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Water powered turntable

Started by AllWight, Sep 29 2015 12:06

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AllWight

Sep 29 2015 12:06
Hello Guys

This picture is from the works of railway artist Peter Barnfield and his mind is more warped than mine.
A water powered turntable no less.

Go on John Candy i dare you to build one like this for your garden railway

Mark

Doddy

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Sep 29 2015 13:14
Well, at least there is plenty of room for using 7 pole motors and the gear ratios won't effect the driving wheels.  ;D

That's providing one can settle on the gear ratio!  ;)
"You don't know what you don't know"

AllWight

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Sep 29 2015 14:51
I see this comical picture has fallen flat on the serious people who populate the G3 forum

Ah well worth a try

blagdon

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Sep 30 2015 22:23
When will you be producing some working drawing Mark?

p.s. We when behind a 'Quality Southern' engine on Saturday . . . it failed at Reading!

Ian the Gauge '3' Pirate
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