Orrery Construction Time Lapse - Seven Months in Seven Minutes 

@KenToonz - forget those nay-sayers spouting crap about what's handcrafted. by their silly notions, handcrafted would suggest not using tools but picking at materials with your fingernails :P your hands were behind the tools, whether your hand grips the tool directly shaping the material, or instructs a computer that controls a machine that shapes the material. in my eyes, a computer is as much a tool as a chisel. keep up the good work my good sir :)

Glad you liked it. I pretty much worked five days a week. Sometimes full days, others just a few hours. Since I had never made gears before, some of the time was spent figuring out how to do things.

this is, perhaps, one of the coolest things I have ever seen.

I have never seen such quality work done on such a brilliant piece . Timeless and Priceless !

The dying art of craftsmanship. I have been machining for 40 years and always love to see what other people are doing. Thank you for the fine work and the video. I can't begin to imagine how much one of those would sell for. Ten thumbs up. God bless.

Being a maker myself (Antikythera Mechanism) and watching this, I can understand the amount of work completely. Doing this in under one year, as a hobby is a record time. And the finish is very good. And the music!! Well done!

I don’t know the first thing about machining but I couldn’t stop watching this. Awesome.

Workmanship, tools and video is absolutely brilliant. Hehe, and the bass sure added to watching this multiple times. There are some details in there that really makes you smile every time. Thanks for taking your time putting it out to the public.

I'm really impressed with the quality of workmanship.

This is the most delicate model I've seen.

Not only are you a highly skilled toolmaker you are also an artist.

Now thats someone with crazy zeal to create Solar system with master craftsmanship and loads of free time 😊 👏👏👏 Appreciated 👏👏👏

WOW! I once cut a gear out of a 2" round by 3/16" thick piece of HMW nylon using a fine V shaped hand file. I cut 48 teeth to match a factory made gear already in place in the mechanism. It took me about 6 hours to cut the teeth and another 2 hours to clean up the teeth so they meshed well. Even if I had the tools you used I don't have the patience anymore. That is a beautiful mechanism you created.

Skill. That’s what is on display here. And a lot of it. And patience also. Exceptional work. Great video also. Thank you for sharing.

Truly beautiful work. What I find even more amazing is that people used to do this by hand, just imagine that for a moment.

voila la fabrication du systéme Solaire en mécanique ,magnifique demo merci...

Well I am only more impressed than before ,,, thank you, you have made something that will never not be treasured , a future antique ,,, maybe in 500 years it will be worekd and you will be praised, as you are today ,,,

At a loss for words, on of the best projects i have seen in awhile. CONGRATS

Wow that's a lot of work, Kudos for having the dedication to do such a painstakingly detailed build

Amazing calculations and a master piece of engineering. Hats off. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

As a machinist I was so wrapped up in the craftsmanship that I didn't even notice the music. I guess if you are listening to the music you don't really get how much skill and work goes into something like this.

Impressive artistry & workmanship.

Music was apt and amazing what confidence in your abilities will do when you have the right equipment.

Incredibly complex and well done....definitely handcrafted!!!

What a precious piece of craftsmanship! Wonderful!

It just doesn't get any better than that!... good job.

Great! It's so amazing that time flies by so fast

I used to have a single station cnc hurco mill. loved it.

Nice work. Lovely little CNC mill too. For the next one you might consider buying an involute gear cutter wheel. The gears you have made will rattle when they turn, but properly made involute gears wil engage and disengage smoothly. This cutter wheel is not expensive, and an off shore one will work well in brass. All the information you need is right here on RU-vid under "gear cutting".

wonderful video....skilled craftsmen reach the height of human ability

It's a perfect work. I really love it. Cheers for sharing/showing. Bye bye Toni

Wow, this is truly just stunning craftsmanship. Absolutely beautiful work; I wish I had your skills.

Ken. Wonderful job creating this one off masterpiece. I don't think people realize what's entailed in doing this. CNC factories that are making thousands of like parts per day are a different story. They do not have to set up the machine for each small process which is very tedious and time consuming let alone the programming and watch full eyes as each part is being made. I think most get the idea that you throw a bunch of materials in a room with a CNC machine and Voila, the machine cuts the blanks, loads em into the machine and out comes all the parts in a neat little bin for you to assemble. How nice that would be but it's not reality. Don't listen to the nay sayers. WTF do they know. And to everyone who asks what one of these would cost...try at least a hundred thousand bucks in my opinion.. It's art

Excellent music and fascinating machine work. So few these days can use machines to make things.

Fantastic craftsmanship!! Thank you for making this wonderful video that showcases your talents.

Nice! Quite a labor of love, with a lot of skill to boot.

Unbelievable!!!! Fantastic work. The master at work!

This is absolutely beautiful. Wonderful machining and great videography is a perfect combination!

A Masterpiece! I wish I would have one.

Well, you really do learn something new everyday wether you want to or not! O thought an orrery had something to do with birds! Fantastic workmanship! !

