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| tom osselton:
Have you used the 3d software it looks as if it could come in handy! |
| awemawson:
I understand that Mecano is now made in Pas de Calais in France. Bins Road Liverpool when I was a boy. |
| shipto:
Well after so long with nothing at all to report on this project the progress is dizzying :lol: Bank holiday today (sorry Scotland didnt mean to rub it in :lol:) so first off went around my mates to use his bandsaw to rip a bit of wood into 6mm strips one of which I wrapped in plastic and inserted the pipe from a wallpaper steamer in one end so I could make a circle for the decorated top bit. While at mates workshop I made use of his sander to clean up some little laminates I made as supports for the middle of the cams. Once I got home I did the circle which took a bit of work as the wood I had was some old stuff which had nail holes and these made keeping a circle difficult I may have to redo this with some better wood but we will see. I glued the supports to the top and once dry I made the channels that the cam wire sits in. I am still a little unsure how best to secure the gears to the wire, I am thinking of soldering them together but any ideas would be listened to. |
| shipto:
Have got the top looking more carousel like now :) |
| shipto:
Most of the work on the mechanical bits has been done this weekend and it can all be stripped off again to tidy it all up. |
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