Giles' misc. Work bench.

[Giles]

Almost there..... story later.......

 

[Osgood]

And if you thought the words SINATRA and LUFFING are an unlikely pairing, try asking Al - he'll put you straight

 

[Ian@StEnochs]

Excellent work Giles, but unfortunately the rapid oscillation of the load spoils the effect. The pendulums effect, the shorter it is the faster it swings. However we all know one cannot scale everything down so this is not a criticism of your work.

 

[Osgood]

That could be avoided (or minimised) by slinging as below, where H should be as big as possible

 

[Giles]

Ah! Bridles etc...... BS 1701 if I remember rightly? I still have my old copies somewhere...

 

[Giles]

Excellent work Giles, but unfortunately the rapid oscillation of the load spoils the effect. The pendulums effect, the shorter it is the faster it swings. However we all know one cannot scale everything down so this is not a criticism of your work.

I've not tuned the transmitter to slow/soft-start the inputs or limit speeds yet, as I still have balancing work to so on the crane, and I need to replace the hook, which needs to be a bit heavier to draw the lines down better. Tuning will mitigate this problem somewhat, though not cure it entirely of course. I also have glazing and weathering to do!
Hopefully in a few days we will get the final effect!

 

[Fitzroy]

It might be fun to record as a slo-mo video to reduce the speed cues people are alluding to.

 

[SimonT]

Well, as a demo of its first run I think it is magnificent. We also now have a unit of measurement to rival the 3d/6d bits, the Route Master, Nelson's Column or the Blue Whale (how many people have seen one?). Giles' glasses!

 

[Giles]

Thank you folks... I have made a new hook, added a last bit of lead, and tweaked the transmitter settings, so apart from glazing and weathering it is done......