I do not suggest that this machine is all that great, although it should be fit for purpose when I have finished. I think there are far better designs for home made rope making and serving machines and infinity better commercial machines that are stunning in design and ability.
I started building this more than 30 odd years ago, for my then current 1/100 Heller HMS Victory build, still not finished.
The photos show how far I got, with the head mostly finished and a very rough tail stock. It has never made rope yet and the tail stock suffered from not being driven when I was serving shrouds. The problem being that the shroud rope would twist up a lot before the tail stock would start turning and me being me I was in too much of a rush and “pressed on regardless” the end result being shrouds that when served had a real twist that I was unable to get out, mistakes were made and lessons learnt.
Why re-start now? I wanted a break from the Drifter Trawler and more by accident I picked this project up again. I was thinking of doing some more on a 1/700 scale model of the Japanese Battle ship Ise, that was a gift. By the way 1/700 is too small a scale for me and I am in ough of people that work with such tiny models.
The aim is to get the head stock working and being driven with an electric motor with speed control, forward/reverse switch and a foot switch. Originally I used a pistol drill roughly clamped to a board. Driving the tail stock and making what is required to make 3 and 4 core rope.
More to come.
Thanks for having a look.
Cheers,
Stephen.
I started building this more than 30 odd years ago, for my then current 1/100 Heller HMS Victory build, still not finished.
The photos show how far I got, with the head mostly finished and a very rough tail stock. It has never made rope yet and the tail stock suffered from not being driven when I was serving shrouds. The problem being that the shroud rope would twist up a lot before the tail stock would start turning and me being me I was in too much of a rush and “pressed on regardless” the end result being shrouds that when served had a real twist that I was unable to get out, mistakes were made and lessons learnt.
Why re-start now? I wanted a break from the Drifter Trawler and more by accident I picked this project up again. I was thinking of doing some more on a 1/700 scale model of the Japanese Battle ship Ise, that was a gift. By the way 1/700 is too small a scale for me and I am in ough of people that work with such tiny models.
The aim is to get the head stock working and being driven with an electric motor with speed control, forward/reverse switch and a foot switch. Originally I used a pistol drill roughly clamped to a board. Driving the tail stock and making what is required to make 3 and 4 core rope.
More to come.
Thanks for having a look.
Cheers,
Stephen.