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Post by alanv on Nov 21, 2008 0:12:58 GMT 1
I was thinking of getting this when it first came out, but on reflection i'm glad I didn't. It looks great in all the pics apart from the connecting rods I'm sure they could of used piano wire or maybe stainless steel, it would be just as shiny but of a much smaller gauge which in my humble opinion would of made for a prettier end result. I am now sitting back waiting for all the flak which is no doubt going to come my way....
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2008 0:39:42 GMT 1
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Post by alanv on Nov 21, 2008 1:08:23 GMT 1
I think they would Skyfire Piano wire or stainless takes some bending for a similar gauge.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2008 1:52:16 GMT 1
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Post by alanv on Nov 21, 2008 1:56:44 GMT 1
Maybe a small hole in the Planet that the wire went into to?  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2008 1:59:32 GMT 1
Could be done, would need a fairly small hole for the small planets.  |
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Post by alanv on Nov 21, 2008 2:44:00 GMT 1
Some of the smallest drill bits I've got are 0.2-0.3 of a millimetre If they would be to big that orrorey is smaller than I thought.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2008 5:00:17 GMT 1
They would easily work for the smaller planets, could even use something a bit bigger. |
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Post by Mark on Mar 4, 2009 22:14:31 GMT 1
I've been a bit lax in taking photos, but here is my orrery with all the planets in place.   One or two droop a little, but I read on a forum somewhere that you can sometimes improve this by turning over the brass ring that the rod fixes in. Seems that the holes are not always true. I shall give it a go. My base parts have just arrived, but annoyingly, not the power supply, so I can finish it but not run it !!!! |
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Post by Mark on Mar 4, 2009 22:15:20 GMT 1
Boy, do those pictures show up the dust !!!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2009 23:09:51 GMT 1
Passes Mark a feather duster, now get to work. - LoL Looking good apart from the dust. |
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Post by Mark on Apr 14, 2009 16:13:35 GMT 1
At last, here is the video of the solar system doing its thing  I have to admit, I'm pleased with it |
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Post by Mike B on Apr 14, 2009 19:13:51 GMT 1
Thanks for the video, Mark. My daughter is building it and I've saved the video to my PC so that she can see it.
Have a K
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The silvery colour would look better, just looking at mine. Think it might be a bit hard to modify it with some stainless. Thing is with thinner wire how would the planets attach, they sit in a hole in the end of the wire. 
