kusuchi
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Mohr & Krauss Flying Carousel - UpdateMohr and Krauss, Flying Carousel, circa 1917 to 1923.
Last seen in pieces being cleaned.
The replacement disc is now ready. Am toying with the idea of spray painting it prior to installation.
Reassembled using wide grips to tighten the tabs. Worked beautifully. All the original wobbliness is now gone.
The vertical drive rod sits on top of the horizontal pulley rod and the Carousel is now so stable you can actually spin it.
As Andrew will now demonstrate..............
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IndianaRog
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Richard and Andrew...what a nice restore to perfect function. That is a delightful piece of tin history I've not seen in pic or video til now.
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Les Marsh
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Looking very good so far, it will be even better when you get it finished. 
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johnreid
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Oh MY! That is GREAT! That thing spins on its own inertia, I bet it would want to fly if driven with a Steam engine.
To coin an expression that Roger uses, That is truly a thing of Beauty. Old World Charm to the max.
When is the test flight?
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Mamodman123
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Well that spins real well on it's own doesn't it? 
A great Job guys as always! glad to see its been restored to working order once again!
What a showpiece!
 
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kusuchi
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| Les Marsh wrote: | | Looking very good so far, it will be even better when you get it finished. |
There are only two speeds in the Virgin Islands. Dead slow and stop.
Complain about dead slow, you get stop. 
We'll get there eventually.
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Wallace
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Fantastic 
What a lovely piece to have
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Manxman
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It's looking great. I'd love to see it again when the missing / re-placement disk has been fitted. Are you going to try and make a flag for the top? I think it will be a shame not to give that a go as the rest is now looking so good. It has cleaned a treat.
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kusuchi
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| Manxman wrote: | | It's looking great. I'd love to see it again when the missing / re-placement disk has been fitted. Are you going to try and make a flag for the top? I think it will be a shame not to give that a go as the rest is now looking so good. It has cleaned a treat. |
I agree, Chris.
Do you think the original flag was tin?
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johnreid
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If painted, it could be Brass and nobody would ever know the difference.
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