Also, I am not much of a handyman. Therefore, the orrery was constructed using:
- A hacksaw
- A dremel tool
- A cordless drill
- Sandpaper
- and lots of Superglue
There are a couple of reasons why I used superglue rather than solder. First, I don't have a soldering iron, and I figured I'd probably burn down the house if I tried using one. Second, given I was making some of this up as I went along, the ability to drop a piece of work into acetone, dissolve the glue and start again seemed like a good idea (and was). Finally, I like the idea of kids being able to make this (like mine in a few years time), and superglue just seems a bit safer. The particular glue I used was Selleys Quick Fix Shock Proof, it gave me a bit of time to set the pieces and so far seems strong enough.'