Rope making machine for ship modeling.

**myavid76** · Jul 7, 2018, 06:25 AM

Originally Posted by rossbotics

Beautiful work and congradulations on your win

Doug

Doug, Thanks for your post, Dave.

**PJs** · Jul 7, 2018, 11:15 AM

Congratulations Dave! Well deserved and looking forward to your other posts!

PJ

**wizard69** · Jul 12, 2018, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by myavid76

PJ, Thanks for the comments. I guess I could post my portable workstation made be making some simple modifications to a Home Depo cabinet. And add some pics of the model. I also have some other builds I would like to post when I get around to it. I made a band saw from elevator parts and a table saw.

Thank you! I must have missed this when first posted. To say the least I'm amazed. So I have to ask what is the difference between a rope and a cable, I was under the impression they are one in the same but that obviously isn't the case from this conversation.

AS for that ship model, all I cna say is wow. I often wonder how I would ever produce a decent steam engine model before I die. This model looks to be 100 times more complex!!!

**myavid76** · Jul 12, 2018, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by wizard69

Thank you! I must have missed this when first posted. To say the least I'm amazed. So I have to ask what is the difference between a rope and a cable, I was under the impression they are one in the same but that obviously isn't the case from this conversation.

AS for that ship model, all I cna say is wow. I often wonder how I would ever produce a decent steam engine model before I die. This model looks to be 100 times more complex!!!

A cable has a core with the layes twisted around it, a rope has no core. As for the ship model, yes it is complicated so you just have to take your time. I love doing the research and learning the history of the ships. Ship modeling will keep your brain working. Dave.

**hemmjo** · Nov 17, 2018, 03:29 AM

Your machine is very cool.

My son recently sent me this video about a 400 year old rope making factory still using the original equipment. Some fascinating information about the old ships, as well as the rope making process.

https://www.facebook.com/72087173473...5800666571905/

**myavid76** · Nov 17, 2018, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by hemmjo

Your machine is very cool.

My son recently sent me this video about a 400 year old rope making factory still using the original equipment. Some fascinating information about the old ships, as well as the rope making process.

https://www.facebook.com/72087173473...5800666571905/

Thanks for the link. Good stuff.

**greyhoundollie** · Nov 6, 2020, 10:58 PM

Nice work.

**hemmjo** · Nov 7, 2020, 03:42 AM

Once again that design is amazing. I just noticed a couple of things in your original post that I did not see before.

1) Did your wife get upset when you took the motor off of her Mix Master?

2) I see you are an elevator mechanic. That sparked fun memories of an old friend who worked for Otis Elevator for a long time. He was very creative also. As well as a bit crazy. In the 60's he put a full blown hemi from a dragster into a 17 ft flat bottom boat,An early version of todays drag boats. In the late 70's some guy with too much money made him an offer he could not refuse. At a party in the 90's he announced, "I want to go fast one more time before I die. The next thing we knew, he had installed a helicopter gas turbine into boat.

This was his last creation, I wish I had more photos of it;

Rope making machine for ship modeling.-kents-boat-turbine.jpg

We all need some smiles during these crazy times.

**Tooler2** · Nov 10, 2020, 08:42 PM

Very nice machine. I imagine you could use sisal instead of cotton thread to create realistic cordage for model ships. Have you looked into supplying the model ship market?