Making a tiny Pocket Watch | An Unwound Clockwork
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- This miniature steampunk pocket watch is one of the props for the stopmotion movie "An Unwound Clockwork":
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Thanks to @Clickspring for giving me the idea of oxidizing the steel hands to a nice blue color. It was my first try and it isn't perfect, I should have polished them a bit more... Check out clicksprings' channel if you're into satisfying craftsmanship. He's really a master and highly inspiring! :)
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Gosh, that's beautiful
So creative, my favorite content on youtube
Wicked cool! ⚙️😱😎👍
I can't wait to see your awesome steampunk animation short
Spectacular.
I would be actually possible to have a working pocket watch this small, if you use a movement from a ladys wristwatch. There are some mechanical movements that are only 12mm big.
I know, but I created this with visual gears on purpose - It's not perfect, but for the movie it works. The tiny real movements don't look very good and cannot be animated in stopmotion... ;)
Oo okay. That's small. If I think I make tiny stuff I see that and know: nope I can't accidentally breath parts in. Ok right now I am working on gear cutters. And I fail hard. But it is getting there.
Sounds interesting! I really want to try cutting my own gears in the future too, but I guess I'll just buy some ready made cutters for something like M0,25 or similar :D
@@ValentinFelder M0,25 is called a slightly rough round.
@@alrikscyriel6208 :D I think with gears that's actually not that small, it should have 0,25*Pi width per tooth, right? So round about 0,8mm?
Wonderfull, I also worked with a milling machine, but not with such tiny parts
Hallo Valentin - was ist das für ein feines Bohrfutter, welches Du am Anfang vorstellt?
Ein selbstspannendes Bohrfutter der Marke Albrecht für Durchmesser von 0,2mm - 3mm. Die Standardbohrfutter funktionieren meist erst für dickere Bohrer gut und alles unter 1mm lässt sich garnicht spannen, das war für meine Arbeiten sehr lästig... Albrecht ist aber wirklich die Königsklasse, das bereitet viel Freude und bei sachgemäßer Nutzung wird das Futter vermutlich länger halten als ich... :D
Beautiful construction and function! The hands look a little lose for stop motion though, if the watch it held at the wrong angel, I'd think they'd fall to 6.30?
Have you considered using metal casting or 3D printing to create the miniature objects that you need for the stop motion animation? The sonic mini 4k resin based 3D printer makes beautifully small and smooth prints 😁 (saves so much time and energy!)
Yes, it's true that the hands are a bit lose, you spottet that very well :D - It's not perfect and as always I could improve a lot on a second try, but it will work for the shots I have planned... The watch will be horizontal when the face is visible and for the closed version I have a solid piece without any hands. ;)
Metal casting and Metal 3D-Printing are very expensive, especially with single pieces, and still require a lot of work afterwards to get the finish and mechanical properties I need. This would only be an option for doing "mass production". The affordable plastic or resin-based 3D-printing is no option for my kind of work. I don't like the look of these materials and they don't have the required mechanical properties either.
For now I'm happy working with brass and steel :)
What is the machine your cutting with.
My mill is a Wabeco F1200 ;)
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