Merry Go Round!
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https://youtu.be/1r_uRKfMnWg
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I decided to make this as something that can be displayed at Christmas and hopefully past on as a family air loom.
Supplies
Materials used
Cross ply, dowel, RC metal gearing music box mechanism small and large bearings mettle rod and tubing, geared twelve volt motor, twelve volt lights x80, and cardboard.
Tools used
Scroll saw, drill, pillar drill, bench grinder, calipers, ruler, hacksaw, hand
saw, metal files, and sand paper.
Working Out the Scale
First thing I need to do was find some horses I found some vintage TUDOR ROSE horses online that fitted the stile and size I was looking for which are 1/30 scale. Next I cut a circle of cross ply out with my scroll saw spacing the horses out on this I was happy with the size and carried making more parts at a similar scale.
Building a Basic Structure and a Bit of Painting
The Vintage horses were hollow so I filled these with epoxy resin so that they could be drilled at a later stage for the poles to be put through the horses. I used my drill to hold the dowel in and place that against my abrasive wheel to achieve the shape. I then cut out some more pieces of wood, glued them together with the epoxy resin and then applied some paint.
Assembling Parts and Painting of Horses
I painted the horses through various points when I was waiting for parts to set
Testing and Fitting Parts
At this stage I tried the horses in place to check the wood work. I used aluminium tubing cut into sections insert them and glued in place. I fitted the wire to the base and through the main shaft ready for all the electrics.
Electrics and Soldering
This stage I had to assemble 80 lights and electric motor. By the end of this, I felt quite accomplished at my soldering skills :)
Mechanics, Cogs and Motors
I decided to make things harder for myself and base the mechanics on the original merry-go-rounds and how they work. The motor drives the whole merry go round around a big cock on the centre shaft using a smaller cog attached to the universal joint coming off the electric motor.
Merry Go Round Top
The merry go round top is made so it can be removed and fits snugly inside the top section of the merry go round.