This instructable is about how to build a desktop orrery.
Build a solar system orrery.
Having never worked with gears i believed that designing my own was far beyond my skill level but that s never stopped me before.
It shows you the relative positions of the planets in the solar system during a given year and month.
I have always wanted to build a working model of our solar system often called an orrery but was never able to find a design or set of plans that inspired me.
And like a globe an orrery also serves a practical function.
Create a matching set and showcase your working model solar system orrery and orbiter together.
An orrery is a mechanical model of the solar system that illustrates or predicts the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons usually according to the heliocentric model wikipedia in this instructable i will share how to make a fully 3d printed orrery of the sun with the planets from mercury to saturn.
Orrery a mechanical solar system model from plywood.
This project explores the use of plywood to make mechanical decorative and structural parts.