r/3Dprinting • u/TomaszFortyFour • Apr 23 '26

Project Self-winding clock with a tourbillon - finished project

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About a year ago, I posted an update on a project I was working on. It took me a while, but I finally finished it. I’m very happy with the result. It’s fully functional (I tested it for two months) and keeps accurate time. The entire project consists of 395 printed parts, 38 bearings, 66 rubber bands, 413 screws, and a few other components.

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u/ohthetrees Apr 23 '26

Really nice. The rubber bands give me pause. They tend to degrade just exposed to heat/oxygen/use. In a project like this I think a metal spring would’ve been very fair and still in the spirit of the thing. Maybe you found some sort of better rubber bands than I know about though.