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Kearsarge Windlass Engines
crueby:
You guys keep hogging all the popcorn! :Jester:
crueby:
So, went around on the first engine bed and drilled the holes for mounting the bearing blocks for the gear shaft as well as the mounting holes that would hold the bed to the wall. There will be more holes for the engines and the crankshaft, but those will be up on the vertical rails still to come.
Then went around (and around) with the mill to cut back the field around the raised blocks, then plunge cuts and around the openings in the bed...
After a little filing to clean up the burs left on the openings where the end mill JUST cut through, here is the first engine bed so far. It still needs grooves cut in it for the vertical engine support rails. I think I'll do those after getting the second bed up to the same point as this one. The second bed will hold the worm gear and bearings for the rope winch drums, and it will bolt up side by side with this first one.
Thanks for following along! :cheers:
wagnmkr:
Why am I not surprised you have started a new project already! The elves haven't even had time for a good party yet! I'll be watching this one as well.
Cheers
crueby:
--- Quote from: wagnmkr on January 20, 2024, 10:33:28 PM ---Why am I not surprised you have started a new project already! The elves haven't even had time for a good party yet! I'll be watching this one as well.
Cheers
--- End quote ---
They throw a good party almost every night! They recover quickly, fortunately... :Lol:
Kim:
Woo Hoo! :cartwheel: Another big Chris project to follow! :pinkelephant:
I'm getting my spot on the observation deck ready! :popcorn: :popcorn:
So, the first of many questions I'm sure...
How do the two winches actually connect together? The rope winch seems to attach to the wall of the room (I think you said) and the larger chain winch attaches to the deck. So there's no other connection between them than the hull of the ship? Other than that, they are two completely independent items? If that's the case, are you going to include the skeleton of a ship deck & deckhouse to mount these engines in? :naughty:
Kim
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