Orrery - a Mechanical Solar System Model, Designed for Laser Cutting

by Hielke Rispens

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Intro: Orrery - a Mechanical Solar System Model, Designed for Laser Cutting

Full credits for this orrery go to MatthewS3, who designed the orrery on which we (FabLab Zwolle, the Netherlands) based our one.

Our orrery works basicly the same as the orrery from MatthewS3, for the building details look at his instructable. (here)

All the wooden parts of our orrery are made with a laser cutter. If you don't mind changing the cutting plans it is also possible to make them with a milling machine.

We used the following materials to build our orrery:
Plywood 8mm, 3mm and 0.8mm
MDF 3mm
Brass tubes 2 to 9mm in diameter, all 0.4mm thick
Wooden beads(planets)
Some plastic washers

The cutting plans and details can be downloaded below:

13 Comments

alainamei.michalczyk 1 year ago

I cannot see the files to download. Is anyone else having this issue?

viagox 3 years ago

hi, i got problem open your file because there are >40.000 nodes on a file. Can you tell me what software do you use to edit these files, i need to simplify them before running the machine

morganselah 5 years ago

Is this handcranked? The video is missing, so I can't quite tell. Thanks!

Hielke Rispens 5 years ago

Yes it is! About once a month you have to turn the nob a little bit

Raha heidari 6 years ago

Hi .... How many modules did you take?

Raha heidari 6 years ago

I am designing this system and I want to make, you can provide content free pdf to leave me because I'm from a foreign country, I can not download.

Raha heidari 6 years ago

The problem is video link ... I like to see how it works ... thank you

Raha heidari 6 years ago


Hello ... how it works, let's Videos
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Hielke Rispens 6 years ago

Hello Raha,
For building instructions please look at the instructable from MatthewS3.
This orrery is based on the one he designed.