I now have a very bad case of tool envy..... beautiful work!

Why, for pete's sake, dont you have more views and comments on these videos... They are amazing! Awesome work!

Dang, that is one AMAZING build, man.

So many wonderful tools! The Orrery itself is beautiful and you even have great taste in music. Best video I've seen on YT in a while...

I love the little CNC machines. A lot of time must have gone into the programming. Great video, and a beautiful Orrery.

You did well in 10 months... would take me 10 years!

absolute work of art man, kudos

What a phenomenally involved process this is - I can only imagine. This is an excellent time-lapse in itself but honestly - the amount of attention to detail required at all stages from design through to the build is utterly amazing. What satisfying work this has to be as well! As a humble woodworker I take my hat off to you! Fabulous stuff and thank you for sharing, from Sydney, Australia - Dave

No words. This is a Masterpiece !

This is spectacular! Beautiful craftsmanship, such a nice application, I want to build my own now. Just phenomenal!

Simply incredible

Very good job. It´s nice to see what you have built in this short time of seven month. Biggest Respekt !!!

What a wonderful job!!! Magnifico!!! You are such an artist...

Amazing. Just amazing. I don't know what else to say!

That is just absolutely amazing! I was captivated throughout, almost hypnotic to watch. Why am I crap at things?

Hypnotized watching this. . .

From Egypt I love you, you are a genius if I could travel to travel to you to learn from you thank you for this video

Love it. CNC mill sure makes a heck of a difference compared to a lot of hand work. :)

Beautiful work Ken

My God! You must just LOVE hoovering. (Seriously -- ace video and final product. Most enjoyable to watch.)

truly a stunning job

Unbelievable! Fantastic skills. Thank you.

Absolutely amazing

This was truely amazing.

the most beautiful thing ive seen in my life!

Beautiful work! Beautiful design! I love seeing good machine work, and this is superb!

Absolutely gorgeous work. How talented you are!

Great build! I envy your free time and skill . Good job.

Really magnificent - simply wonderful !

That's a pretty nice project you had there! Thanks for sharing and well done! Verry impressive.

Ken you have more quit meant and talented, than the average bear. Thank you for sharing this.

Impressive! What skills do I have... none! Amazing how this is made. And I would like to own it. Thanks for sharing.

What a beautiful thing

Frigging awesome that :) I appreciate Your craft even more as I work with metal sometimes.... but this... this is beyond words.

Great work man! 7 months for a wonderful result

Now, that video is kickass!

Very impressive amount of work. Cudos to you!

An amazing project. Well done, sir!!!

Outstanding work sir in this world of cheapo rubbish it's a pleasure to see such quality workmanship

Beautiful work, great music, WELL DONE!

Great Great wonderful ... true craftsman at work Fantastic.

That was pretty awesome. And I actually quite liked the soundtrack, esp. how u edited it to sync in places. Nice work.

The milling machine is a hybrid I built using parts from Sherline and A2ZCorp. I made all of the other additions and modifications myself.

Absolutely brilliant.

Mr. Ken, I have been getting ready to take the plunge into getting the "stuff" do to projects similar in mechanical requirements, materials, and size. Your setup(s) in this video are probably more than adequate to accomplish my goals, if I can acquire the skills. I have no doubt I will be able to learn, as I have become proficient in a variety of hobbies and crafts. One thing I have learned along the way is the right tool can make the difference between a chore or enjoyment and a failure from an accomplishment. Being highly detail-oriented, I am beyond overwhelmed in the manner of selection and even personal builds of CNC equipment. I don't need a 4,5, or 6 axis machine. Hell, I'm doing it for fun, not a profession, and possibly to save lots of money on things I can't afford, but can build. Would you possibly be willing to share a detailed list of what you have. I found your list after searching your personal website. Is that it? If so, then I have a hell of a lot more to learn than I realized, but rest assured, I am still wanting to learn to do it! Thank you for any assistance you can provide and the work is VERY, very impressive. You should seriously considering selling your items!!!

FANTASTIC JOB

Beautiful work.

Much patience and very good work! Bravo!

Very nice build. I just love your craftmanship. And... its handcrafted in my world. Back in time they didnt have our fancy tools and equipment we got today. (if they did, they use it too) Nice work Ken. Envy! =)

Beautiful, in both execution and in making our solar system visualy understandable. I hereby challenge any flat-earther to make a "correct" model.

Beautiful work

Simply beautiful, what skills!

When I saw you turning you planets I was all like "Eugh! Wood... Dead tree carcass" but your Jupiter and Saturn look ACE!

amazing craftsmanship!!!!!

Incredible! You're a wonderful artist. Congratulations and greetings from Germany :-)

Amazing work .Thank you for posting it.

outstanding work. lot of time effort and skill. great work!

Absolutely Wonderful Project❤👍

Magnificent creation! Bravo!

Truly exquisite.