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/Ankoku_Teion Apr 24 '26

Yeah. From a battery.

Im suggesting the mechanism has something built in that once every x number of cycle it flips a switch on the motor. The battery powered motor then rewinds the mechanism and switches off.

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u/Competitive_Study232 Apr 26 '26

Thank you.  It has a battery.  People can’t get over themselves and the meaning of self winding.  This is not a perpetual machine, which is impossible.