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Your Own Design / Re: Kearsarge Windlass Engines
« Last post by crueby on Today at 04:31:16 PM »Closing in on finishing up the chain drums. Got the base plate clamped down on the mill table to cut the openings for the chain pipes and drilled mounting holes for them as well. The locations were marked with things assembled, and the pipes/guides held by hand in place to fit under the drums.
And here is a family shot of all the parts so far, including the rope drum engine! This is about how the two engines will nest in together - in the original they were housed inside a cabin on the foredeck of the battleship, with the two rope drums on the outside, the chain drums and engines were inside the cabin. The outside deck sat on top of the rectangular frames you can see under the rope drum on the right.
And here is a short video of the chain drum being driven by a cordless drill, to test out the worm gear set and all the drums:
And here is a family shot of all the parts so far, including the rope drum engine! This is about how the two engines will nest in together - in the original they were housed inside a cabin on the foredeck of the battleship, with the two rope drums on the outside, the chain drums and engines were inside the cabin. The outside deck sat on top of the rectangular frames you can see under the rope drum on the right.
And here is a short video of the chain drum being driven by a cordless drill, to test out the worm gear set and all the drums: