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Large scale Tourbillon

1018Machine said:
LOL thanks, there's always one that doesn't get it! It's what ever you want it to be! My primary hobby is reel making, I love to fish, I like Tourbillons, Bingo! Desktop ornament! My thought is if you don't challenge yourself you don't grow!
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Went back and read your into to the project, and I do get it...my apologies. Wonderful work.
 
WOW! This could be a series in HSM. Except it's so far above anything anyone else could do.

My average tolerance is larger than the head on those screws.

Beautiful. You have something there the great grandkids will fight over.
 
1018Machine said:
Next came the jewels. Sourcing them in the size I needed wasn't easy but I found a company in Boston the makes custom sized synthetic ruby and sapphire jewels. I machined bezels for them to make it easier to seat them.

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I've never thought about machining bezel settings for gemstones. All my silversmithing is soldered, other than flush set stones that sit in a hole grinded with a dimond burr.
I have a lot of patience to complete long projects like this, but the complexity of this project would take me hours to work out before fabricating, and assembling the parts without error.
 
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