Moving on to the time rings. There is a central support for the main ring.it is slightly smaller than the ring itself so I will use some copper strips to bridge the gap between the support and the inside of the ring.

When I test fitted the secondary ring, however, I ran into a bigger problem.The supports for the glass petals are supposed to attach to the central ring but as you can see they are all too short .I would need to add material to the end of each support to get them to reach the central ring.But instead I am going to 3d print a ring which will fit onto the outside of the central ring (like a tire on a wheel) to close the gap.Once I have one ring the right diameter I will make a mold and cast 4 new rings to solve the problem (there are 2 rings at the upper and lower ends of the time rings).

Looks amazing Carl sorry about the parts seems wiered but as Andy says resin shrinks but the 3d printer to the rescue regards Phil

So I made a circle with the 3d design software that came with the printer and printed it last night.Tonight I will fit the wheel into it and then use that as a master to cast 4 new wheels.

The 3D printer saved me a lot of hassle here.

Great result Carl hope it all goes well on your next update ok where`s my Dalek Phil

3D printer to the rescue

Would that gap have been from shrinkage or perhaps poorly made parts, it just seems a lot of shrinkage from the resin

Hope they turn out ok Carl hmmmm Davros you say i`ll have one regards Phil

Great work Carl glad you sorted them regards Phil

test fitting the new wheels.Now the supports for the glass petals reach the ring.

I have now attached the upper and lower time rings.I test fitted the assembly onto the platform.I will have to figure out the exact angle the assembly needs to be at to avoid hitting anything.

The next step is to sand these parts and paint them and then work on the petals (36 of them) that attach to the rings. Then I have to build the chair and the computer and it is done.

Carl