Making the Hand Crane

[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

I had some really useful feedback on the canalside crane at Fradley, so I’ve started making a 1:12 model. First a pic of the crane, then some bits;

 

 

 Main pillar:

 

Gear wheels, winding drum and brake drum:

 

 

 

Parts assembled on to the winding drum:

 

The gear wheel is just over 2″ diameter, cast iron blank cut as a gear, then the spokes milled  on a rotary table.

 

Happy Easter  – for me anyway

 

 Neil

[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

[Jeff DaymanParticipant @jeffdayman43397]

Looks great so far Neil, nice job.

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

Look’n good, I’m keen to see how you get on. At a local engineering shop that I do some work, I was looking at the two ton chain hoist and thinking of your crane and thought that chain’s not too heavy to go on a crane like your prototype, a bit of chain with links about 1/8″wide would look OK, suppose you’d have to make it look a bit rusty. Ian S C

Edited By Ian S C on 05/04/2010 11:58:06

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