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shipto:
Thanks bluechip
copied and filed away, I am still not sure exactly what to use but like the idea of the microswitch cam method from the other thread, it somehow strikes me as more in keeping with the project.
Anyway a few more pics I painted the carriages in liberal amounts of primer to start with then in bright colours (apart from the black one) as a base also shown in this pic is a few of the horses I am going to use. The horses are not made by me but brought on ebay, I did not even want to try making 16 horses or more if you count discards. you will notice they are missing their tails so I will need to sort this out.

shipto:
Not too much to report but I managed to scrounge a black and decker power screwdriver from a guy at work. It has a 6volt motor and a 2 stage planetry gearbox and is perfect for the drive  :D
My arduino arrived today so have been trying to get to grips with that and managed my first simple experiment by making the led blink dependant on the light shining on a ldr.

shipto:
Stripped the screwdriver down and mounted the motor on a ally disc.

PTsideshow:
Looks good so far, for working in the dark sort of. Sorry I didn't see this sooner. Here is a UK site you may find of interest if you don't have it. http://fairground-heritage.org.uk/
there was an on line magazine a couple years ago for Euro old funfair equipment, but sadly it now is a slot gaming site!

Here is the page with links to the photo's of some miniature carousel builders group members in the US. From mild to wild! http://carousels.com/mcb/  MCB is mostly centered in PA and the surrounding areas. They used to have a set of plans and some other stuff for sale. when I was a member years ago.
Contact info is at the top of the page email addy.

There is another group out of West Va for miniature carousels, but it seems to come and go.

Here is the internet center of the carousel world in the US. http://www.carousels.com/index.php

shipto:
Thanks pt I have seen the carousels.com site and looked through the members models I might post them mine, assuming it looks ok when done  :lol:

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