Furious Tourbillon

This is a 3D-printed model of a triple-axis tourbillon based on the tourbillon found in a Jacob and Co. Twin Turbo Furious watch designed by mcmaven. A tourbillon is a mechanism utilized to counteract the effects of gravity within a timepiece. This intricate model consists of an escape wheel, triple-axis outer frame, and a base with an integrated motor. It operates on the same fundamental principles as a traditional watch tourbillon.

To build this model, you need a hardware kit provided by Bambu Lab. All other parts have to be printed by yourself. After doing this, I started removing the large amount of support. Removing it took me over an hour because support was used everywhere, sometimes on itself and in tiny spots. But in the end, all parents were cleaned up and ready for assembly. At this time, I was hopeful to finish the build in an hour. But I was wrong.

The instructions were hard to read and mentioned a lot of parts I didn’t find in the kit. Other times I wasn’t able to reach the thread because the screw was too short. In the end, assembling the tourbillion model took me five hours. And while running it, the mechanism stalled over and over. I was able to improve this by changing some screws, and now it runs for approximately 40 seconds until it is blocked again.
Spending so much money, filament, and time to get a nonworking model made me sad. Therefore, I do not recommend buying the kit and building the model.