Scrappile Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 Just wondering if anyone made this challenging project before. Looks like it would keep a person busy for sometime. If someone has, I would like to know where the mechanical parts might be found. I would also like to know how the animals are made to go up and down. I wish Cherrytree gave more detail. It is an expensive plan, and I would think more info would be provided to help a person make a decision about attempting it. Guess I will contact them if I get more serious about it, not like I don't already have enough project in backlog..... OCtoolguy, Fish, RabidAlien and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sycamore67 Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 Cherry Tree has the plans for it. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 That is pretty cool. Another project has now appeared on my to do list. I have a ferris wheel plan that I have not done yet. I also have a merry-go-round plan but it is not like this one. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneMahler Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 That looks to a very interesting plan . Been wanting to do a Ferris Wheel and may have to add this to my list also. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted July 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 Guess I should has stated in the original post, it is a $30. pattern! That is mainly why I would want to know more about requirements before ordering it. https://cherrytreetoys.com/carousel-plan/ OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry1939 Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 From the picture, it looks like the animals are scrolled. I looked on Amazon for a motor & found this, but there are others. To find others, Google buy 12v low speed motors. https://www.amazon.com/0-07A-3-5RPM-Torque-Electric-Motor/dp/B006W2HLSY jerry OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted July 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 Thanks Jerry, I was thinking it would have to be a little music box one like one I used when I made a Winnie the Pooch music box for my grandson, but I do not know if they would be strong enough. Didn't someone on here build ..... just searched it, @EarltheScroller did and I think he must have use these plans as a guide... if you look at the base fretwork and the middle. He hasn't been here in a while (January). Any one know his status? OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 Pretty sure that is the one my dad made several years ago.. Unfortunately when he passed away, all his pattern books and his woodshop contents went to my brother in law.. and he don't even saw.. he ended up selling all the stuff after he said I could have it and he'd bring it to me next time he was in the area... that was back in 03.. At the time I didn't saw either so I never pushed to get the stuff either so not completely his fault.. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Moreton Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 They have a “Contact Us” spot. Ask them OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted July 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/2/2018 at 8:12 AM, Roberta Moreton said: They have a “Contact Us” spot. Ask them I did yesterday, no response yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 Nice! Without looking at the plans, I could see a simple motor/switch setup, or better yet, some wooden gears/shafts/crank to make it go around. For the animals, I would have free-floating dowels (maybe have the top/bottom flattened a bit to keep them from randomly spinning in circles) and have the bottom of the dowel riding in a groove/channel in the base of the carousel. The groove would have a rolling depth, so that as the groove rose, the dowel was pushed up. Doesn't have to be very far, just enough for some up/down movement. Hmmm.....now I'm intrigued. Scrappile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted July 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 7 minutes ago, RabidAlien said: Nice! Without looking at the plans, I could see a simple motor/switch setup, or better yet, some wooden gears/shafts/crank to make it go around. For the animals, I would have free-floating dowels (maybe have the top/bottom flattened a bit to keep them from randomly spinning in circles) and have the bottom of the dowel riding in a groove/channel in the base of the carousel. The groove would have a rolling depth, so that as the groove rose, the dowel was pushed up. Doesn't have to be very far, just enough for some up/down movement. Hmmm.....now I'm intrigued. Gears!! I like cutting gears! It is intriguing, but I put it in the cart and with shipping it is a $37+ plan! That is almost as much a the street organ plans I purchased and it was a thin book and came from the UK! I wish Earlthescroller was available, he could help explain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted July 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) Holy molly, went to the site again and all of a sudden,,,,,, order confirmed!!! How did that happen?? I am so weak....I am a patternholic for sure.... Okay this is the last pattern I will buy in my life,,, I swear! If I get it built, I am giving it to my S-I-L's folks for having us visit at their house for the fly-in. The pattern is a small price to pay for a flight in a Stearman bi-plane... Edited July 5, 2018 by Scrappile Dave Monk, meflick and WayneMahler 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted July 4, 2018 Report Share Posted July 4, 2018 I'd be willing to offer up my firstborn to scientific experiments for a ride in a Stearman!!!! ...some days more than others, but, overall.....STEARMAN!!! meflick and Scrappile 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted July 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2018 7 minutes ago, RabidAlien said: I'd be willing to offer up my firstborn to scientific experiments for a ride in a Stearman!!!! ...some days more than others, but, overall.....STEARMAN!!! My first born flew the F-14 Tomcat, and the F-18 Superhornet, plus many other planes, including a WWII bomber, but he has not ever flown in an open cockpit plane of any kind, let alone a Stearman.... he is jealous of me! RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted July 4, 2018 Report Share Posted July 4, 2018 Pass along my respects to him, from a fellow Navy man. My Dad was Airforce, so I grew up catching MAC flights all over the place and found it rather odd that other kids in civilian schools had never had the pleasure of sitting for 9 hours on web seating or trying to sleep on top of the cargo pallets down the middle of the plane, nor watched a mid-ocean refueling of an F14. Having discovered a liking for military history, I'd LOVE to get a flight in a prop-driven warbird, whether it be a Stearman, Gooneybird, or (drool) Lightning. Scrappile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsteve Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 the hardware is available through CTT https://cherrytreetoys.com/carousel-complete-hardware-kit/ it mentions a lazy susan and pulleys(and springs) so id assume theres a rope/wire system involved in makin the animals go up and down. Scrappile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted July 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 Well, $80! Plus wood, motor and other supplies. This could be a $150 build, pretty easy..... That sucks.... Well, it is what it is.... Wish I had seen that before I ordered the plans... may have slowed me up a little... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted July 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 Here I am again, rationalizing to myself why I should attempt this project. I just kinda think I want to take on another challenging project that is more than scrolling patterns but involves the scroll saw. I want something to work on like the street organ I built. Every phase was a new challenge for me... I really enjoyed it. I may not do this, but it would probably be the second most challenging project I have attempted of this order if I do. Organ was number one. But alas, no new project until I can get my eyes fixed. I go in for evaluation for cataract surgery on the 31st. If I get to have it done I will be able to have shunts put in my eyes at the same time which will hopefully relieve the pressure in my eyes. Maybe I won't have to put drops in my eye twice a day any more.... But if the shunts don't work so good, at least if the cataracts are cleared up I will be able to see the scroll saw blade and the pattern clearly again... meflick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 I wish you good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted July 9, 2018 Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 Here's hoping you can get your vision taken care of. A few years ago I was nearly blind from retinopathy, caused by diabetes. I saw a retina specialist who told me not too much could be done. He said we could try some shots in the eye but was not sure how much good it would do. He was shocked. I had shot every six months for three years. At each visit My vision improved. I have not had a shot for two years. I do not need glasses except cheaters for reading. A real miracle! Pardon the chattering. BTW can you post a picture of the organ you made? Take care. Scrappile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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